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The men of Marcus Hook have been making honest livings by going off to sea ever since the seven-mast

U.S. and Latin companies are trying to assess the economic fallout from a controversial U.S. decisio

AIRAIR EUROPA ORDERS10 BOEING JETSSEATTLE - Spanish tour operator Air Europa ordered

There was nothing left for Pete D'Onofrio to do.''Now, we just wait,'' said the director of

As litigators prepare to sue foreign investors over U.S. assets seized by Cuba 36 years ago, the exa

A Houston stevedore has been turned down again in a bid to work at the Port of Brownsville, ostensib

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RAILTEX CARLOADINGSINCREASED 14 PERCENT IN JUNESAN ANTONIO - RailTex Inc. reported a 14 perc

Friday, July 12, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by Reuter Money Service, are selling rates among

Taiwan President Lee Teng-Hui vowed Friday not to withdraw state-funded organizations from Hong Kong

The U.S. dollar will ascend in anticipation of a quarter-point increase in U.S. interest rates, curr

Union corruption, strike benefits and the financial health of the Teamsters will be up for grabs whe

1116 (July 12, 1996) Previous day - 1120The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

July 12, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

Higher prices for trucking, charter air cargo movements and Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway transpor

Three weeks ended July 6, 1996, vs. similar 1995 periodCars Cars Loaded Loaded

CRUISE LINE'S SHIP FAILSSANITATION INSPECTIONPORTLAND, Maine - The IslandBreeze, the large c

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100%) is as follows

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, July 21, '95 - July 12, '96 (a graph)* A

The quiet tone that was prevalent in May continued through June and frankly looks like it will conti

CHINA NIXES CANDIDATEFAVORED BY HONG KONGHONG KONG - China has ruled out Hong Kong's favored

Despite the honored place agriculture has in Japan, the Japanese government's protection of the silk

The Baltic Freight Index is a daily indicator of world bulk shipping freight rate levels.

Senior officials from 18 countries on both sides of the Pacific agreed Friday that economic growth m

SP SHAREHOLDERS CALLEDTO AMEND AGREEMENTSAN FRANCISCO - Southern Pacific Rail Corp. schedule

''The U.S. attitude was 'stand in line,' and 'we won't change our products.'''

Negotiations for a new West Coast waterfront contract resumed at the weekend after a two-day hiatus

COCA-COLA ANNOUNCESKENYA INVESTMENT PLANNAIROBI, Kenya - The Coca-Cola Co. announced a $30 m

An acceptable alternative to the European Union's controversial banana import regime could lead the

Cellular telephone operators in India's four metropolitan cities have generated a subscriber base of

Butch Ruefle watched as winds whipped a large cardboard box around like it was confetti.The

SHIPSWORKERS VOTE TO STRIKESOUTH KOREAN SHIPYARDSEOUL - Workers at South Korea's lar

Move over, Miles Homes and other major American home builders. In Japan's fast-growing market for pr

Driven by a huge slide in log exports in recent years, the Port of Astoria, Ore., is sharply cutting

Sporadic dockworker slowdowns continued Thursday at West Coast ports as the International Longshorem

Customers in Tokyo sushi bars refused to eat the shrimp that had been imported from Sweden. Diners c

The federal Labor Department may get an extra $5 million to fight violations in the domestic garment

CRUDE OIL EXPORTSDROP AT UK TERMINALLONDON - Crude oil exports from the British Sullom Voe o