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China's coal output continues to rise, though slowly, and officials said more must be done to contro

Archer Daniels Midland Co. has fired Mark Whitacre, the president of its BioProducts Division, who a

Rattled by cancellation of the Enron project, another American company has agreed to renegotiate its

Journal of Commerce Special LONDON - The following is the list of bunker prices obtained dur

August 7, 1995 This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the

TRITON ENERGY TO SELL OIL BUSINESS IN FRANCEDALLAS - Triton Energy Corp. said Monday

The government aims to raise India's power plant capacity by 56,783 megawatts to 143,683 megawatts i

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South Korea's Yukong Ltd. said on Monday it had won a contract to ship 40,000 tons of fuel oil to No

Iran has sealed an oil storage deal with South Africa and hopes to reach similar agreements with oth

For To- mas Ofngol, the 35-year-old second officer on this Mitsui O.S.K. Lines' containership, one o

Poles like the Americans, French and Italians, but have mixed feelings about their southern neighbor

Raymond J. Albright has retired as the Export-Import Bank's senior vice president for the export fin

EU SCRAPS DUTIES ON ASPARTAME IMPORTSBRUSSELS - The European Commission said Monday

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A maritime group next year will announce new proposals that will clarify and, in some cases, limit c

The Argentine insurance industry could increase its premiums fourfold if it takes advantage of new l

LLOYD'S TO OPEN TOKYO OFFICE SOONLONDON - Lloyd's of London said Sunday it plans to

They're dotted around the back streets in districts like Ermita and Tondo. Not the best neighborhood

In an attempt to keep its best seafarers from running to other flags, Russia is introducing rules to

Nobody knows precisely how many seafarers there are in the world. A study five years ago com

Everything in China seems to be on a grand scale - its plans and its problems. Manning ships is no e

NATIONAL COUNCIL ON COMPENSATION INSURANCE (Boca Raton, Fla) - David A. Kocher was appointed executi

How carefully a Philippine manning agent does his job on land can have a serious effect on what happ

The system that tries to take the financial burden of paying for flood damage in the United States M

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British Rail plans to sell Red Star, its express delivery service, to its management, in another sma

McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORP. (Long Beach, Calif.) - Bonnie Soodik was named vice president and general ma

Japan, under pressure from the U.S. computer industry and the Clinton administration, has backed awa

BN CREWS RETRIEVING CARS FROM DERAILMENTSEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. - Burlington Northern R

Railroad earnings and traffic are holding up well through the second quarter and the month of July,

A former United Parcel Service employee is expected to be indicted this week in connection with the

The West Coast longshore union, apparently protesting a recent arbitration ruling in Seattle, walked

China intends to promote electronic data interchange, which uses computers instead of paper to move

Special interests in Congress are threatening to undo a historic deal to help dismantle the huge nuc

Boeing Co. and other aviation industry companies are evaluating the use of the Global Positioning Sy

Some motor carriers that serve the air-cargo industry are questioning the costs and benefits of elec

If vehicle theft were a legitimate business, it would rank No. 56 on the Fortune 500 list. B

Picture this: You own a small transportation company and have just spent a big chunk of chan