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Great Lakes interests voiced fear about a proposed opening of U.S. and Canadian domestic shipping tr

A western Canadian export sulfur terminal is close to completing a major modernization program, to b

Sandoz AG, the Basel chemical company that came under wide criticism after a toxic spill polluted th

The European Community has taken another step toward liberalizing the airline industry by ordering t

A House subcommittee reacted to Fujitsu Ltd.'s recent attempt to acquire Fairchild Semiconductor Cor

The retirement of Thomas W. Gleason - Teddy" to the shipping world - will leave an enormous gap to b

Silver Ledge Inc., a Montana company, has acquired stock and assets of Clearfield Companies Inc. of

Oregon coastal pilots are refusing to guide deep-draft ships into the port of Newport on Yaquina Bay

Western Europe's economic recovery, fueled last year by cheaper oil and faster consumer spending, is

Royal Nedlloyd Group is walking a tightrope, nursing its worldwide shipping business through the pro

Heated Pot Furnaces Used for Melting GlassA Swedish company has developed electrically heate

American Hoechst Corp. reported increased earnings and sales for 1986 compared with 1985. Ne

One year after its creation, the international courier affiliate of the French post office has prove

Aero Services International Inc. lost $103,000 in its first fiscal quarter ended Dec. 31, compared w

GENERAL NEWS House subcommittees continued to work quickly on major sections of the omnibus

Chase Manhattan Corp. introduced a new kind of certificate of deposit - one that will provide a high

Prices for moving a 40-foot ocean container of cargo eastbound across the Pacific will stay the same

Calif. Companies Plan Philippine InvestmentsTwo California firms - Amerasian Development Cor

The European Community Commission asked the EC states to empower it to prevent the awarding of publi

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

The vestiges of the nation's motor carrier regulatory system are costing businesses about $28 billio

U.S. Trade Representative Clayton Yeutter will be seeking renewed support before the Venice Economic

Officials at Argentina's state oil company, Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales, expect another fall i

Donald D. Engen announced he will resign his post as administrator of the Federal Aviation Administr

LTV Awarded Boeing ContractLTV Aircraft Products Group said it has been awarded a contract v

Formaldehyde is linked to behavioral, respiratory, skin and other health problems among laboratory a

Airborne Express' prestige inched up another notch as a result of IBM naming it the primary carrier

Aggregate bank income declined for the first time in 25 years in 1986 with nearly 20 percent of all

A leading Chinese banker charged that decentralization of the economy was a mistake and that it will

The Commerce Department is inviting U.S. equipment manufacturers to take part in the Casablanca, Mor

Lee Smith, port chaplain for the Stella Marris Seamen's Center, is not youraverage Catholic

A state appeals court has upheld the validity of a state environmental law by ruling that a company

American Travellers Expanding SubsidiaryWARRINGTON, Pa. - American Travellers Corp. said a s

THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE Daily Industrial Materials Price Index of Sensitive Spot Commodity Prices on

March 18, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

The liberal airline agreement proposed last week by three Scandinavian countries is intended, in par

GENERAL NEWS The payments deficit widened in the fourth quarter. Page 2ASen. Ernest F. Holl

Marketing is the new buzzword at the U.S. Postal Service. In an all-out effort to meet stron

Allowing for inflation, Japan's economy grew by only 0.8 percent during the last three months of 198

Allowing for inflation, Japan's economy grew by only 0.8 percent during the last three months of 198