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Export Controls Lifted WASHINGTON - The Reagan Administration will lift export controls on U

A major supplier to Mitsubishi Motors Corp. will build a $37.5 million auto parts plant in this Cha

Sales of basic oleochemicals in EC countries will grow an average 2.5 percent per annum from 1985's

Canadians OptimisticFor 1987The plastics industry of Canada had a good year in 1986

Aetna Life & Casualty Co. is moving full force into the tight directors and officers liability marke

The Brazilian 1986-87 (October-September) soybean crop should be about 16 million metric tons, base

Senior officials of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade are confident that the looming trade

Hong Kong Bank Cuts Prime RateHONG KONG The Hang Seng Bank said it lowered its prime lendin

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

The port of San Francisco said it expects the Food and Drug administration. to accept it's offer of

ANOTHER DEFECTION. The folks at Atlantic Mutual have been doing business on the same corner, Wall an

Volkswagen of America Inc. will recall about 227,000 Audi 5000 cars following allegations of sudden

Pakistan Ship Line Moves NY OperationsNEW YORK Pakistan National Shipping Corp. is moving

On a number of fronts, the Containerization and Intermodal Institute is stepping up its activities t

Voluntary" restrictions on shipments of Japanese motor vehicles to the U.S. market will be renewed i

American Hoechst Corp. is planning to negotiate with the Federal TradeCommission in hopes of

Du Pont Critical Care reported that the Food and Drug Administration approved introduction of Brevib

Ocean carriers aren't the only ones feeling the pain of the worldwide shipping slump. The Am

Leif Lidholm is in a most envious and unusual position. After a quarter-century of maritime

The government's economic report for 1987 says the nation's economy will expand this year "about 2.5

Voluntary" restrictions on shipments of Japanese motor vehicles to the U.S. market will be renewed i

South African Airways has formed an arrangement with Cathay Pacific Airways to help compensate for

With People Express about to fold its wings, some employees of the airline say they'll remember the

Interphex, the pharmaceutical and cosmetics exposition and conference, will be held at the Javits Co

The Boeing Co. and Japan Air Lines are trying to get lawsuits filed by thefamilies of some o

India Voices Concern NEW DELHI, India - The Indian government expressed deep concern over th

Passenger cars manufactured by South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co. will be imported into Japan by Mitsu

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

Baby Set Suits Needs The Abracadabra Baby set from Britain is a single unit made of natural

Shippers, shipowners and port employers in eastern Canada are casting an anxious eye at a concerted

Thirty-eight percent fewer oil and gas wells were drilled in the United States in 1986 than in 1985,

3 Companies Raise Crude Oil PostingsAtlantic Richfield Co. raised its posted purchase price

Efforts to bolster oil prices by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries continue drawing

The reduced flow of worldwide waterborne trade has been accompanied by an erosion of ethical standar

The aging Phelps Dodge Corp. smelter here wheezed to its last gasps Wednesday in a shutdown that cre

U.S. imports of Brazilian shoes should grow by as much as 10 percent this year, even though it will

Trading of freight rate futures has been hectic in recent weeks as demand for Panamax-size dry bulk

Managers of the Liberian steam tanker Achilles advised that the vessel is discharging at the Larak I

Although the Chicago Board of Trade has not yet submitted a formal proposal to federal regulators re

The Brazilian Transport Ministry has rejuvenated a longstanding dream of building an 807-mile railwa