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Non-vessel-operating common carriers and independent, non-conference lines will not be affected by l

General Motors Corp. has announced it will send 40,000 of its new South Korean auto imports through

A relaxing cruise and soothing sea air can provide the ideal vacation for people with chronic lung a

The FBI said federal agents raided the Warner Robins plant of the Northrop Corp., looking for eviden

The Maritime Administration approved the sale abroad of the 5,760-gross-ton drilling vessel E.A. Wil

This year's upturn in prices has helped many hog producers, but has not encouraged them enough to tr

General Motors Corp. has announced it will send 40,000 of its new Korean auto imports through the po

Canada's lead in building unmanned submersibles may be lost to Japan unless the Canadian government

The possibility of granting more power at the local level to the port of Vancouver will be one of t

CP Rail is seeking to offer improved service for containers moving through Vancouver to the U.S. Mid

Fisher Camuto Signs European Shoe DealFisher Camuto Corp., U.S. distributors of women's foot

The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission will allow a Bedford-based utility to shut off power t

Solvay et Cie., Belgium's largest chemical company, said it has acquired from the West German chemic

The Polish coal industry says Poland plans to stabilize, strengthen and consolidate its coal exports

Whittaker Agrees to Sell Business to NY InvestorWhittaker Corp. said it has agreed to sell i

Schein Pharmaceutical Inc. announced that Steris Laboratories Inc., its subsidiary, has acquired the

The Industrial Bank of Japan intends to maintain its full support of Japan Line, a Japan Line direct

The United States and Thailand reached a better understanding over bilateral trade problems after a

The Greater Los Angeles World Trade Center can become a "world class" institution if it attracts the

Saudi Arabia told at least some purchasers of netback crude that their allocations for January purch

United States Lines Inc. is considering a number of offers to charter or buy its giant container ves

The United States is expected to make sharp cuts in the volume of duty-free im ports from Taiwan, So

General Motors Corp. temporarily idled locomotive production at one Illinois plant through next spri

Lumber Dispute WASHINGTON - The outlook for an agreement on the U.S.-Canadian softwood lumbe

Carbide Unit Agrees to SellPlant to NOVAUnion Carbide Canada Ltd., a majority-owned

To step into insurance industry accounting is to step with Alice through a mirror into Wonderland.

Ethyl Corp. and Nelson Research & Development Co. of Irvine, Calif. announced that they have signed

Consumers Power Co. and Dow Chemical Co. suspended negotiations on converting the Midland nuclear po

Stauffer Hikes Sulfuric AcidPricesStauffer Chemical Co., effective immediately or as

Eastern Utilities Files Statement on New IssueEastern Utilities Associates filed a shelf reg

The French air force is expected to order early next year the reinforced military cargo version of t

Sudan, where relief officials say more than 2 million people face starvation, has a food surplus an

The price of a loaf of bread has doubled during the past 15 years, but the farmers' slice of the rev

The Kuala Lumpur Tin Market will open tin trading to Thai and Indonesian producers from Jan. 5, acco

Ghana Plans to Begin Major Cocoa ShipmentsACCRA, Ghana - The Ghana Cocoa Board will begin a

U.S. chemical manufacturers prodded the Federal Maritime Commission to impose sanctions against Colo

A C$275 million terminal grain elevator at the northern British Columbia port of Prince Rupert seems

Boeing Centers to Speed Aircraft Parts DeliveriesThe Boeing Commercial Airplane Co. said it

William C. Britt, founder of one of the largest commuter airlines in the nation, says it's become im

Even for an abandoned steel mill, the Fundidora de Monterrey is a depressing sight, an industrial di