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Private Owner Buys Swedish Shipping LineShipowners Nordstrom & Thulin AB of Stockholm have t

The Reagan administration is expected, in an unprecedented move, to end special duty-free access for

The Australian government will probably subsidize wheat exports by about $10 to $15 per metric ton,

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

Doctors protesting a new malpractice insurance law were scheduled to stop offering their services Ne

American Excess Insurance Association said its capacity is up almost 50 percent as a result of new s

Timber may always be the bread-and-butter commodity at the port of Olympia, but seed used to grow gr

Sen. Bentsen Gets Marine Panel Post WASHINGTON - The merchant marine industry received a

Senator Line, the West German round-the-world container shipping service scheduled to start up in th

The Maritime Subsidy Board approved a complicated swap of foreign building rights and vessels involv

If the United States were experiencing a typical period of economic expansion, business spending for

Squibb Corp. consummated the sale of the business of Charles of the Ritz Group Ltd., Squibb's fragra

West Germany's shipbuilding industry, shaken by a number of bankruptcies in 1986, is resigned to the

With 50 firm orders for the MD-11 and options for 42 additional planes, Douglas Aircraft Co. is intr

Exxon Corp. announced it had sold its interest in its South African affiliates, joining the exodus o

Japan's new budget cannot work to assist the government in achieving its economic growth target of 3

Taiwan Will Boycott ADB Meeting in AprilTAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan will boycott the annual meet

Tuesday, December 30, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Integrity Insurance Co. was placed under rehabilitation in a consent order signed Tuesday by the Sup

President Reagan once again will call for cuts in spending for basic energy research programs in the

Student Elected HEFEI, China - A student who declared himself a candidate has been elected t

Bristol-Myers Co. announced that the Food and Drug Administration has approved the release of Enkaid

Mining industry ministers of Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia will meet in Singapore Jan. 9 to seek

The National Futures Association has voted to expel troubled First Commodity Corp. of Boston, a move

Some state and local prosecutors have been going after businessmen who endanger their workers, citi

Coast Guard Revising Load Line RegulationsThe Coast Guard has begun revising its regulations

An association of Northern California ports will pay $152,000 for a conceptual design for computers

Westinghouse, the electrical giant, is eyeing the Caribbean as a way to help it continue making some

MINISTRY OF INDUSTRIES, GOVERNMENT OF BANGLADESH INVESTORS' FORUM. Main objective is to promote fore

Northeast Utilities is awaiting a Connecticut Public Utilities Commission ruling before deciding if

Flying Tiger Line Inc. said a comprehensive employee partnership and cost reduction program for admi

Being in exactly the right place at the right time - and knowing how to capitalize on the situation

December 30, 1986 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gall

The Swedish company Oljeprospekting AB (OPAB) contacted Norsk Hydro about joining forces to drill fo

Atlantic Richfield Co. said it will cut its 1987 capital spending budget by 20 percent to $1.6 billi

Honduras has targeted the maritime industry to help it reduce unemployment and spur economic activit

Stocks struggled fitfully to mount a traditional year-end rally Tuesday in what was expected to be t

For the shipping industry, 1986 may be looked upon as the year of consolidation, upheaval and bankru

The U.S. dollar was narrowly mixed in light activity Wednesday as the market dwindled to minor, inte

U.S. firms have been acquiring considerable amounts of technical know-howfrom the Soviet Uni