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Ocean Transport Escapes TakeoverNew Zealand financier Ron Brierley, who has built up stakes

Seed exports have sprouted into a huge business, with roots extending into many countries seeking to

The Canadian area of the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union has gone to court to

The National Maritime Union insists that its suit against the Reagan administration's reliance on ve

Malaysian Tin Output Rose in SeptemberMalaysian tin production in September totaled 2,559 me

The Agriculture Department has moved 1.8 million bushels of Iowa corn to North Dakota because of a l

Citrus fruit production in 1986-87 is estimated at higher levels than previous season, the Organizat

China has conducted one-third of the world's radioactive breeding of grain and other agricultural pr

Brazil's newly formed National Council of Coffee policy, comprising domestic coffee producers, expor

As it became apparent that United States Lines' heavy losses and huge debt would compel its owners t

International Longshoremen's Association locals in Philadelphia were voting Monday on a tentative ag

American President Lines said it has ordered two fast, highly fuel-efficient ships from the Bremer V

A major insurance group covering professional and college athletes will write no new policies on foo

Dow Chemical U.S.A. and CommTech International agreed to jointly develop PBZ, a new class of ultra h

DECEMBER 9 - Mock Trial, insurance broker and insurer sued for an uncovered loss from claims

As the port of Tacoma's budget director revealed a new 30-acre container terminal on the drawing boa

Carbide Assets Seen Enough to Meet ClaimsNEW DELHI, India - A government official told parli

Radiation treatment that usually follows removal of a breast-cancer lump drives the cost several th

The annual rate of production of marketable phosphate rock in September 1986 was 42.5 million metri

A group seeking at least partial deregulation of trucking within Washington state is advocating majo

Pickets went up outside Lockheed Shipbuilding Co. after its week-long strike produced no resolution,

Provincially owned BC Rail is still attempting to clear its mainline, 150 miles north of Vancouver,

First Interstate to Sell San Francisco BuildingFirst Interstate Bancorp agreed to sell its b

The Pacific Rim remains an attractive and growing trading partner for the West Coast, but each natio

New Service Monitors Japanese DevelopmentsCUPERTINO, Calif. - The first on-line information

Estaleiros Navais de Lisboa, better known under its acronym, Lisnave, and one of the largest ship re

Indonesia's transformation from the world's biggest rice importer to a surplus producer has created

The 41,578-deadweight-ton U.S.-flag barge carrier Stonewall Jackson, en route Aqaba for Hampton Road

Uniroyal Chemical Co. and Enichem Elastomeri SpA (a subsidiary of Enichem SpA) announced an agreemen

Executives from the longshoremen's union representing major ports in eastern Canada will gather in M

The American quality of life is heavily dependent on a healthy industrial infrastructure, said a top

Caltex to Give S. Korea Control of Oil RefinerySEOUL, South Korea - Caltex, which owns 50 pe

Monsanto Chemical Co. and FMC Corp. have filed anti-dumping and countervailing duty petitions with t

Combustion Engineering Inc. was awarded a $115 million contract by the Arizona Nuclear Power Project

Electric companies didn't give the United States nuclear power. Government research gave the techno

King Fahd of Saudi Arabia indicated his desert kingdom was not willing to reduce its OPEC-decreed oi

Pengo Industries Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, said it completed the sale of its oil tool division assets

Iran's oil exports fell 20 percent last week because of bad weather, an authoritative weekly economi

Retail gasoline prices dipped about a third of a cent over the past two weeks despite rising wholesa

Low crude oil prices, will not last, and the United States should brace itself for an "oil price sho