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The amount of oil spilled in accidents worldwide dropped dramatically in the past two years, reflect

Gulf Corp., once one of the world's mightiest oil companies, has been reduced to just 11 employees a

CBOE to Trade Options On 6 5/8 percent US NotesThe Chicago Board Options Exchange said it wi

Foreign companies in China can import materials and parts without having import licenses, beginning

The EC-U.S. agreement over Spanish grain imports is flawed and difficult to apply, agriculture sourc

Gas Surge Causes McDonald, Ohio, FiresMcDONALD, Ohio - Officials expect damage to exceed $1

The moderate growth of the U.S. economy continued in November, according to the nation's industrial

Resins OutputIncreasesTotal production of plastics resins in the United States incre

The Maritime Administration dropped its 30-year-old restrictions against U.S. subsidized lines embar

The 201 non-vessel-operating common carriers apparently lacking evidence of having anti-rebating pol

The U.S. Customs Service clarified its rules governing bonds submitted by limited partnerships.<

The fifth round of Sino-British talks on Hong Kong ended after the two sides agreed on government pe

Rules governing the new International Cocoa Agreement's buffer stock manager's power to regulate wor

China plans to reach a new high in vegetable oils production and will try to handle over 60 percent

CP Rail will soon open its first intermodal rail terminal in the United States. The terminal

Steel imports declined in October to an estimated 18.9 percent of the domestic market, surpassing th

Cominco Ltd. of Vancouver said it plans to go ahead with development of the Red Dog lead, zinc and s

OxyTech Systems Inc., with headquarters in Chardon, Ohio, was recently elected an Associate Member o

The Malaysian economy appears to be moving toward recovery after sinking into negative growth last y

The government of South Korea expects a trade surplus this year of between $4 billion and $4.5 billi

The weekly general freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent

The fifth round of Sino-British talks on Hong Kong ended after the two sides agreed on government pe

The Indian government welcomes any countertrade offers while importing edible vegetable oils, state

A report on trans-Tasman Sea shipping arrangements between Australia and New Zealand is expected to

SSM Carbon, Long Beach, Calif., a division of SSM Coal Inc., had a busy week Sept. 21 when it shippe

The European Community's competition laws are being broken by airlines that jointly fix handling cha

The government approved major administrative reforms that would reportedly reduce its size and crea

GENERAL NEWS The U.S. consumer is relatively content in spite of a sluggish economy, the Uni

Soviet shipping representatives in Rotterdam are confident a Dutch judge will block a government inv

Small businesses have lowered their economic expectations again, raising doubts that the economy as

Congressional and state legislative issues will be hammered out when members of the Washington Publi

Japan's Hitachi Zosen To Lay Off 6,200Hitachi Zosen, the world's third-largest shipbuilding

Commonwealth Aluminum Corp. will shut its aluminum smelter in Goldendale, Wash., by Dec. 31, idling

The Trans-Pacific Freight Conference of Japan and the Japan-Atlantic and Gulf Freight Conference ann

Nigeria is planning to boost grain storage capacity to 1 million metric tons over the next 10 years

The U.S. consumer is relatively content in spite of a sluggish economy, the University of Michigan s

The Philippine finance minister has asked the advisory committee of creditor banks to resume negotia

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

MedMatt Cr Corp. signed an agreement with Guardian Protection Products Inc. of Modesto, Calif., givi

A European Community official criticized Thailand's ban on European powdered milk and baby formula a