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Members of The "8900" Rate Agreement plan to implement a rate increase, effective Jan. 1, 1987.<

Publicly listed Orient Overseas (Holdings) Ltd., controlled by the Tung family, reported an operatin

Marine Underwriters Set Annual MeetingCurrent developments in ship design, cargo loss preven

CHANGES AHEAD: The Japanese liner shipping industry may be in for a period of major restructuring. S

The following index charts weekly changes in motor carrier tonnage originatingfrom 49 produc

A decision by the Panhellenic Seamen's Federation to call a worldwide strike for early December has

New Jersey residents are becoming more concerned about chemical and toxic waste, and although they f

United Reports Rise In Income for QuarterIRVING, Texas - United Insurance Cos. said third qu

The sharp decline in U.S. exports has not been spread equally among the nation's seaports, according

Whether states may tax earnings from key securities backed by the federal government and whether the

PWS Launches Bid To Take Over HeathPWS Holdings launched what it called a final takeover bid

The Labor Department proposed that the Chrysler Corp. be fined $910,000 for allegedly disregarding f

Capital Guaranty Corp. said it raised $200 million from six institutional investors to support its e

Xerox Corp. of Stamford, Conn., and London-based Rank Xerox Ltd. announced the establishment of a Eu

GMC Truck Operation of General Motors Corp. unveiled its heavy and medium trucks for 1987, highlight

Canadian Pacific Ltd. reported third-quarter income rose to C$81.2 million, or 27 cents a share, fro

Japanese Population TOKYO - Japan's population totaled 121,048,923 as of Oct. 1, 1985, up 3.

U.S. companies will soon have a chance to use the first teleport in the Caribbean, at rates estimate

A decline in food exports has contributed to a downward revision of Jamaica's economic growth prospe

Gorbachev Trip Touted NEW DELHI, India - Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev's upcoming visit t

Greece and the United States signed a defense and industrial cooperation agreement that will give Gr

Exports from the 12 nations of the European Community fell 12 percent in the May-July period from a

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is looking for eight to 10 companies in the food proce

Pepsico Inc. said it will invest up to US$100 million in joint ventures to produce soft drinks in Ch

Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone has called for measures to facilitate private Japanese inv

THE PAC RIM 86. An international symposium on trade, finance and investment. Participants include Au

The economies of the 10 leading industrialized nations of the West will grow by between 2.5 percent

China will be operating sophisticated financial markets within a decade at most, said John Phelan, c

Toshiba Subsidiary Opens 2nd US OfficeToshiba International Corp., a subsidiary of Japan's T

A NEW PACIFIC RIM trade war is brewing over what might seem a small matter. With an announce

The turmoil at the port of Portland's shipyard here took a new twist last week when a port subcommit

Toshiba Expands Global OperationsToshiba Corp. will open a new color TV chassis plant in Mex

BankAmerica Plans Large Assets SalesBankAmerica Corp. plans to sell its Italian subsidiary a

UGI Corp., a diversified utility, said its AmeriGas subsidiary has acquired two related industrial g

Pacific Gas & Electric Co., San Francisco, is expected to ask the Federal Energy Regulatory Commissi

Ruco Develops SoftwareProgramRuco Polymer Corp. developed an IBM-compatible software

Imperial Chemical Industries completed the purchase for $580 million in cash of the U.S. paint compa

Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone promised visiting Philippine President Corazon Aquino that

W.R. Grace & Co. announced the completion of a $10 million general expansion at the headquarters of

PMC Group Increases BHT Prices PMC Specialties Group Inc. is increasing its prices for both