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Senate Ratifies Treaty With Iceland on CargoThe Senate swiftly ratified a cargo sharing trea

The U.S. dollar moved slightly higher Thursday, guided by technical factors. Analysts said t

The 16,789-deadweight-ton Indian-flag motor vessel State of Gujarat, collided with the 2,948-dwt. Sp

Legislation authorizing a long list of channel dredging projects and new locks and dams along the in

Commerce Secretary Malcolm Baldrige is hoping for a negotiated settlement of the U.S. lumber produce

The stage is being carefully set here for a clash of two of the titans of the international communic

The Marine Index Bureau, a nationwide agency that for 40 years has served as depository of illness a

Last weekend the Netherlands put the final brick in a wall designed to keep a large chunk of the cou

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The New York/New Jersey Port Promotion Association. First annual National Port Week dinner dance. Oc

The Brazilian government is considering closing soymeal and soypellet export registrations because i

With the help of an industry-funded early retirement plan, the French port of Le Havre is going to r

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Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone directed his cabinet minister on agriculture Thursday to ask the U.

Continental Names 2 Vice PresidentsContinental Airlines named Richard H. Shuyler vice presid

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Minister Survives Vote BANGKOK, Thailand - Thailand's commerce minister survived a no-confid

The port of Portland says it will fight plans for a huge regional garbage dump in the Rivergate area

The long-postponed symbolic visit to a Chinese port by U.S. warships will go ahead next month, Defen

One of every four petroleum geologists in the United States is unemployedbecause of the oil

A federal appeals court ordered a temporary halt to the Interior Department's plan to sell for $2.50

It was announced at a recent conference in London that Arco Technology Inc., a unit of Arco Chemical

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

The Federal Reserve will most likely cut the discount rate one-half percentage point to 5 percent by

Legislation amending the Risk Retention Act should be signed into law by President Reagan, now that

Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley drew a $10,000 contribution from the California Trial Lawyers in his c

A total of 35 vessels were stranded Thursday while a stubborn barge fire limited access to the Houst

USDA Helping Fight Fatal Livestock DiseaseThe Department of Agriculture is participating in

It's no secret that construction projects in Britain can run weeks, months and sometimes years longe

The Greeks have received a formal government warning that they face at least another year of harsh

Stanford Divests Stock In Diamond ShamrockSTANFORD, Calif. - Stanford University said it has

Mohammad Alamgir strains at the pedals of his bicycle rickshaw, navigating the clogged streets of Da

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has taken an evolutionary step in giving Vermont officials limited

Ferro Corp. expects to show strong gains in both sales and earnings for the third quarter ended Sept

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

Prudential Insurance Co. of America is embarking on a strong push into Asia with a new venture offer

The development of a synthetic hormone that boosts a cow's annual milk output by as much as 28 perce

Ocean Transport and Trading Ltd., the shipping and distribution services group, sent letters to shar

The Houston Ship Channel remained closed for a second day Wednesday while firefighters continued the