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The 21,241-deadweight-ton motor vessel Menelaus put back to Tema due to a fire in its No. 3 'tweend

Most analysts agree that the Australian economy is heading downward. But there is little agr

The chairman of the House Merchant Marine Committee promised to introduce a major legislative packa

China's grain harvest this year will be higher than last year's, but will not reach the record 1984

Court challenges and depressed commodity prices have made 1986 a difficult year for Nerco Inc.

The U.S. dollar traded mostly lower Friday in thin trading amid cautiousness ahead of meetings in Wa

Canadian trucking companies operating in the United States must pay higher taxes if provisions conta

The Colon Free Zone, an enclosed maze of streets filled with consumer goodsfrom all over the

The chances of a dock strike, especially at North Atlantic ports, appear to be growing. No a

New York state's unemployment rate in August fell to 5.9 percent - down from 6.3 percent in July - w

The congressional fire for protectionist legislation is not likely to burn out despite the recent U.

Lt. Gov. Leo McCarthy proposed a trade policy for California that calls for coordinating commercial

For the first time since 1949, Chinese citizens are again able to buy and sell stocks on a market, a

Canada announced it will ban imports of South African agricultural products, uranium, coal, iron and

Scrapping of existing bulk vessels over the next four years will offset whatever growth might result

Coast Guard and police officials were investigating the collision of a Italian containership and a m

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

Reichhold Introduces New Resin JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A new polyester resin for automotive she

Beeswax DemandSteadyThe demand and price for beeswax remains steady, a market check

Eli Lilly and Co. announced it signed licensing agreements with California Biotechnology Inc., cover

The three-day International Bulk Congress, which ended here late last week, highlighted prospects fo

Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi, the Italian state energy group, and Algeria have renewed their agreement

Potential buyers for Leaseway Transportation Corp. have yet to make bids for the giant trucking and

Jaruzelski in China WARSAW, Poland - Polish leader Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski has begun a prec

An LTV Corp. pension plan cannot meet the responsibility of pension checks due Oct. 1 for beneficiar

FINANCIALThe seesaw pattern of the credit markets last week will continue while participants

Electricity one day could be sold on futures markets the same way pork bellies, potatoes and other

The seesaw behavior of the credit markets last week, in which interest rates alternately rose and fe

Norway has offered a $30 million loan and some technology transfer to facilitate its sales of shipbu

Nigeria Reviews List Of Banned ImportsLAGOS, Nigeria - Nigeria has banned imports of wheat w

Prosecutors have filed three counts of receiving stolen property against a Los Angeles police offic

Eurotunnel Group Seeks Investment FundsEurotunnel, the Anglo-French group that is building a

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

Deregulation and the trend toward longer truck trailer lengths has not killed the popularity of the

The United States' top energy official said that the West cannot afford to do without nuclear power

A bid by a New York investors' group to buy Gelco Corp. could sidetrack the leasing company's corpor

Knight-Ridder Graphics Network, a Macintosh-based timely news graphic service, will be available to

A U.N. expert panel announced agreement on a global computer language for the processing of trade tr

The Mexican government plans to decree this year's third minimum wage hike next month, a move busine

Indonesia, which can produce 1.2 million metric tons of rubber a year, is expected to produce only 9