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Congress is giving the stalled "Superfund" program emergency money to keep toxic cleanups going thro

The appeal is direct: Overcoming Sanctions? Import-Export Agency in Neighboring Territory Can Assist

Invitation Accepted THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Dutch Premier Ruud Lubbers has accepted an invi

Overseas Borrowings SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's government has ordered the country's

Prime Minister David Lange Monday announced a limited range of sanctions against South Africa to pro

Hawker Siddeley Buys Challenger Fuse Unit LONDON - Hawker Siddeley Group PLC, a British engi

Ecuador and its 300 commercial creditors signed a 12-year agreement that lowers the interest rate an

Nigeria is poised to make a major foray into oil-for-goods countertrade deals during the next few mo

When two politicians hammer out 102 pages of tax policy in a weekend, there are bound to be a lot of

GENERAL NEWSMany questions remain following Congress' marathon-tax writing session.Page 3A F

OIL/GAS BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY LTD. (Melbourne, Australia) - Peter Willcox was named execut

Sea-Land Acquisition MENLO PARK, N.J. - Sea-Land Corp. said it anticipates that its acquisit

A group of central banks and commercial banks has agreed in principle to a short-term bridge loan to

The United States is intensifying its pressure on Japan to open public works projects to foreign sup

U.S. aerospace firms have been approached by dozens of governments and businesses wanting to put sat

Invitation Accepted THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Dutch Premier Ruud Lubbers has accepted an invi

The government in Taiwan is moving to step up imports of American goods in the face of continued U.S

The port's Terminal 1 should be converted into a public facility for use by cruise and tour boats, a

Overseas Borrowings SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's government has ordered the country's

Crown Forest Shifts Marine OperationsVANCOUVER, British Columbia - Crown Forest Industries,

What impact could an outbreak of hoof-and-mouth disease in Eastern Europe have on the shipping busin

Departure of the president, firings and the sale of assets are raising questions about the financial

American Transport Line won the right to carry most of the containerized U.S. military cargo being s

A federal judge plans to hear arguments in Los Angeles later this month in a case brought by two Cal

Two of Hong Kong's major shipping groups are struggling to resolve new snags in their complex and pr

The Sentry insurance operation will continue to trade in Australia intact for at least three years d

Aegon N.V. received approval from investors to acquire Monumental Corp. of Balti more, Md., for the

Sea Containers Ltd. reported losses for the second quarter of $4.5 million on revenue of $159.3 mill

A $50 million national earthquake research center will be established at the State University of New

Japan Eases Yen Loans To Foreign BorrowersThe Japanese Finance Ministry eased restrictions o

A record haul of Afghan heroin confiscated by police here was brought into the Netherlands on a Sovi

After years of heavy losses, Singapore's state-controlled Keppel Corp. may crawl out of the red this

All-water shipping services from Asia to the U.S. East Coast will find it increasingly difficult to

The Port of Seattle scrapped plans for widening and deepening Duwamish Waterway to develop the chann

CSX Expected to Buy Rest of Sea-Land StockMENLO PARK, N.J. - Sea-Land Corp. said it expects

Australian shippers welcomed plans by Associated Container Transportation/ PACE Line to start a regu

Peter Morris, Australia's transport minister, said his country should pay more attention to the deve

Most Americans believe the federal government has been lax in supervising nuclear power plants, and

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Evolution rather than revolution best describes how private carriage will develop in a new, less-reg