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Shippers who knowingly charter an unsafe ship soon may face financial penalties in Europe.Th

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Most House members are likely to vote against extending normal trading status to China because of a

Indonesia is studying the possibility of reducing import tariffs and luxury taxes currently imposed

President Clinton was urged by the emir of Qatar Wednesday to relax the U.S. strategy of ''dual cont

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Two of Jamaica's leading bauxite refiners, both partly owned by major U.S. companies, will merge the

The Seamen's Church Institute of New York and New Jersey is extending its maritime, education and si

A Superior Court judge Monday refused to block the latest transfer of money from the Port of Los Ang

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by Reuter Money Service, are selling rates among

Long-stalled reform of California's $12 billion private passenger automobile system hinges on the re

''It has the potential to change the way Japanese businesses are run.''

OFFERS TO BUY* GSM MOBILE PHONE. Quantity: 20,000 pcs. Need proof of product in advance. Con

U.S. tire and tube manufacturers appear to be winning some ground as they work to ease proposed Mexi

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The International Finance Corp., the private financing arm of the World Bank, said it signed agreeme

The Clinton administration and the U.S. automobile industry are drafting a plan to wrest control of

Exporters of computer software would get long-sought tax relief under the massive Republican tax cut

In a rare diplomatic swipe, U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky suggests that Portugal has

US COMPLAINS TO ISRAELOVER IRANIAN PISTACHIOSJERUSALEM - U.S. pistachio growers are finding

Philip Sassower's title was incorrect in the June 10 Tech Talk column on Page 4B. It should have rea

Despite continued haggling, Hong Kong's new copyright legislation is expected to be on the statute b

June 10, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

A high-powered delegation of Russian nuclear industry officials is traveling to Tehran this week to

Thailand's demand for bar-code-system equipment - including printers, scanners, radio-frequency hand

Turkey's multibillion-dollar drive to generate sufficient electricity faces a threat even bigger tha

OFFERS TO SELL* EKCO KITCHENWARE. 100 different assorted items, 112,000 units available. Tak

Over the coming months, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's syndicated loan activ

This time around, Customs intends to adopt a ''checklist'' approach to provide guidance on an import

International marine hull underwriters must learn to say ''no'' to substandard shipping risks, accor

A group of emerging countries led by China and India have attacked a set of proposals by the chief o

Singapore's primary telecommunications vendor is working to make electronic data interchange more re

New York Cross Harbor Terminal Corp., a tiny short-line railroad, has sued Conrail Inc. for at least

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The president of Crowley American Transport thinks this may be the year that a liner shipping deregu

Bulgaria's government approved changes to the country's insurance law Monday in a bid to stop organi

DOMINICAN REPUBLICSEEKS IDB FUNDSWASHINGTON - The Dominican Republic has applied to the Inte