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Anthony E. Shorris was named deputy executive director for policy and program operations of the Port

A U.S. tanker operator and a leading British liability insurer are protesting to the Yemeni governme

TEAMSTERS ADOPT 3-YEAR FREIGHT PACTRank-and-file members of the Teamsters union have approve

THE EVANS SHIPMATES, those tireless promoters of the American merchant fleet, are at it again.

GEORGIA PORTS AUTHORITY (Savannah, Ga.) - Theodore H. Quarterman was promotedfrom assistant

The Treasury Department Tuesday named 48 companies, banks and organizations that it said were helpin

TALKS SET TO RESUME ON HONG KONG AIRPORTU.K.-Sino negotiations on Hong Kong's proposed airpo

The crackle of gunfire that woke a group of Italian tourists on Easter Sunday not only shattered the

"We're cleaner than Switzerland," boasts Bafokeng North Mine general manager Clive Poulton as he sur

Dow Chemical Co., as part of the Environmental Protection Agency's voluntary emissions reduction pro

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 216.18 up 0.03 which compares w

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ANALYSTS EXPECT TO SEE DROP IN APRIL PAYROLLSThe U.S. labor market is expected to show no si

Thirty-five ship management companies set up a new association with the goal of promoting higher sta

The Association of American Railroads apologized Tuesday to the editor of Traffic World magazine for

* Trading With Burkina Faso 4A * US Food Exports Expected to Keep Rising 5A* Nymex to Cooper

The U.S. dollar was higher Wednesday afternoon in thin and erratic trading that ignored economic fun

The United States has temporarily blocked new funding for the World Bank affiliate that helps promot

A new exhibit honoring the 75,000 men and women who built 93 ships at Marinship, Sausalito's award-w

Companies offered a record $108 billion in new stocks and bonds in the first quarter, the Securities

A new cruise line serving the San Francisco Bay and Sacramento Delta area will be inaugurated today

The U.S. Federal Reserve Bank's discount rate cut Tuesday may be the weight needed to tip a delicate

Canada will be the primary foreign focus of U.S. manufacturers in the years ahead, followed by Weste

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

Trade reliance on the United States is at a record low so far this year, though observers believe st

The Soviet Union and British Airways will join forces to move passengers and cargo from the United S

American agricultural producers meeting here believe food exports, already hitting record highs, wil

In the article "American Electric to Decide Soon Whether to Scrub or Switch Coals," on Page 9B of Th

The German government has passed a precedent-setting law that will ban by 1995 the use and producti

Britain had only 611 official strikes in 1990 - the lowest number in 55 years, according to a report

Several Eastern European countries are drafting legislation in the next year aimed at luring global

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President Bush's "action plan" for the North American free-trade agreement lays the groundwork for r

Many American chemical companies are taking a more environmentally ''proactive" approach, not only m

After reportedly winning a key concession from allies, U.S. negotiators are hoping the pressure of a

The Bank of Korea is likely to allow the won to fluctuate more freely by the end of this year, forei

Italian authorities have banned swimming on 18 miles of Tuscan beaches near Livorno, after oil from

Key airports' plans to continue moving toward imposing their own noise rules just two months before

Eva Airways Corp., wholly owned by Taiwan's Evergreen Group, has begun taking reservations for fligh

U.S. oil companies aren't rushing to fill their storage tanks with Iranian crude despite indications