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For a company that claims to run the tightest ship in the shipping business, the place looks pretty

PRATT ENGINES GET FAA CERTIFICATIONEAST HARTFORD, Conn. - Pratt & Whitney said the Federal A

Computers someday may enable a ship captain to evaluate a collision threat or other emergency and ch

REICHHOLD CHEMICALS INC. (White Plains, N.Y.) - Randall A. Weghorst was named president of the react

The Dominican Republic plans to expand its San Isidro free trade zone with a $6 million loan from th

The current U.S. economic expansion, now in its eighth year, will continue through the second quarte

ALLPORTS GROUP (Portland, Ore.) - David Buoy was named general manager of forwarding operations at t

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The Maryland Port Administration is seeking bids from private stevedores by April 27 on a contract t

REGIONAL BLOCS Doing Business With Europe. April 21. Berkeley, Calif. Contact Shirley Fogari

Major ship lines that carry goods across the Pacific from the United States to the Indian subcontine

The Canadian government was caught by surprise by a ruling last week by a Quebec Superior Court that

A legal maneuver allowed the first major change in Pennsylvania's auto insurance law to take place a

Association of Water Transportation Accounting Officers. April 18. New York. Luncheon meeting. Guest

1456 (Apr. 12, 1990) Previous day - 1459 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

A brief headlined "National Starch to Buy Adhesives Business," which appeared on Page 7A in the Jour

Japan's major sugar refineries have taken an unprecedented, if rather reluctant, step here to boycot

Japan's seasonally unadjusted trade surplus widened 7.2 percent last monthfrom March 1989 t

The wellspring of Japanese cash that has bankrolled the U.S. government's borrowing spree may be dry

Bechtel Inc.'s announcement that it will be the master developer on a $16 billion project in Hong Ko

Boeing Co. reached agreement last week on Japanese participation in its newest jetliner program.

The recent takeover of Mobil Oil Italiani by Kuwait Petroleum Co. is only the latest in a trend that

THE MYSTERIOUS SALE of Transcon Lines Inc. this month to little-known Growth Finance Corp.seems as h

Poland is completing arrangements for a $20 million World Bank loan for environmental cleanup studie

JAPAN URGED TO EASE FOREIGN WORKER CURBSOSAKA, Japan - Japanese business leaders said Friday

FURTHER DECLINES SEEN IN PRODUCER PRICESWASHINGTON - Further declines in U.S. producer price

Here is a rundown of key events in the growth of United Parcel Service's air- delivery operations, a

Shipping leaders here plan to shove off for a Maritime Day ceremony on May 21, but local maritime un

Richard C. Leone, director of Twentieth Century Fund, was elected chairman of the Port Authority of

Japan-bashing is fast becoming one of America's most popular pastimes. A growing number of Americans

Malaysia's January trade surplus was M$679.8 million (US$249 million), down 26.4 percent from a yea

SOVIETS PLAN TO SETTLE PAYMENTS DUE JAPANThe Soviet Union will settle delayed import payment

Trade negotiators ended talks Friday without reaching an agreement on U.S. demands that Japan remove

Strong coal shipments propelled rail freight traffic to a 1.5 percent increase in March, but weaknes

Airdrome Orchards Inc., an orange grower and packer group based in San Jose, Calif., is used to send

Thu, April 13, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Venezuela, with the support of a key U.S. bank, has asked its creditor banks for permission to delay

The parties in the Amoco Cadiz oil spill case are assembling an out-of-court settlement that, if acc

Foreign entities will be allowed to lease land in China's special economic zones and some other area