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Construction is set to begin at the Port of Salerno on what proponents describe as the most technolo

Grain exporters, chemical and agricultural shippers and international maritime operators are pushing

American Sailings, a weekly shipping magazine, will cease publication next week, its publisher said.

The Federal Maritime Commission said it has settled with 14 companies over shipping-rate irregularit

A tugboat sank and a barge capsized in Boston harbor following an accident near Logan International

Here are some key dates in the history of the Seabrook nuclear power plant, compiled by the Associat

EGYPT CUTS OIL PRICES BY 60 CENTS A BARRELCAIRO, Egypt - Egypt is cutting crude oil export p

MD. HOUSE OF DELEGATES PASSES OIL SPILL BILLA bill designed to improve Maryland's ability to

Petrochemical capacity in Southeast Asia is being rapidly increased, with announcements almost daily

Soybean futures were moderately higher Wednesday in response to a surge in the price of soybean oil

FRANCE'S MATIF UNVEILS 3-MONTH PIBOR OPTIONSFrance's financial futures exchange, Matif, anno

KAIFU PLEDGES EFFORT TO EASE US RELATIONSPrime Minister Toshiki Kaifu said Wednesday that Ja

The nation's pension insurance agency has urged the Supreme Court to leave intact its ability to pre

The largest group of Chinese to visit the United States since the bloodshed in Beijing's Tiananmen S

The Senate Finance Committee on Trade is expected to hold a markup session today on proposed legisla

Taiwanese banks are opening offices in the United States for the first time, in part to finance U.S.

KINGSLEY GROUP INC. (Berkeley, Calif.) - Michael A. Rountree and F. MichaelCasey were named

CP Rail offered Consolidated Rail Corp. little of value in exchange for trackage rights CP wants to

A new shipping line will begin offering service between the United States and the Eastern Mediterran

Iran is expected to produce more than 3 million tons of petrochemicals in the year starting March, u

Traders in the Japanese futures market, both domestic and foreign, see a feud brewing between the To

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

European Expedite, the troubled European wholesale air express carrier based in Brussels, has been t

* Trading With Czechoslovakia 4A * Tom Connors - Washington 8A* Chemical Industry Pushes Ele

The Commerce Department's Bureau of Export Administration offers these tips to exporters and freight

A Portland ship repair company indicated this week it will fight to maintain its contract with a lab

Air force bases scattered around the Soviet Union could be converted to serve as air freight hubs, t

Government attempts to cool off the South African economy last year failed to slow the flow of cargo

A seaman on the tanker Surf City smelled the heavy odor of naphtha just minutes before an explosion

Proposals to spend more than $100 million to convert former Lockheed shipyard property into a contai

The European Commission is stepping up pressure on the Kenyan government to drop its controversial c

FRUEHAUF PLANT TO MAKE REFRIGERATED VANSA factory devoted solely to the production of refrig

Japan's newly appointed agriculture minister Wednesday questioned the country's ban on commercial ri

South Korean companies will be allowed to buy the total volume of their planned overseas futures tra

Wed., Feb. 28, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

INSURERS TO FOOT BILL IN COPPER MINE CLOSUREMELBOURNE, Australia - Australia's Bougainville

German unification is coming at just the right time for Tishman Speyer Properties Inc., a New York-b

Harvey Rosenfield, chairman of the California consumer group Voter Revolt and author of Proposition

Commercial aircraft of the 1990s should be friendly to the environment, smaller and able to seat mor

Dissident shareholders of Xtra Corp. Wednesday announced their support for a sale of the company, fo