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A drilling rig that beached Thursday in bad weather south of Rotterdam harbor poses no threat to shi

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Attorneys agreed to delay today's deadline for completion of a government investigation into whether

January's imports of crude oil and refined products rocketed up to some of the highest levels ever,

The future of Short Brothers PLC, the Belfast, Northern Ireland-based aerospace company acquired las

World output of raw steel rose 3.4 million tons in 1989 to a record 782.3 million, the UN Economic C

The amount of ship capacity owned by Hong Kong interests rose last year, but the number of ships on

The first agricultural futures market in the Communist world will be set up in China, but its succes

1576 (Feb. 15, 1990) Previous day - 1578 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Legislation in Maryland's General Assembly that spells out the state's authority to take over the Po

INDIAN SUGAR OUTPUT, CONSUMPTION INCREASENEW DELHI, India - Indian sugar output in the first

One company is making no claims that plastic bags are degradable: the Noteworthy Co., a leading manu

Boeing Co. hopes to join China in a project to build 150 planes, but aerospace competitor McDonnell

What was hailed as a rising star in this region's business community, and the U.S. semiconductor ind

LESSOR BECOMES FIRST US CUSTOMER FOR A321International Lease Finance Corp. (ILFC) of Beverle

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

LYKES BROS. SPONSORS BASEBALL CLINIC FOR KIDSLykes Bros. Steamship Co. is sponsoring a baseb

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A wage agreement was reached Thursday between Brazilian dockworkers and shipping companies, thus ave

Shippers might no longer see U.S. Customs Service inspection fees run as high as $2,000 a container

The United States will not act this year against South Korea and the European Community for trade ba

A growing dispute in the state may end with county governments winning clear- cut power to tax indiv

AETNA LIFE REPORTS SMALL DECLINE IN NETHARTFORD, Conn. - Aetna Life & Casualty Co.'s net inc

The owner of the tanker that spilled oil off Huntington Beach last week said the refining firm that

More than a fifth of the world's tanker and combined carrier fleet was underused at the end of last

A Federal Maritime Commission administrative law judge has consolidated two similar cases alleging t

A group of businesses and state law enforcement officials will conduct a demonstration Monday of th

Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp., already the largest foreign bank in Canada, is spreading its pres

UK UNIT LABOR COSTS ROSE 4.6 PERCENT IN DECEMBERU.K. manufacturing unit labor costs rose 4.6

WASHINGTON - For the week ended Feb. 10, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railro

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION FELL 0.7 PERCENT IN JANUARYWidespread weakness in the auto sector, com

The British conglomerate Hanson PLC said Thursday it's buying a 45.03 percent share of Peabody Holdi

The possibility the United States will grant export bonus subsidies to promote sales of U.S. meat in

The chief mate of the Exxon Valdez testified Thursday that he and skipper Joseph Hazelwood discussed

A month-and-a-half after union leaders reached a tentative agreement with Pittston Coal Group Inc.,

The global search for new oil reserves has Phillips Petroleum Co.eyeing what it thinks are several c

Nigerian manufacturers, struggling to respond to a government drive to boost exports, have so far ma

BN RAILROAD ADOPTS ELECTRONIC DATA STORAGEFaced with crumbling documents and confusing filin

BLENDED SYRUPS: DELETION FROM HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE. Customs brokers and importers are asked to

CONTAINER OPERATIONS 1990. Feb. 20-21. San Francisco. Conference and exhibition sponsored by three t