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Bank holding company First Union Corp. of Charlotte, N.C., has turned to a retailing concept to redu

Until now, the operative phrase for sealing a contract has been, "Put your 'John Hancock' on the lin

An ocean carrier, a shipper group and a Pennsylvania shipper have urged the Federal Maritime Commiss

The abrupt shake-up in Hong Kong's Marine Department announced last week will mean new challenges to

Ecuatoriana de Aviacion immently plans to apply for landing rights in Houston in an effort to broade

In what may be the only such accident in the 97-year history of Crowley Maritime Corp., a heavy-duty

British shippers will ask the Far Eastern Freight Conference to defer for two months tariff changes

Ivorian cocoa exporters will have sufficient funds to purchase and ship new crop beans after pledges

KOREAN SUGAR REFINERS SEEK 15 PERCENT PRICE HIKESEOUL, South Korea - Three leading South Kor

Exxon Chemical Co., based in Houston said it will construct a $170 million 220,000 ton-a-year linear

Petrobras Quimica SA, the petrochemical subsidiary of state oil company Petrobras, will launch $200

The nation's exports of farm products in the fiscal year that ended on Sept. 30 came close to the $4

The International Jute Council has approved a proposal to create a $870,000 fund to promote jute car

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Onboard canisters designed to capture refueling fumes may be a better long- term way to cut air poll

The tankers of North Sea's largest oil producer will join a Swedish tanker pool formed by a Swedish

COMMUNIST LEADERS IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA QUITPRAGUE, Czechoslovakia - Czechoslovakia's Communist

PA. SENATOR URGES COAL SALES TO E. BLOCSen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., has urged the Bush adminis

SEA CONTAINERS UNIT TO DEVELOP SITE IN UKSea Containers Property announced plans Friday to s

Federal transportation officials are asking airlines for advice on how best to allocate the new U.S.

In a move to assist in recycling capital to Third World debtor countries, Japan's trade ministry has

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Five warehouse operators in Virginia think they can offer brokers and shippers using the Port of Ham

Analysts expect a new American stock sale program initiated by Royal Nedlloyd Group NV last week to

Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke said trade between Australia and South Korea will continue to bo

PERTAMINA CUTS BACK ON JAPAN'S OIL REQUESTIndonesia's state oil company, Pertamina, has told

Insurance companies and regulators agreed to an average 9 percent premium increase for workers compe

A quiet, political move to divide Panama's sugar export quota among a handful of nations may be ille

Wed., Nov. 22, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

America's integrated steelmakers are squaring off against Congress over proposed, tougher clean air

Motor Fleet Supervisor Training, maintenance management, Nov. 28-30. Michigan State University, East

An open bidding system for shipping food aid administered by the U.S. Agency for International Devel

Trade between Thailand and Canada is likely to hit a record C$800 million (US$936 million) this year

The Panama Canal's 75-year-old method of calculating a ship's tonnage will be changed over the next

PAN AM UNIT TO BUY 40 BAE TURBOPROPSPan Am Express, the commuter airline subsidiary of Pan A

CRUDE OUTPUT RISES IN UK'S N. SEA SECTORLONDON - Crude oil output in the U.K. sector of the

WHAT IT IS: A comprehensive federal plan for the cleanup of oil spills and compensation for those wh

It's easier and cheaper to muffle noisy aircraft engines than to replace them, said Daniel E. Webb,

The Massachusetts Port Authority said it will convert employee parking spaces at Logan International

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