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US OFFICIAL PUSHES NEED FOR SERVICES PACTU.S. service industries are overall strong competit

The fast-paced, peaceful political advances in East Germany presage similar alterations to the econo

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In his first major speech as maritime administrator, Warren Leback offered an early blueprint Thursd

An overwhelming mass of outdated regulations threatens to stall the automation of business communica

Breaking ranks from some airline brethren, Lufthansa German Airlines has called for the speedy retir

Calling it toxic waste dumping and the second Opium War, anti-smoking crusaders in Asia have accused

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A Christmas tree salesman in Hawaii is asking the Maritime Administration to deliver an early presen

Coal miners in the Vorkuta region of the Soviet Arctic are blocking coal shipments to other Soviet a

Texaco Trading and Transportation Inc. said Thursday it had raised its posted price for all grades o

With shippers demanding service guarantees, there'll be more diversity and more reliance on third pa

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has undertaken a major restructuring of its port depar

SENATE PANEL OKS BILL WITH FUTURES REFORMSThe Senate Agriculture Committee Thursday passed a

Efforts to change a law that prevents Alaskan cruise ships from being based in Seattle are finally b

State legislative leaders mounted a new threat to the Massachusetts Port Authority and other indepen

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

TRICO ANNOUNCES OVER 200 LAYOFFSBUFFALO, N.Y. - Company officials said layoffs putting more

AMOCO CADIZ JUDGMENT SET AT $100 MILLIONAmoco Corp. should pay about $100 million for damage

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

After a round of complaints from shippers, exporters and others, the customs service in Thailand pos

The current quota system governing U.S. trade in textile products should be phased out because of it

In recent days, many Californians - from homeowners to politicians and government officials - have b

While stricter limits on Standard & Poors 500 index futures could cut into trading of the contract o

Mobil Corp. says its North Sea affiliate is proceeding with the Beryl gas pipeline project that will

China renewed its attacks Thursday on allegedly substandard goods supplied by overseas companies, na

Last-minute negotiations averted a shutdown of bankrupt Chicago, Missouri and Western Railway Co. an

CONRAIL TO ACQUIRE 1,000 AUTO CARRIERSConsolidated Rail Corp. is acquiring 1,000 fully enclo

SIGNS OF RECORD TRADING VOLUME in October are pointing to another banner year for futures markets de

The Maritime Administration has approved a request from a Miami company to sell a barge and transfer

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A rear engine fan disk that split apart in midair is being blamed for the crash of United Airlines F

The Venezuelan central bank is scheduled to conduct a $150-million debt-for- equity swap auction to

US RETAILERS REPORT OCTOBER SALESThe country's big retailers reported mixed October sales wi

State University of New York Maritime College. Second annual Admiral's Ball. Nov. 4. Riesenbeg Hall,

The French food and financial conglomerate Navigation Mixte received authorization Thursday to incre

Suedzucker AG of West Germany agreed Thursday to pay nearly $740 million for a Belgian sugar maker i

An 18th person has died as a result of a series of explosions at a plastics plant last month, and cr