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The Military Sealift Command christened its newest ocean survey vessel, the Tanner, in a ceremony ea

Meehan Overseas Terminals Ltd. might take over operations at the troubled Port of Albany, officials

The Port of Miami set new records in fiscal year 1989 in cargo volume and cruise passenger traffic,

The Massachusetts Port Authority said it is reconsidering a policy under which dozens of officials r

A key U.N. committee voted overwhelmingly Monday to ban all international trade in ivory in order to

INSURANCE SERVICES OFFICE INC. (New York) - James Surrago was named vice president and actuary, data

POLYESTERS Witco Corp.'s organics division is increasing the prices of its Formrez line of p

BFGOODRICH COMPLETES SALE OF ELASTOMERS UNITBFGoodrich Co. of Akron said it completed the sa

Petronas, the Malaysian state energy monopoly, will inject a further M$982 million (US$377 million)

After weeks of internal debate, President Bush will soon decide how much of an "environmental presid

Swapping Mexico's existing loans for new bonds with a lower face value appears to be gathering favor

French Finance Minister Pierre Beregovoy Sunday strongly reiterated his opposition to any changes in

BUSINESS SALES ROSE 3.1 PERCENT IN AUGUSTBusiness inventories rose 0.3 percent in August, bu

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Customs investigators say they have seized almost 4,000 fraudulently labeled garments valued at HK$4

The state electric industry, owed more than $39 million, is telling government-owned enterprises to

VITRO PLANS TO BUY ANCHOR, LATCHFORDTAMPA, Fla. - The huge Mexican glass company Vitro SA an

Ship designers will assemble in New York next month to hear papers on such topics as arctic engineer

Oct. 16, 1989 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low Vol.

Volatility in the stock market is casting an "uncertain" cloud over precious metals investment, anal

WHEAT FUTURES HAVE RECOVERED September's losses, thanks to a pickup in export activity and the U.S.

Vincent-Pierre Lokrou replaced Denis Bra-Kanon as Ivory Coast's agriculture minister in a cabinet r

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION IN UK INCREASES 1.5 PERCENTU.K. seasonally adjusted industrial product

Commerce Secretary Robert A. Mosbacher got an earful at a dinner here, as exporters used the opportu

After years of political uncertainty, the Philippines is attracting a second look from foreign inve

The Department of Transportation said it opposes pending congressional legislation to give the gover

The U.S. Department of Labor is investigating newspaper allegations brought against International Lo

A large portion of the Houston Ship Channel has been closed to traffic since Sunday night due to dow

The U.S.-Mexico Chamber of Commerce, the leading institutional link between the American and Mexican

Woolworth Corp. announced the appointment of Ronald J. Berens as senior vice president-U.S. apparel

India's National Aluminum Co. (Nalco) will export 125,000 metric tons of calcined alumina to the Alu

The U.S. Customs Service is trying to convince customhouse brokers that a proposed new system of fil

ROAD BUILDERS SEEK INCREASED US BUDGETThe American Road and Transportation Builders Associat

Shippers are expected to seek Supreme Court review of a lower court ruling upholding an Interstate C

The French government has approved a multi-billion dollar infusion of capital to allow its nationali

The dollar might resume its climb if the U.S. trade figures for August, to be released this morning,

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Nearly half the members of a Lloyd's of London insurance syndicate are suing their members agents fo

China's main trade fair opened its fall session this week amid heavy security and many crossed finge

A sharp drop in the B.A.T. Industries PLC share price Monday in line with general stock market weakn