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The Federal Maritime Commission has given Ceres Terminals Inc. and the Indiana Port Commission until

President Bush said Thursday the United States would provide an additional $50 million in food aid t

SKIPPER APPLAUDS DRUG-FIGHTING COPTERSTransportation Secretary Samuel K. Skinner praised the

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Trade between China and the Soviet Union is booming, with Soviet officials forecasting a 17 percent

The House is ready to begin debate next week on oil spill legislation dealing with a host of issues

Japan Air Lines, the large, privately owned Tokyo-based airline, plans to spend at least $150 millio

In an industry known for its often tight-knit, even exclusive nature, Bruce Seaton arrived from outs

STRIKES IN AUSTRALIA COULD DISRUPT EXPORTSSYDNEY, Australia - Waterfront unions are planning

Domestic crude oil production declined 6.6 percent to an average of 7.5 million barrels a day in Aug

The International Finance Corp., a World Bank affiliate, arranged a record $1.7 billion in financing

Less than two years ago, almost anyone on the waterfront in Vancouver, British Columbia, could descr

The approach of electronic futures trading in U.S. markets later this year has sent a few shock wave

Just when you thought betting on the Washington state apple industry was like putting money down on

American President Cos. demonstrated once again Thursday why it deserves its reputation as a pioneer

At the Haiti Electronics SA factory outside this crowded, slum-ridden capital city, young women in s

Reports of declining manufacturing activity in the Midwest and Northeast may be overstated as a resu

American President Lines has added two new positions, eliminated eight others and removed a small di

One year after being hit by the strongest hurricane recorded,Jamaica still is receiving reinsurance

Cast (1983) Ltd. said Thursday it will soon add a sixth ship to its liner service between Montreal a

The Senate's chief aviation reformer proposed legislation this week to remove the Federal Aviation A

A House Banking Committee subcommittee approved legislation to require banks to set aside greater re

Personal bankruptcy filings have doubled since 1980 and account for one half the annual fees paid by

A new Coast Guard proposal would require all operators of oceangoing U.S. merchant vessels 79 feet o

The race for the lead in the heavy truck industry tightened once again last month as Navistar Intern

AS MANY AS 200 TRUCK SHIPPERS could be the immediate beneficiaries of a recent Interstate Commerce C

Auto worker Rick Madrid's stained blue work shirt and worn cap will soon be history - literally.

FOR ALL YOU COFFEE DRINKERS OUT THERE, the Colombian government wants you to know that the stimulati

The explosion Tuesday at Quantum Chemical's Morris, Ill., billion pound a year ethylene cracker seem

Brazilian authorities expect trade relations with the United States to improve now that Brazil's gov

The chemical plant explosion near Morris that killed a worker and injured 17 others was caused "beca

The auto insurance industry was able to defeat all but a few state legislative reforms in 1989, disp

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More than 20,000 workers who build Boeing Co. jetliners stopped work Thursday, met in Seattle's dome

The national port authority of Brazil is spending $9 million in a pilot project with the Port of New

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SENATE VOTES TO BAN ALL US-FLIGHT SMOKINGThe Senate Thursday voted overwhelmingly to ban smo

Admiral of the Ocean Sea Award Dinner and Dance. Sept. 15. New York. Sponsored by United Seamen's Se

The Kuala Lumpur Commodity Exchange could introduce financial futures trading in the early 1990s, Co

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