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The Maritime Administration has released an updated version of its listing of all U.S.-registered oc

AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES LTD. (Oakland, Calif.) - John G. Burgess was named senior vice president re

A sister port relationship beteen Rio de Janeiro in Brazil and the Port of New York & New Jersey was

The State Department strengthened its ban on sugar imports from Panama Tuesday by denying that count

The United States may be able to provide a better "safety net" of support for its farmers if it gain

One of the fascinating aspects of the shipping business is that the players come from all over the w

An upcoming U.S. appeals court decision could have a major impact on whether tape-recorded evidence

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners Tuesday voted to recommend state passage of a mo

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EC REJECTS CRITICISM OF IMPORT ORIGIN RULESBRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Community Tuesda

U.S. and Canadian limousine makers are railing at each other over whether Canadian stretch limousine

The Exxon Valdez catastrophe has cast a long shadow over this week's gathering of the world's top ma

The heavy truck market scored a paper gain last month as sales topped the recall-stricken results of

Freeport Indonesia Inc., subsidiary of a large American minerals producer,plans to increase

IRAQ: BANK CREDITS NOT USED TO BUY ARMSIraq has denied reports that it bought arms with expo

THERE ARE NO COMPELLING REASONS for the Federal Reserve to ease or to tighten monetary policy in the

The South Atlantic and Caribbean Ports Association has a problem: It wants to donate $3,000 each yea

VIRGINIA'S PRODUCTION SET RECORD LAST YEARVirginia coal production increased 2.2 percent to

The Singapore International Monetary Exchange is considering introducing a crude oil futures contrac

KOHLBERG WON'T ENTER BIDDING WAR FOR UALThe leveraged buy-out firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts &

The Military Sealift Command has awarded a fixed-price, $7.3 million contract for the charter of a t

KRAFT USA (Glenview, Ill.) - J. Prescott Wallace was named vice president, consumer promotion. He wa

The following business missions are scheduled to arrive in the United States. The Journal of Commerc

Toy makers are gearing up for a Christmas season that will see fewer of the blockbuster toys that pr

The World Bank, long criticized for funding environmentally damaging projects, announced increased l

A political activist organization says it has asked the House Ethics Committee to launch an investig

The Canadian Wheat Board denied allegations from U.S. farm groups that it is dumping Canadian durum

AIR FRANCE U.S.A. (New York) - Jean-Paul Moreau was named cargo manager, United States, responsible

A team of eight Japanese trade leaders will tour the United States Sept. 11-22 to learn more about t

A chart listing the container carriers in the Brazil trades that appeared on Page 11B of a special s

* Albert L. Kraus - Markets and Money 3A * Import Quota Watch 4A* Rosalind Rachid - Trade Ta

SOME OF US ARE WONDERING why it's taking so long to find a new Customs commissioner. "It's a

Australia is expected to have a second international air cargo operator soon. The new carrie

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service Agri

ENTREPRENEURS PUT BETS ON AZTEC GAME REVIVALALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Aztec tribesmen were such fa

DUNKIN' DONUTS REJECTS CANADIAN OFFERRANDOLPH, Mass. - Dunkin' Donuts said Monday that it ha

Japan's representatives at two financial conferences Sept. 23 will be seeking a consensus on lowerin

This index alphabetically lists all significant references to companies and other operating organiza

In an unusual display of unity, five leading U.S. ship companies are set to ask for at least $85 mil

HOW TO USE: The following government bid opportunities are among the hundreds of such opport