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The legislative process spurred by the Exxon Valdez oil spill moved forward Wednesday when a House p

The International Monetary Fund approved new lending guidelines to help allay Third World debt.<

Booming business at Singapore's Keppel Corp. shipyards is having a beneficial spillover effect in th

The International Trade Commission cleared the way Tuesday for anti-dumping duties on industrial pow

Asia-Pacific growth in demand for ethylene, a primary petrochemical building block, already outstrip

San Juan has been slated as the winter home port for the Horizon, a 1,300- passenger cruise ship now

Any traffic manager who occasionally feels overwhelmed by the myriad of pricing options available t

A nuclear aircraft carrier will be christened the USS United States, the first time a ship has borne

Are the British the most fickle people in Europe, or is it just that they are less willing to tolera

Proposed legislation to correct the freight industry's rate undercharge problem should face one less

Lloyd's of London, famous for underwriting large risks, seems to be developing a strategy of avoidin

A top Federal Reserve official played down the risk to U.S. exports from the recent dollar surge, wh

U.S. insurance companies, long accustomed to concentrating almost exclusively on the American market

Compaq Computer Corp. has unveiled a new line of desktop computers that are so powerful they will cu

Hidden in the U.S. trade deficit statistics is an area of strength that seldom if ever is revealed b

The Soviet Union soon may challenge the West by scrapping up to 100 aging submarines and surface war

HAPAG-LLOYD (AMERICA) INC. (Staten Island, N.Y) - Oldriska "Oli" Reichl was named regional manager f

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Malaysia Airline System, riding high on a surge in cargo and passenger business, is expected to sign

POOLE, MDS, PACTRAN TO EXCHANGE ASSETSEVERGREEN, Ala. - Poole Truck Line Inc. of Evergreen a

SUIT SAYS STATE FARM SURPLUS IS TOO BIGAn attorney contends in a lawsuit that State Farm has

Holland Coal Handling, a consortium of Dutch, West German and Australian companies, has won a $70 mi

A rise in U.S. gasoline prices was caused by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries' deci

ABF FREIGHT SYSTEM INC. (Fort Smith, Ark.) - Roy Slagle was named regional vice president for sales

Fruehauf Corp. lost $241.7 million on revenue of $332.9 million in the first quarter, mostly in esti

In a "Premium Talk" interview that appeared in The Journal of Commerce of May 22, Page 11A, Paul T.

Durable goods orders rose an unexpectedly strong 2.9 percent last month, the biggest increase since

A local bank, a security company, a law firm and a hair products manufacturer today will receive the

SENATE PANEL TO DEBATE MARAD, FMC BUDGETSA Senate maritime subcommittee will meet June 1 on

Schindler Group, one of the world's largest elevator manufacturers, said Tuesday it will close its T

Energy Secretary James D. Watkins is urging the U.S. Court of Appeals to permit nuclear testing at t

Sea Containers Ltd. said it held discussions Tuesday with Stena Finance B.V., a unit of Sweden's St

ECOM CONSULTANTS (New York) - Alan G. Dee was named a managing director of this international corpor

It looked so easy a few short years ago. U.S. stock markets were booming and Japanese brokerage comp

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF EXPORTERS AND IMPORTERS (New York) - Mary GiaQuinta was promoted to director

EXPORTERS REPORT CHINA BUYS SOFT RED WHEATKANSAS CITY, Kan. - China purchased 100,000 to 300

The number of Japanese traveling abroad on an annual basis will exceed 10 million next year, a Japan

When Jimmy Carter proposed moving the nation's nuclear missiles out of in- ground silos where they a

Most of the United States' trade problems lie at home and not with foreigncompetitors such as Japan

National Maritime Day activities here Tuesday came to a close with three House maritime leaders sayi