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U.S. business will be helped, not hurt, when the European Community harmonizes the product standards

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The U.S. Customs Service is launching a major effort to protect U.S. companies against imported ille

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

European Commission officials said they were disappointed but not surprised by Thursday's announceme

THE EASTERN REGIONAL BUSINESS CONDUCT COMMITTEE of the National Futures Association has barred State

A proposed revision in the Coast Guard's vessel cargo-capacity measurement rules will incorporate an

WHAT IT IS: One of several legislative initiatives introduced following the nation's largest oil spi

Brazil's highest labor relations court was scheduled to rule Thursday on issues involved in the nati

The economies of the Pacific Rim will see a modest slowdown in growth during the next two years, pre

Salen Lindblad Cruising and several partners have announced a joint venture, Frontier Cruises, to bu

AEGON INSURANCE GROUP PLANS TO ISSUE STOCKTHE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS - Aegon Insurance Group wil

The Tampa Port Authority is diving into new waters in 1989 with plans to switch from a "landlord" to

Portugal began dismantling its lumbering state sector this week with the partial sell-off of shares

Growth in seaborne imports slowed in the fourth quarter of last year compared with the third, while

The British government appears intent on scrapping a labor agreement that gives 9,400 dockworkers jo

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An investigation into mismanagement of the state-owned shipping line of Puerto Rico widened, with a

The Port of Kobe in Japan is planning a high-speed ferry link with the new Kansai International Air

Virtually all of Brazil's 47 river and seaports were idled Wednesday, the first day of a renewed nat

Details of the long-awaited sale of revived Philippine National Bank should emerge in the next few d

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Erik Stromberg tells a story to illustrate how precarious the tenure is of the typical U.S. port dir

A long-awaited report on ways of improving Australian waterfront labor productivity has been describ

Conrail, P&W Discuss Possible AcquisitionPHILADELPHIA - Conrail and Providence & Worcester h

The Port of Gulfport has been selected as a guinea pig for a dredging disposal project that could sa

Logistec Corp., a publicly traded maritime service company based in Montreal, is seeking to expand i

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

Frank Lorenzo's dealings with Eastern Airlines are one of his concerns. Separately, the operations o

Horizon Air flight attendants will set up informational picket lines today and Friday at the airline

Michigan manufacturers are increasing their use of technology and implementing more effective manage

It's small but mighty. That's the immediate impression a first-time visitor gets of the La S

A panel of experts told the Joint Economic Committee Wednesday that the European Community's propose

Grain and soybean traders Tuesday were not second-guessing the outcome of U.S.-Soviet Union grain ta

The New York Power Authority and Hydro-Quebec Wednesday signed a contract that calls for the Canadia

HOUSE APPROVES FMC BUDGET BILLThe House of Representatives has approved a $16.3 million budg

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Nationwide growth in U.S. manufacturing is resulting in strong demand for heavy trucks and all-time

Journal of Commerce Transportation Table, Karen B. Phillips, Interstate Commerce Commission will spe

The U.S. dollar rose Wednesday to levels that recently sparked dollar-selling intervention by the Fe