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Local electronics companies swam successfully against the tide of a general slowdown in the sector a

The government said Czechoslovakia's largest armaments plant will halve its military production this

Evergreen Marine Corp.'s estimated US$1.5 billion ship order is likely to go to Japan's Onomichi Doc

STANDARD & POOR'S FORMS INDUSTRY GROUPStandard & Poor's Corp. Thursday announced the formati

Great American Insurance Co. is interested in acquiring the failed Constellation Reinsurance Co., a

The Treasury Department Thursday struck down the recent U.S. Customs Service ruling that increased t

GAUGHAN DENIES REPORTS ON MOVEWASHINGTON - Maritime Administrator John Gaughan says reports

The Philadelphia Port Corp. announced late Wednesday a tentative agreement giving Holt Cargo Systems

1499 (Feb. 16, 1989) Previous day - 1503 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

With little or no regular assistance from the state and their ability to issue bonds limited by the

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The agency that represents Massachusetts insurers in rate settings and other workers compensation an

Sprague Electric Co., a leading maker of specialist integrated circuits, or microchips, is moving it

Creating an efficient, tightly knit team was one of the most important factors behind Unisys Corp.'s

Labor unrest at Italian ports is likely to resume on a large scale in early March, according to the

SHIPPERS AND TRUCKERS still have room to maneuver as haggling continues over a controversial truck r

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Production in the Far East of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, or ABS, is growing rapidly and GE Pla

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The principals of Hong Kong Islands Line said they will start a new service between eastern Australi

The international whaling issue has finally touched the palates of U.S. consumers. Major res

TENNECO ANNOUNCES RESTRUCTURING PLANSTenneco Inc. Thursday announced a restructuring designe

COURT ALLOWS SECRECY ON ALASKA TEST RESULTSChevron Corp., San Francisco, and BP America Inc.

Consumer activists and insurance industry members waged a heated war of words before Maryland's legi

The U.S. dollar rose slightly Thursday, while the Australian dollar declined. Dealers said t

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

The Federal Maritime Commission will determine whether a nearly 29-year-old rate-making agreement in

OECD INFLATION RATE AVERAGED 3.8 PERCENT IN 1988PARIS- The average inflation rate in the 24

THE ECONOMY'S STRENGTH WORRIES some people these days because it is greater than most had realized a

One of the most important building blocks of the automation of the global transportation industry ha

A construction crew smooths concrete on a 17-acre site at the Port of New Orleans. Pile drivers poun

Dutch businessmen, lured by the Thai boom in exports, are promoting the idea of distributing their p

Container traffic moving through the Port of Charleston in the year ended Dec. 31, 1988, jumped more

A visiting Rotterdam delegation outlined expansion plans Wednesday designed to ensure the Dutch city

J. COAKLEY FUNERAL SET; HEADED UNITED TANKERSEDONA, Ariz. - Funeral services will be held to

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In preliminary discussions Wednesday, a European Parliament panel agreed generally to recommend tigh

Massachusetts Port Authority officials were "shocked" at a jury verdict that found Massport negligen

PILOTS ASK TO CONTINUE EASTERN FITNESS INQUIRYWASHINGTON - The union representing pilots at