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B+H Maritime Carriers Ltd., which trades on the American Stock Exchange, has announced the completio

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

Prices of used bulk vessels spurted dramatically in January, after increasing for at least a year, a

Shipping industry leaders and analysts expressed fear that a potential order by Nedlloyd Lines for f

U.S. Customs is taking in hundreds of millions of dollars it doesn't deserve, but the increasingly w

Railroad labor unions are growing concerned that the possible strike at Eastern Air Lines could cost

Moves are under way to further ease sales of U.S. high technology to China without violating guideli

The Labor Department does not see a need for congressional action to curtail use of pension plan fun

A captive insurance company that would provide property and casualty insurance for the dealers of t

General Motors Corp., charged in a black employees' lawsuit with discrimination in raises and promo

Lloyd's of London is planning to appoint representatives in Spain and Greece as part of the insuranc

Empire Life Insurance Co. of Kingston, Ontario, has agreed to purchase a controlling stake in Connec

The appointment this week by Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney of a Quebec member of Parliamen

Canadian employers are increasing the number of benefits they provide to full-time workers, while al

AEGON AGREES TO PLAY MINOR PART IN FIRMTHE HAGUE, Netherlands - The Aegon Insurance Group an

AIDS has now killed more Americans than died in combat during the Vietnam war. As of this we

The nation's largest organization for the elderly is distancing itself from protests over the new ca

RUNAWAY CARS DERAIL, EXPLODE IN MONTANAHELENA, Mont. - Runaway railroad cars derailed and ex

The Port of Marseilles will start to bring the third component of its EDI system on stream April 1,

WATERWAY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS INC. (Jeffersonville, Ind.) - Salverio J. ''Sal" Berte was named re

The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. was scheduled to complete the sale of the old Toledo, Pe

S.KOREA CAN DIAL DIRECT TO CHINA, SOVIET UNIONSEOUL, South Korea - South Koreans now can mak

A group of state-owned European railroads has unveiled details of a mammoth $100 billion project fo

Jamaican exporters say they are losing almost US$10 million a week because of a new government progr

Ciba-Geigy Corp.'s plastics division raised discounted prices of its liquid, solution and solid epox

Witco Corp.'s Argus division increased prices of its organotin heat stabilizers and its UV absorbers

The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday it is delaying a proposed ban on the pesticide da

The BOC Group and Dow Chemical Co. have formed Generon Systems to combine BOC's Pressure Swing Adsor

American Telephone & Telegraph Co. is finally poised to get a big break in Europe after five years o

SENATE COMMITTEE OKS REILLY AS EPA HEADA Senate committee unanimously approved the nominatio

Atochem SA announced plans to construct a new sodium perchlorate plant at its Jarrie Works in Isere,

Eastern Air Lines Inc. is headed for a confrontation with its largest union, and it could threaten t

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Falling temperatures left much of the Pacific Northwest locked beneath a blanket of snow Thursday, c

Airborne Freight Corp. is studying the possibility of operating its own aircraft on trans-Atlantic a

The recent surge in prices of Canadian airline shares could induce Ottawa to privatize the 55 percen

FEDERAL EXPRESS, TIGER MERGER MOVES CLOSERMEMPHIS - The planned merger of Federal Express Co

As the former husband of a Japanese movie star, Jack Cella has some idea of what it takes to become

The Federal Maritime Commission made available Tuesday the text of proposed rules to simplify the fi