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WHAT IT IS: The most sweeping trade legislation in a generation, the Omnibus Trade Act reforms U.S.

The Canadian government has announced a major escalation of its anti-drug measures by introducing cl

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There may be some in the East Coast maritime industry who think, "I'm not afraid of landbridges," as

After a month of refurbishing by ship workers with Pilgrims' pride, the Mayflower II is ship-shape a

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SHIPPERS HAVE WON a key round against the Texas Railroad Commission in an automatic released rate fi

The leading congressional proposal for controlling acid rain would cause a major shift from high-sul

DU PONT'S INCOME LEAPS IN 4TH QUARTERWILMINGTON, Del. - E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. announ

The Alitalia Airlines group has received final approval of its 1989-1992 budget from its parent comp

The U.S. dollar rose slightly Thursday in a particularly quiet market. Dealers said the mark

The Commerce Department's computerized trade data program for U.S. exporters is rife with problems,

Microcom Inc. of Norwood, Mass., has become the third U.S. software manufacturer to select Puerto Ri

U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Peter Myers is the top contender to become chief fed

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Barely three months after a grand opening presided over by the U.S. consul general, computer and sof

NEW ALLIANCE LINKS NITL UNIT, NJ CLUBNEWARK, N.J. - A new transportation alliance has bloome

Private shipbuilders believe the Navy, their main customer, owes them better treatment. The

The cost of shipping goods from Italy to the United States aboard most liner vessels is going up aga

Deepening of the Port of Mobile's harbor to 45 feet will be completed six months earlier than antici

USAir Group reported fourth quarter net income of $22.8 million, or 53 cents a share, on revenue of

The USS Muliphen, a cargo ship with 44 years of naval history, was intentionally sunk in 175 feet of

A new program allowing California agricultural exporters immediate access to a network of worldwide

The United States has given the go-ahead to the Soviet Union for buying more U.S. grain this year, i

The Texas Legislature has taken aim at the state's insurance regulation crisis with the introduction

The Japanese government, anxious to fall in line with world opinion, has sent out a special announce

China's decade-old economic revolution has brought sharp changes in people's ambitions, lifestyles a

IT LOOKED LIKE A DUCK, OR WORSE, when the brand-new Bush administration floated a bizarre trial ball

The Federal Reserve is reviewing its procedures regarding the evaluation of bank participation in hi

A former Reagan administration trade official warned Thursday that Japan's surplus with the United S

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The spate of Eurobonds issued in European currency units has virtually dried up because of uncertain

Strong signs are emerging here that thorny bilateral trade issues will dominate next month's planned

Software suppliers are giving electronic data interchange programs a look that could significantly b

The renomination bid of Interstate Commerce Commission Chairman Heather J. Gradison is running into

Intermodalism Comes of Age. The 1989 Shipper-Carrier Conference. Feb. 1-2. Sponsored by Internationa

Two House members introduced legislation to extend a ban on the export of Alaska oil. Rep. H

New York Governor Mario Cuomo proposed Thursday the establishment of a $150 million solid waste mana

A COCKTAIL RECEPTION slated to take place at the Whitehall Club in New York early next month marks t

Airlines anxious to start flying the Boeing Co.'s latest 747 intercontinental jumbo jet will be gett