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The world's most populous country is growing faster than the food supply, threatening China's econom

Saying that air service is vital for five localities in West Virginia, U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-W

PITNEY BOWES INC. (Stamford, Conn.) David A. Roberts has been named president of the company's Data

FAA CERTIFIES 747-400 FOR COMMERCIAL USESEATTLE - The advanced-technology Boeing 747-400, po

ALLTRANS FORMS UNIT FOR TRANSPORT INDUSTRYWAYNE, N.J. - Alltrans International Group Inc. ha

Retailers are trying to make sure they don't byte off more than they can chew. For U.S. stor

Not long after the breakup of American Telephone & Telegraph Co., Rudy and Mildred Chalow got an AT&

TIDEWATER REACHES PACT ON DEBT RESTRUCTURINGTidewater Inc., a New Orleans offshore marine se

Britain's controversial Dock Labour Scheme, which guarantees most of the country's dockworkers a job

There's Westchester the county, Westchester the symbol of suburban life and now Westchester - the oi

Sonoco Products Co. and Graham Engineering Corp. signed a letter of intent to form a new company to

U.S ports handled 3.1 million metric tons of chemical imports in November, upfrom 2.7 millio

U.S. drug companies spent $6.5 billion on research in 1988, 18 percent more than in 1987, and a simi

Hoechst Celanese Canada Inc., a subsidiary of Hoechst Celanese Corp., will make an offer to purchase

Ocean carriers favor a Maritime Administration proposal that would allow them to use tax-deferred fu

JAPAN'S NKK STARTS UP COAL TAR FACILITYNKK Corp. said it started operating a new coal tar di

Zeger van Asch van Wijck, Seattle's new port director in Seattle, said he intends to spend his first

The new port director at the Port of Tacoma is already a familiar face to most employees at the Taco

Spurred by grain export business diverted from the drought-stricken Mississippi River Valley, the Po

ATLANTIC CONTAINER LINE (South Plainfield, N.J.) - Patrick Johnson was named dis- trict sales manage

The Pacific Northwest's two rival containerports at Tacoma and Seattle Tuesday each got a new port d

Five major food companies have joined four others in working toward eliminating highly saturated pal

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United Parcel Service Inc. will build a new package sorting facility at the international trade cent

The CRB Futures Price Index continued its upward climb in 1988 and reached a four-year high of 270.5

Heavy truck sales in 1989 should match last year's robust levels, but a faltering economy will depre

CHINA BUYS US WHEAT ON EXPORT BONUS PLANWASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Agriculture said

200 TRUCKERS FINED IN SURPRISE OPERATIONCOLUMBIA, S.C. - More than 200 truckers were issued

A senior official of the Chicago Board of Trade says China has "enormous potential for a commodities

Despite explosive sales growth in the heavy truck industry last year, the rankings of manufacturers

Members of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, the world trade body based in Geneva, agreed

FREIGHTLINER CORP. (Portland, Ore.) - A. Gordon Clark, senior vice president, sales and marketing, h

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CSX Transportation Inc. has announced it will spend $763 million on capital improvements during 1989

The Japanese once again are showing their ability to diversify as traditional lines of business fall

United Parcel Service, expanding rapidly in the international document and parcel express business,

Brazilian merchant shipping could undergo a wrenching adjustment in the wake of last weekend's gover

Edward John Barber, retired chairman of Barber Steamship Lines Inc., died Saturday at the age of 72.