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Japan will more than double its imports of foreign cars by the mid-1990s, a high ranking industry ex

* EC 1992 Regulatory Roundup 5A * JofC Industrial Price Index 6A* Kevin Commins - Currency F

General Electric Co., the big U.S. conglomerate, and Britain's General Electric Co. PLC said at the

Lloyd's of London on Friday introduced a new insurance policy designed to compensate shipowners, cha

The Big Three U.S. automakers got 1989 off on an upbeat note, selling 3.7 percent more U.S.-built ca

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Crude oil prices are headed for a first-quarter high of $19 to $19.50 as the market is backed by a s

The contract talks opening today between the International Longshoremen's Association and several wa

Japanese grain buyers have begun shifting significant quantities of U.S. grain export shipments away

U.S. insurance brokers are ready to pursue business across the Atlantic, but most U.S. insurers are

The Interstate Commerce Commission's decision last week to overturn an arbitration award against Gui

U.S. Customs Commissioner William von Raab wants to allay the concerns of importers about the agency

The state that gave us the popular California Raisins has, well, recycled the colorful character wit

APCO ASSOCIATES (Washington) - Former Rep. Don Bonker, a key figure in world trade issues when in t

Sixteen U.S. electronics companies have agreed to study the feasibility of creating a corporate part

Indonesia is trying to chip away at Italy's control of the growing world marble market with the hel

Automakers in Brazil, led by Ford and Volkswagen, fear that U.S. consumers will be buying fewer Braz

FREIGHTLINER TO UNVEIL ALUMINUM WHEELS LINEPORTLAND, Ore. - Freightliner Corp. is offering a

S. KOREA AGAIN CLOSES YARD AFTER PROTESTSSEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's biggest shipbuil

US PREPARED TO EASE DEBT TERMS FOR MEXICOMEXICO CITY - The United States soon will begin deb

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The shortest route between two European electronic communications networks is probably through the U

UNISYS CORP. DROPPED FROM AIR FORCE CASEBLUE BELL, Pa. - A federal judge in Montgomery, Ala.

CompuServe Inc. announced the interconnection of its InfoPlex electronic mail system with the IBM Pr

Speed isn't always everything. Electronic systems can provide freeze frame snapshots of carg

Another new company will be set up to enable Liberty Shipping Group to take over the subsidized bulk

Edifact TDED Maintenance Group Meeting, Jan. 23-26, Geneva. Contact: Bob Hurd, ANSI X12/DISA, 1800

The hours are long, and the days can be monotonous. How do merchant seamen pass the time dur

The Maritime Administration has agreed to allow American President Lines Ltd. sell the 20-year-old p

THE MARITIME INDUSTRY lost two prominent executives in the Dec. 21 crash of Pan American World Airwa

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Port of Baltimore officials acknowledge that 1988 cargo volume through the port will not set a recor

A tugboat fleet captain was sentenced to five years in jail for negligence in a tugboat-ferry collis

MOST SHIPPERS AGENTS HAVE THREE WORDS for Conrail's new liability coverage: It's about time.

Norfolk Southern Corp. plans to increase its capital spending by 12 percent this year. The h

Rising freight rates failed to keep several large trucking companies out of the red during last year

ABOARD THE METROLINER ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL - Amtrak blew its own horn Thursday to commemorate the 20t

A new era is on the way in shipping finance, with more companies going to the stock market for funds

Heavy cost overruns on five repair contracts for ships bought last year by Puerto Rico's state-owned

The Shipping Corp. of New Zealand said it was not possible for it to take New Zealand seamen on boar