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

Elaine Chao, chairwoman of the Federal Maritime Commission, likely will retain that post following t

The Customs Service confirmed that it has made a commitment to the International Longshoremen's Asso

Britain and the European Community launched separate monopoly inquiries Thursday into General Electr

International Longshoremen's Association Local 1408 (Jacksonville, Fla.). 53rd anniversary celebrati

REICHHOLD TO BOOST COATING RESINS PRICESReichhold Chemicals Inc. said it will raise coating

BELGIUM'S GECHEM SELLS PLASTIC FILM UNITBRUSSELS, Belgium - Gechem, the ailing chemicals uni

Great Britain's national utility, the Central Electricity Generating Board, has awarded contracts to

Ford Motor Co., rich with cash from its record profits, Thursday raised its first-quarter dividend b

A California-based labor union is seeking the right to represent nearly a third of Northwest Airline

Mandatory employer-sponsored health insurance, the insurance industry's antitrust exemption and its

The U.S. Customs Service isn't targeting Jamaica or the ocean carriers serving Jamaica for particula

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

Conservationists have made their largest single debt-for-nature swap, buying $5.6 million in discoun

Jan. 12, 1989 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Northeast Utilities, Berlin, Conn., Thursday made a $2 billion proposal to Public Service of New Ham

Kirk Line Ltd.'s efforts to upgrade its security procedures at the Port of Kingston, Jamaica, are bo

TOUGH ACTION BY US URGED ON EC MEAT BANAmerican Farm Bureau Federation delegates urged the U

A Belgian court named the freight forwarder charged with illegal shipments to Libya Thursday, as Lib

President-elect Bush completed the top ranks of his administration Thursday by selecting retired Adm

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There were more smiles on more faces at the annual Toys and Games Fair Thursday than for some time,

The congressional committees that deal with maritime issues will be looking primarily at domestic po

Royal Nedlloyd Group NV, a large shipping, transport and energy concern, said Thursday it expects ne

The New York law firm Haight, Gardner, Poor & Havens is making a major expansion through its merger

A proposed East-West economic conference next year will be strictly an information exchange exercise

Like the meter of a wayward taxicab, the losses at Miami-based Eastern Air Lines are running up at r

MASSPORT MAY ASSUME LOGAN AIRPORT SECURITYThe Massachusetts Port Authority is considering ta

Health insurers said two proposals for national health insurance published Thursday in the New Engla

REPORT LIKELY TO CITE PRODUCER PRICE BOOSTIn another sign that inflationary pressures contin

A NEW UNDERSTANDING of how much economic growth the Federal Reserve can accept was a theme running t

Precious metal prices will rise only a little during the next few monthsbecause inflation sh

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

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

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

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

An Italian ship carrying 2,400 tons of toxic Italian chemical waste that had been dumped in Lebanon

The Panama Canal Commission's board of directors will decide at its April meeting how much of a cana