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Proposals for a major new container complex at the north edge of Elliott Bay largely will dictate wh

A new lobbying group for ocean shippers has emerged on the Washington scene. It's called the

A rock 'n' roll pirate radio ship that had broadcast beyond the three-mile territorial limit off Lon

NEW ENGLAND: Eastern Utilities Associates, Boston MID-ATLANTIC: Long Island Lighting Co., Hi

The Sun Co. has completed a $45 million upgrade of its refinery in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, enabling th

Dec. 20, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, at a meeting scheduled for today, almost certainly will reco

Sun Refining & Marketing Co., Philadelphia, a unit of Sun Co., Tuesday lowered its barge price for N

West German Research Minister Heinz Riesenhuber on Tuesday unveiled plans for an international proje

Taking its cue from Santa Cruz County, Calif., the city of Santa Cruz Tuesday considered a proposal

General Electric Co.'s plastics division said it will build a thermoplastics compounding plant in Ho

E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & CO. (Wilmington, Del.) - Martin G. Mand will become vice president and tre

The value of chemical exports plunged by $500 million in October, and new data on export volumes ind

A U.S. appeals court recently held that a ship master's traditional right to maintain discipline at

ETHYL CORP. CONSIDERS SPINOFF OF BUSINESSRICHMOND, Va. - Ethyl Corp. said it is considering

MORAN TOWING CORP. (Greenwich, Conn.) - Donald J. Peck was named vice president and general manager

After months of delays, Iraq's national steamship company has started servicefrom the United

New export orders for five ships totaling 181,400 gross metric tons were placed with Japanese shipya

Charles P.K. Leon runs a lean but aggressive office for the Georgia Ports Authority in this Far East

Backers of plan to build a fleet of more than 30 commuter boats as an alternative to new freeways or

Consumer prices dropped slightly in the New York area in November, when lower costs for clothing and

Attorneys differ on how the insurance industry's victory in the Shell Oil Co. case will affect the 1

US ECONOMIC GROWTH SLOWED IN 3RD QUARTERThe economy, held back by the summer drought, expand

If ever a corporation had a reputation for bad management and Neanderthal policies, it was the old U

The Canadian government is rushing proceedings to get the U.S.-Canada free trade legislation approve

A majority of U.S. businesses believe buildings containing asbestos pose serious health risks, but m

ASSET GUARANTY REINSURANCE CO. (New York) - Richard M. Rafter was named vice president, asset manage

Free-lance writer John M. Battaglia moved from Los Altos to North Hollywood last year. His insurance

Insurance industry lawyers, calling on the state Supreme Court to strike down Proposition 103, charg

INDUSTRIAL WORLD SEEN IN BEST SHAPE IN YEARSThe leading non-communist industrial economies t

Malaysia's trade surplus for the first nine months of the year was M$9 billion (US$3.46 billion), vi

PROVIDENCE WASHINGTON, SWISS INSURER MERGEPROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Baloise, a Basel, Switzerla

Japan's current account surplus is shrinking much too slowly, and the nation's policy makers should

US TO COMPENSATE EC FOR OIL IMPORT TAXThe United States has accepted the principle that it s

Labor leaders and corporate executives will begin today to explore new ways of cooperating to make A

A South Korean businessman has been arrested in connection with allegedfinancial irregularit

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President-elect George Bush indicated Tuesday that interest rates might ease once global financial m

Nothing is sacred after a while in a society where it is easier to rent than to buy. The ren