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Moves to merge the three westbound North Atlantic shipping conferences could be finalized by the spr

Elton Blair, a truck driver who has made nine trips to Guatemala to distribute food, clothing and ot

The government has ordered a study of demands by ports to relax cabotage laws and permit foreign ves

One of the state's 10 largest auto insurance companies has slashed the commissions it pays its broke

By subjecting California insurers to antitrust laws, the state Supreme Court has added a new and uni

The Minnesota business community is learning again that it can be easier getting a kidney dialysis m

The $10.3 billion U.S. merchandise trade deficit in October was welcomed Wednesday by administration

Romania, led by ultra-orthodox communist Nicolae Ceausescu, has paid back its debt at breakneck spee

The president of a leading trade association has accused the U.S. Customs Service of showing an atti

Officials from three agricultural cooperatives will delay a proposed merger decision until January.<

The earth's protective ozone layer is thinning more than expected in northern regions of the globe,

Ingersoll Engineers Inc., Rockford, Ill., said it is leading a consortium of U.S. businesses in a bi

BRAZIL'S OIL IMPORTS UP IN FIRST 10 MONTHSSAO PAULO, Brazil - Brazil's oil imports averaged

Council of Logistics Management, Chicago round table, Dec. 8. Starlight Inn, 99 West Lawrence Ave.,

The Federal Maritime Commission staff's second survey of maritime industry opinion on the impact of

SENATE STEERING GROUP FILLS TWO VACANCIESThe Senate Democratic Steering Committee has filled

The Japanese wholesale price index for November averaged 86.2, down from 86.7 a month earlier and do

Deutsche Bank AG, West Germany's largest commercial bank, will make its long- awaited move into the

Nippon Steel Chemical Co. is ready to establish a presence in the United States through the acquisit

TENNECO INC. (Houston) - Following the sale of Tenneco Oil Co. and the retirement and resignation of

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Shippers and carriers must form long-term partnerships to enhance transportation productivity, a log

South Korea will hold a major trade exhibition in Moscow next July to celebrate the opening of its f

The Indian Leather Products Association is seeking government blessing to establish a New York offic

Following a sharp sell-off on the Commerce Department figures for the U.S. trade deficit, the U.S. d

CHINA BUYS US WHEAT UNDER SUBSIDY PLANWASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Ch

AIR PRODUCTS RAISES PRICESAir Products and Chemicals Inc., Allentown, Pa., raised prices for

With jobs scarce at home, so many Filipinos have gone to work abroad that they have become one of th

Chevron U.S.A. Inc. raised posted buying prices for West Texas Intermediate crude oil by 50 cents a

A hotel, plaza, ballroom, pool, golf course and tennis courts would sit on property now occupied by

Today, the Port of San Francisco is better known among maritime leaders as a real estate operation t

The question of cargoes or quiche is not limited to the United States. Klaus von Dohnanyi, t

2 SOFTWARE COMPANIES SIGNAL INTENT TO MERGEVIENNA, Va. - Morino Inc. and Duquesne Systems In

A group of shipping lines serving the trade between the West Coast and Middle East said it will phas

A story headlined Ports Weigh Super Authorities that appeared in The Journal of Commerce Dec. 9 on P

The Interstate Commerce Commission has ordered the Missouri Pacific Railroad Co. to refund overcharg

Heavily indebted Mexico has opted for a new economic package which economists and bankers say reflec

The European Community is almost ready to start negotiating agreements on economic cooperation with

The Maritime Administration has released the first yearly report on shipbuilding costs and a second,