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The Commission on Merchant Marine and Defense has scheduled two more out-of- town hearings before wi

OIL LOADING INCREASES AT KHARG ISLANDNICOSIA, Cyprus - Crude oil loading is gradually increa

What does airplane noise have to do with higher air fares and delayed cargo? It's a question

The front-runner in Venezuela's Dec. 4 presidential race will call for a rescheduling of the nation'

The European Community is expected to reject a U.S. certificate of origin given to Japanese photocop

The U.S. trade deficit in July-September rose slightly from the second quarter on a balance of payme

Expansion of the domestic air network as a result of deregulation has whetted the appetite of numero

BANANA WORKERS STRIKE IN HONDURASTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - About 12,000 workers at more than 2

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

Brazil's second-largest food-processing company, Perdigao, is negotiating a joint venture with an un

The American Arbitration Association said Monday it would disclose today its resolution of a high-st

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

Grain and soybean futures on the Chicago Board of Trade traded lower Monday despite news that after

Peruvian Economy Minister Abel Salinas has resigned only five days after announcing a new austerity

Economists predict a short honeymoon for Prime Minister Brian Mulroney unless his new government can

Inflation in China has surged to record levels despite government countermeasures, official figures

An Agriculture Department analyst says that in the wake of this summer's drought, demand for railcar

Economic indicators for September show Japan's economy is continuing to expand, the Economic Plannin

Michigan has become the latest in a series of states to make a major financial commitment to cleanin

The vinyls industry greatly exceeded the 1 percent to 2 percent growth rates forecast in the early 1

A former coaling station in the eastern Caribbean today is the region's leading port. The Po

Major banks raised the prime lending rate one-half point to 10.5 percent Monday, and economists said

New currency exchange rules for tourists to be weighed Wednesday by Brazil's top economic policy cou

JAPAN OFFICIAL PULLS OUT OF MONTREAL MEETINGSJapan's International Trade and Industry Minist

Tidal waves that swept thousands to their deaths in the Bay of Bengal in 1965 left behind a merchant

FMC REVOKES LICENSES OF FIVE FORWARDERSWASHINGTON - The Federal Maritime Commission said it

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THEY ROLLED OUT THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT'S version of the Solid Gold Cadillac the other day, the B-2 S

The speedy oil-change business, estimated to be a $9.5 billion a year industry, began with a single

PPG TO PURCHASE CASCO NOBEL UNITPPG Industries said it will purchase the automotive refinish

Turbulence could be on its way for the French airline industry now that the government has opted for

The Navy's Military Sealift Command is again raising the issue of whether a foreign company charteri

Truck lines using owner-operators can prosper financially if they focus on medium-haul niche transpo

Southeast Asian nations plan to press the Japanese to step up drastically their investments in joint

The Port of Hampton Roads almost certainly will shatter last year's record- setting cargo volume tot

Having bagged one big U.S. project, Singapore's Far East Levingston Shipbuilding Ltd. is striving fo

First it was the little engine that could, but now it is the little railroad that couldn't.

A new grain trade agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union is expected to give a wel

JAPAN TO IMPORT RICE IF US SCRAPS SUPPORTSTOKYO - Japan is ready to import rice if the Unite

The following business missions are scheduled to arrive in the United States. The Journal of Commerc