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South Korea, like Japan, is pushing for a larger role in the International Monetary Fund. An

A veto of legislation mandating sanctions against Iraq for its use of chemical weapons would kill th

An anxious aviation industry is pitching what it wants from the U.S. government in aviation policy w

No one's calling it the Illinois miracle, but after a long period of decline the Illinois economy is

Sea-Land Corp. said Wednesday that Farrell Lines and Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., the remaining two pl

Buoyed by news of a $65 million gas well purchase by Formosa Plastics Group, Texas economic leaders

K-Tron International Inc., a manufacturer of process control feeders,formed a new subsidiary, K-Tron

The Commerce Department has done a poor job in managing export promotion events overseas, a new repo

Two scientists from the University of Michigan developed a new process that converts methane, an ine

CALGENE GETS PATENT FOR RESISTANT PLANTSDAVIS, Calif. - Calgene Inc. has been granted a pate

Saudi Arabia has offered further volume-linked discounts to Japanese oil companies, while Kuwait has

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Sept. 28, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

IT WAS ON, but now it's off. Mapco Inc., the 23rd largest U.S. coal producer, had an agreeme

A group of energy economists concluded Tuesday that Gov. Michael S. Dukakis and Vice President Georg

CHINESE OIL EXPORTS EXPECTED TO DECLINEExports of Chinese crude oil are expected to decline

Supplies of gasoline and distillate fuel oil increased and refinery utilization was off significantl

AMERICAN ELECTRIC GETS DOE CLEAN COAL GRANTCOLUMBUS, Ohio - The U.S. Department of Energy aw

OMANI EXPLORATION YIELDS TWO OIL FINDSMUSCAT, Oman - Oman announced two new oil finds follow

Midway Airlines is doing its part so a pair of koalas can flourish in Chicago. Koalas in Chi

A top Transportation Department official Wednesday signaled the government's intention to toughen it

The International Air Transport Association, the group instrumental in setting international airline

AIR FREIGHT CONTINUES DOUBLE-DIGIT GROWTHAir freight continued its long double-digit expansi

The establishment of commercial air links between South Korea and Australia may depend on the size o

The message to customs brokers was simple and direct: Automate or perish. Customs Commission

IBM CUTS COST, BOOSTS POWER OF MAINFRAMESRYE BROOK, N.Y. - International Business Machines C

People may be the biggest barrier to computerized communication. Vendors at the Distribution

Pity the poor soul in search of a personal computer. Things have scarcely improved during th

With its share of the maritime cargo market shrinking and its dredging plans blocked, the Port of Oa

Negotiators in the seven-month-old tugboat strike in the Port of New York Wednesday resumed talks fo

SOUTH AFRICAN DOCKERS STRIKE THIRD PORTJOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Thousands of striking bl

The maritime industry is facing a tough battle to preserve the Jones Act next year. Just whe

Lawyers for Sir Yue-kong Pao's World-Wide (Shipping) Ltd. are maintainingpressure on South K

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Better truck driver training, fewer hours behind the wheel and improved brakes are essential to redu

B.C. HYDRO RENAMED IN TAKEOVER BY ITELSAN FRANCISCO - B.C. Hydro Rail will become Southern R

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The short line and regional rail industry will continue to grow over the next several years because

American Society of Transportation and Logistics/Delta Nu Alpha, second international education conf

T.I.M.E.-DC, Inc. reported a net loss of $27,000 for the three months ended June 30, compared with a