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The maritime industry felt it won a victory when the U.S.-Canada free trade area pact was concluded

This index alphabetically lists all significant references to companies and other operating organiza

The first plant to make high-impact polystyrene in Malaysia will be a Japanese-built facility in the

The United States is seeking an increase in the amount of mild coffee contained in the International

In a move akin to shipping sand to the Sahara, a small Canadian company called Glas-Aire Industries

The tugboat man is in the after bar, telling tales of giant waves and rolling barges. Famili

McDONNELL DOUGLAS INFORMATION SYSTEMS CO. (St. Louis) - Nissen A. Davis has been named vice presiden

SENATE PANEL PASSES FAA SAFETY BUDGET BILLA bill creating a mandatory safety spending set-as

Apple Computer Inc. kicked off its year of the product" 11 days early. Company officials, wh

An environmental group Tuesday called for a ban on methyl chloroform, one of the most common chemica

The 80-odd ministers due to attend the Uruguay trade round midterm review in Montreal in December wi

Negotiators for the Teamsters union and trucking companies that haul new cars may be near a new labo

Marine underwriters have received at least one positive sign of optimism in an otherwise rather blea

The Department of Transportation granted states the authority to exempt farmers and firefighters fro

The New York Insurance Department and Frank B. Hall & Co. Inc. are still waiting to resolve a $140 m

In the first imports of projection televisions by a Japanese company from its U.S. subsidiary, Toshi

Oil trading companies hoping to take advantage of Singapore's newly announced 10 percent concessiona

North Yemen plans to increase its oil production to around 200,000 barrels a day by the end of the y

Pilot Air Freight has more than a sporting interest in baseball. The company carries all equ

People who experience allergic reactions to pesticides even when properlyapplied according t

The International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings in West Berlin will have a more European fla

Marchen Maersk, one of the world's largest containerships, calls at Charleston's Wando Terminal.

MOLEX INC. SETS CHINESE JOINT VENTUREMolex Inc. announced a joint venture in China and other

A lawsuit involving PIERS and the U.S. Customs Service has been dismissed without prejudice by the U

Australia on Tuesday told leaders of tiny Pacific island states concerned by the greenhouse effect t

Trimac Transportation System is expanding its bulk hauling transportation businesses with the purcha

The pending purchase of Southern Pacific Transportation Co. by Denver & Rio Grande Industries Inc. i

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

MINN. INSURER GETS NOD TO DEMUTUALIZEThe Minnesota Commissioner of Commerce has given Northw

Prices for Mexican paper continue to spurt, as traders who sold short in late August are still scram

Japanese firms are likely to step up their investments in the U.S. high- technology industry as they

Bureau. A show for office equipment buyers, wholesalers and manufacturers. Sept. 21-28. Heysel/Palai

INDIA'S JANATA PARTY MIGHT DE-FIZZ PEPSINEW DELHI, India - Pepsico Inc.'s deal with India ma

Occidental Chemical Corp. and Marubeni Corp. of Tokyo have set a joint venture agreement to construc

The European Community's vision of a unified internal market by 1992 has suffered a setback with the

After antifreeze in wine and radiation in salads, health-obsessed West Germany is in the grip of its

SOVIETS RUMORED TO BE BIG BUYER OF US CORNCHICAGO - The Soviet Union is rumored to have boug

Proposed federal drug test rules for truck drivers were generally embraced by trucking associations

State Insurance Commissioner Kenneth Merin will reject future auto insurance surcharges requested by

What a difference 13 years can make. In 1975 Thailand appeared likely to be the next falling