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Long after explorers charted their course by the stars or compass, a computer software pioneer has l

TRUCKERS' SOFTWARE CALCULATES MILEAGESKOKIE, Ill. - A mileage calculation program designed f

Rail waybills and written lists of railcars are headed for extinction. Well, not entirely. T

A new service offered by Transax/RATES will allow subscribers to the maritime database service to se

Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Elaine Chao will be a featured speaker at the National Customs

Second Joint Conference on Latin American Airports, sponsored by Airport Operators Council Internati

A small Iraqi cargo boat is waiting outside the Strait of Hormuz to become the first Iraqi-flagged v

Malaysian International Shipping Corp., or MISC, is raising M$100 million (US$38 million) to finance

One of five vessels in the trans-Atlantic service of Sea-Land Service Inc., Nedlloyd Lines and Trans

WELCOME, WAS THE REFRAIN heard aboard the Gazela Philadelphia, with an immediate, I shouldn't be say

A story on Senator Linie that appeared on Page 10B of the Aug. 10 edition of The Journal of Commerce

Seattle port commissioners voted Tuesday to end a rule that allowed prime contractors to put off nam

MEDIATION SCHEDULED IN SHIPYARD STRIKEGROTON, Conn. - Negotiators from Electric Boat and the

Heavy truck sales cooled slightly in July but the midsummer breather barely stirred a breeze in what

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Kenneth J. Pokalsky was named program manager for environmental and transportation issues at the Bus

25 PERCENT OF VENTILATING FANS IN NY SUBWAYS FAULTYMore than 25 percent of the giant emergen

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Business remained strong for the nation's major railroads in July, although the rate of growth slowe

An air of uncertainty surrounds today's resumption of contract talks between the Teamsters union and

POLYVINYL ALCOHOL UP AT DU PONTWILMINGTON, Del. - E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. is increasin

Oakite Products Inc. completed the acquisition of Philadelphia-based Laurel Products Corp., accordin

Construction has begun on a $400 million paraxylene plant on the southern coast of Indonesia's main

HOECHST CELANESE HIKES METHANOLHoechst Celanese Corp.'s Chemical Group is increasing the pri

The battle for America's sweet tooth isn't kids' stuff: Nestle SA spent $4.5 billion to get Kit Kat,

The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday that it is putting landfills off limits to millions

Lumber exports to Japan are showing signs of picking up again as the high- inventory, high-dollar sl

The United States can cut its trade deficit without resorting to protectionist measures, if its indu

JAPANESE TRADE GROUP PLANS EUROPEAN VISITSJapan will send a trade delegation to West Germany

European Community economies are buoyant, with surging retail sales and strong growth, an economic s

Just a few months ago, Britain's economic disease of rampant inflation, sky- high interest rates and

Indiana is going a long way to attract foreign business. A. William Douglas, Hatcher Gary Re

Pasta makers in Italy are readying counterattacks against foreign-made pasta on their own turf, whil

Textile and apparel manufacturers in the Far East are fast cutting away the advantage their U.S. cou

Colombia is known more for its illegal trade than its legal trade, but some people are trying to cha

A good way to measure the economic health of Cameroon is to monitor beer consumption, and right now

Traditional Exports Crude petroleum, cocoa, tobacco, coffee, cotton, bananas, aluminum, rubb

The giant omnibus trade bill that President Reagan is expected to sign next week will create more te

The Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association requested the Reagan administration probe Argentina's d

A year ago, there was talk that Alan Greenspan might become the George Twinkle Toes Selkirk of the U