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A Federal Maritime Commission official says the agency's five-year study of the 1984 Shipping Act ac

Liberia has turned down three separate requests from Western firms to dump toxic waste on its territ

Up on the bridge this morning the second mate told me of the dangers in sailing through the Strait o

Luxury automaker Rolls-Royce may like to carry its passengers in style over the highways of life, bu

The United States has requested consultations with the United Arab Emirates to discuss quotas for c

FOLKLORE PRODUCTS FROM ROMANIA. Duty-free treatment should not be granted to folklore articles, or a

Salomon Brothers Inc. has developed an econometric pricing model to help banks make big profits by s

June 30, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

EARNINGS AND REVENUE SHOW INCREASE AT ILFCBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - International Lease Financ

The Mexican government expects to reduce the country's foreign debt by about $10 billion this year i

The businessman stared skeptically at George J. Donegan Jr. as the Export- Import bank executive ree

The Maritime Administration will accept offers through July 22 for three obsolete Coast Guard and Na

Ship lines' computers will never start talking to each other if the executives who run them don't st

MCJUNKIN APPOINTED TO TRADE COMMITTEELONG BEACH, Calif. - James H. McJunkin, international t

Republican George Bush blamed liberals and economists Thursday for seeking to cloak the good news ab

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

New claims for state unemployment insurance benefits were made by 307,000 people during the week end

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The U.S. dollar turned mixed Thursday as traders pulled back from active, volatile morning trading i

The asking price of U.S. coal sought in the export market is on the rise as a result of drought cond

Mexico is boosting its earnings with a new grade of crude oil that yields more high-value products t

BASF AG announced that it has completed the $382.5 million purchase of the Latex division of Polysar

June 30, 1988 Baltic International Freight Futures ExchangePrev.Close High

The Supreme Court Thursday invited the federal government to file briefs on whether it should review

Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Japan's largest shipping company, announced a major reorganization of its corpo

The U.S. public and private debt hit a record $368 billion last year, roughly equal to what all of c

A drought-induced drop in Mexican farm output is forcing the government to authorize additional food

An insurance industry attempt to limit the size of lawyers' fees hasqualified for the statew

Dart Containerline will make Norfolk its load center in the mid-Atlantic and will cease making direc

Sea-Land Service Inc. said it has launched a new weekly feeder service linking the Philippines with

The white linen gloves were the problem. Adm. Frank B. Kelso, USN, spit on the tips of his slippery

GROW GROUP INC. (New York) - John E. Baker was appointed vice president of finance. Mr. Baker was se

Understanding Telecommunications Technologies for Non-Engineers, two-day seminar, July 7-8. Madison

International Coffee Organization producer members sold 16.9 percent, or 6.6 million 60-kilogram bag

As in any gold rush town, prices are high in Taipei, Taiwan. Boom times have come to Taiwan,

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

INDONESIA TO SUBSIDIZE OIL SALE TO JAPANJAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia signed an agreement l

WHEN IS AN AIRLINER NOT A CARGO PLANE?, an observer recently asked a Federal Aviation Administration

The World Bank will markedly expand its lending to the big debtor nations of Latin America, a senior

Led by General Motors, Ford Motor Co. and Boeing, the nation's top exporters had a banner 1987, as a