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The United States must maintain a strong U.S.-flag fleet in order to protect its trade and military

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J.R. LUNDGREN TAKES NEW POST WITH AARWASHINGTON - James R. Lundgren was named special assist

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A May shower of sales in the heavy-truck industry turned into a downpour as deliveries surged 9.7 pe

THE STANLEY WORKS (New Britain, Conn.) - Harry C. Vosganian was promoted to director, traffic. He wa

Foreign business travel these days is not only difficult, but more expensive than ever. Hotel prices

Brazilian President Jose Sarney's new industrial policy is not enough to renew the confidence of for

TAIWAN TRADE SURPLUS SHOWS 53 PERCENT INCREASETAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's trade surplus grew t

New cycle lights from Britain feature special high-performance lenses that give a wider and brighter

Major industrial nations later this month may decide to use commodity prices as a policy guide, one

The president of Mitsubishi Motors said the drop in demand for Japanese autos in the United States i

The head of Malaysia's trade union organization denied Thursday that he urged the AFL-CIO to press f

The merchandise trade deficit for March was revised upward 22 percent to $11.9 billion under a syste

The names Loucas Haji Ioannou and John A. Hadjipateras don't roll off the tongue quite like Aristotl

A 39.3 percent rise in imports helped cut Japan's trade surplus with the United States by more than

Japanese automakers will take advantage of their new U.S. factories to expand and further penetrate

The United States may have to be even more alert to stopping high-technology leaks to the Soviet Uni

GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES AMENDMENTS - PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION 5805 OF APRIL 29, 1988. Sec

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

The U.S. Customs Service is overdoing its drug enforcement mission insome respects and not doing it

A parliamentary twist to the tangled plot of the trade bill is keeping the heat on the Republican se

The threat of inflation to the U.S. economy is overblown and the financial markets overreact to the

The Federal Maritime Commission has refused to give Matson Navigation Co. approval to use its FMC in

With container volume continuing to grow at double-digit rates, the Port of Los Angeles has proposed

The Greek shipping community is presenting a much more public face to the industry, joining the esta

The Federal Maritime Commission, which earlier disclosed it was delaying its tariff automation proje

The President Truman, first of five fast, wide-body containerships enteringtrans-Pacific ser

Henkel KGaA, the West German chemicals group, said it plans to increase itsfatty alcohol pro

A dramatic market change, particularly in an industry as complex and diverse as transportation, ofte

Ropak Corp. has acquired a 50 percent interest in Flamegrace Ltd. of Great Britain, a company primar

Otisville BioPharm Inc. announced that it agreed to purchase 23.8 percent of the stock of Fluoromed

Caustic soda is so scarce that producers are rationing it out like gold-dust. Even an iron-clad cont

Himont Inc. will build a regional technical center and polypropylene composites facility in Hong Kon

Procter & Gamble Co. officials on Tuesday demonstrated the company's new calorie-free fat substitute

June 9, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

The chemical industry's costs for cleaning up inactive waste sites and continuing releases from its

Neither producers nor traders will admit openly that there is a black market in caustic soda, but th

Massachusetts' attorney general asked a federal appeals court to overturn a rule that could ease the

Changing market forces enabled U.S. coking coal exporters to obtain their first price increases in s