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Automation, in general, can be seen as a productivity enhancer or a job killer. Electronic data inte

Showing off a photo transmission system that potentially could eat into shipments of small package c

President Reagan signed legislation designed to end legal confusion over thestatus of shipwrecks tha

The Maritime Administration wants to change the method used in calculating operating subsidies paid

Strike action by British ferry crews spread throughout the May Day holiday weekend, bringing severe

The Navy's Military Sealift Command disclosed the chartering of yet another foreign vessel for exten

Orient Overseas (Holdings) Ltd. has increased its stake in one of Hong Kong's container terminal ope

Stolt Tankers and Terminals has sold its bulk liquid storage terminal in Brownsville, Texas, to the

Postal executives this week will be introduced to a new breed of postal clerk that may never smile,

The state insurance department said Friday it has filed a $2 million lawsuit against the former chie

Tiny B&R Harness Supply once shipped horseback riding equipment to West Germany and South America. I

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

Physicians in New York with several malpractice court suits filed against them are good candidates f

New Jersey's debt-ridden joint underwriting association will request another surcharge before mid-J

The Aloha Airlines jet that suffered a 20-foot rupture of its upper fuselage during an inter-island

Kentucky Medical Insurance Co.'s plans to diversify beyond its medical professional liability insura

EDISON INSURANCE CO. (Matteson, Ill.) - Robert Dols and Howard Nathans were named vice presidents a

Pa. Will Not Appeal Sex-Based Rating CaseHARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Insurance Depart

American Family Corp. reported Monday that operating income for the first quarter ending March 31 in

The U.S. dollar turned mixed Monday after meeting resistance levels in the late morning, while the p

EC-Asean Talks Focus On Economic IssuesDUSSELDORF, West Germany - Foreign Minister Hans-Diet

Is the high-flying Japanese stock market heading for a fall? William D. Rutherford doesn't t

US Urges S. Korea To Open MarketsSEOUL, South Korea - A U.S. trade delegation urged Monday t

Two northeastern cities plan to spend some $11 million to import communications equipment despite t

When James Southers went to work for Vision Hosiery Mills in Belmont in 1942, stockings came only in

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

S. Korean Carmaker Resolves 19-Day StrikeSEOUL, South Korea - The nation's second-largest au

The United States will no longer give duty-free benefits to imports from Bahrain, Bermuda, Brunei an

The first salvos already have been fired between the organizers of SICOB, France's 40-year-old compu

The Iran-Iraq war has not deterred the Persian Gulf state of Dubai from embarking on an all-out driv

SRI LANKA - CATEGORY 348. Effective April 19, all visas have been invalidated for merchandise in cat

Japanese, W. German Surplus-Cutting SlowsBoth Japan and West Germany reduced their trade sur

Columbia University's Business School concluded an agreement with the University of International Bu

Soviets soon may be eating pizza in Pizza Huts as well as hamburgers if other U.S. chain restaurants

President Reagan vowed Monday to veto the huge omnibus trade bill and compared the legislation's con

A Charlotte company with only eight employees has stolen business from mighty Japan Inc. Har

Freight rates on exports from U.S. Gulf ports to northern Europe will increase as much as 15 percent

The nation's severe grain car shortage has eased, but further supply problems are in the offing, the

A union-sponsored financial analysis of Eastern Airlines accuses its Texas Air Corp. parent of manuf

The challenge: Turning Eastern around. The shuttle: A proposal to sell it.Pages 4B, 5B