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With container volume expected to double in the next dozen years, the Port of Seattle has unveiled a

Research by a Federal Reserve Bank economist has added ammunition to the argument that Gov. Michael

Yamashita-Shinnihon Steamship Co. and Japan Line Ltd. announced plans Wednesday to merge their defic

Senior U.S. and Japanese officials resumed talks Wednesday to break an impasse over Japan's beef and

The antitrust lawsuits that state officials have lodged against insurers are tailor-made for the age

The insurance industry is paying a stiff premium as it builds a defense against several states' char

Tantalizing signs of closer ties between China and Taiwan are emerging almost daily, despite the Tai

China's latest weapon to battle its deficits and spur development will be mammoth bond issues.

Freight rates for wine and spirits shipped from West Germany and northern France to the United State

TOP STORIES: Gulf ports emphasize marketing, new facilities to recapture business lost to in

Australia's inefficient waterfront is costing the country close to US$1.5 billion a year. Th

There may not be enough re-supply vessels available to replenish a 600-ship Navy in a global war.

Marine Transport Lines Inc. reported earnings of $1,338,000 or 45 cents per share in the first quart

Polymer International Corp. completed the purchase of 25 percent of the outstanding shares of BNZ Co

Demand Swells In ElectronicsThe U.S. demand for plastic resins in electronics is expected to

Major U.S. resins producers will accelerate a recent trend to downstream diversification integration

Hoechst Unit Tests Organic Optic FiberANAHEIM, Calif. - Hoechst Celanese Corp.'s new Advance

Cardiovascular drugs are expected to strengthen the pace of the U.S. pharmaceutical industry, with s

Igene Biotechnology Inc. announced that it will begin field tests on NemaTrol, a new plant meal-base

Fresh marketing muscle has been brought to chemical companies targeting the ink sector by Mannsville

The head of China's State Environmental Protection Bureau says industrial pollution is as serious in

Emcore Corp., a manufacturer of advanced epitaxy systems for compound semiconductors, has formed a p

Surface Process Market ExpandsNew approaches to coating and surface technologies are doublin

The Fluorocarbon Program Panel of the Chemical Manufacturers Association is planning to provide fina

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IMC's Mallinckrodt Acquires Mon-a-thermNORTHBROOK, Ill. - International Minerals & Chemical

Some 1,800 people in three east Tennessee communities and a nearby Georgia town were evacuated and l

Coal and nuclear-generated electricity is enabling Ohio Edison Co. to loosen up the rusted joints of

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Interest in the crude oil market on the New York Mercantile Exchange picked up near the end of the s

First Quarter Earnings Soar at Chevron Corp.Chevron Corp. reported first quarter earnings of

Encouraged by a recent trend toward higher crude oil prices, Unocal Corp.plans to increase c

Chevron USA Hikes Posted Buying PricesChevron U.S.A. Inc. increased posted buying prices by

April 26, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Shell Oil Increases Crude Buying PriceShell Oil Co., a unit of Royal Dutch/Shell Group, incr

The U.S. government has asked the other Western allied powers to grant new landing rights to Trans W

Kuehne & Nagel AG & Co., West Germany's largest freight forwarder, will expand its KN Air Express Se

Michael S. Cammarata has close to two decades of air cargo experience - first with a major air forwa

With costly research on the 7J7 advanced technology jetliner suspended, Boeing Co. is selling less a

Long-simmering differences between Argentina and the air courier industry over shipment fees are thr