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For years, boaters on stranded vessels expected the Coast Guard to come to the rescue, but they are

Interstate Commerce Commission Chairman Heather Gradison flatly denied rumors she soon will resign h

Gebr. Hellman GmbH, a West German freight forwarder, has formed a U.S. subsidiary. The U.S.

The success of Brazil's first international debt conversion auction - wiping out almost $186 millio

The New York-based Carriers Container Council plans to open an office in Savannah, Ga., in an attemp

Fixing dilapidated and outmoded cargo terminals in the Ports of Philadelphia will cost $54 million,

Nearly a full year has passed since restrictions were lifted on Japanese firms participating in U.S.

A lumber coating machine from Britain allows small- to medium-sized building companies to treat thei

The country that has flooded the world with food, fashion and perfume is sporting a new face.

AVIATION Tactics shift in fight on FAA restructuring. 5BExperts will recommend a single man

The new national labor contract between the Teamsters union and the trucking industry will trigger a

South Korea Builds TV Plant in MexicoSEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's Samsung Electronics

The Federal Maritime Commission decided to exempt another group of maritime agreements from a requir

Friday's Labor Department report on March employment was befuddling, economist Donald Ratajczak said

Labor discontent still simmering beneath the surface at Chrysler Corp. isn't likely to prevent the N

COULD A LIMITED SAFETY INQUIRY into hazardous cargo shipments be detrimental to passenger health?

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

The International Finance Corp., an affiliate of the World Bank, is participating in the privatizati

Daily Index Textiles Metals Misc.Smoothedpercent Change, 1.64

The New York-based investment firm of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Inc. is appealing a recent Britis

U.S. investments in Trinidad and Tobago's petrochemical sector have helped push this Caribbean state

The Chicago, Missouri & Western Railway Co. filed for federal bankruptcy court protection Friday, ci

The massive trade legislation hammered out by House and Senate conferees last week is without many o

TOP STORIES: The city of Guangzhou has taken the lead as China lures more foreign investment

Dow Increases Antifreeze PriceMIDLAND, Mich. - Effective May 1, 1988, Dow Chemical Co. is ra

Technogenetics Inc.'s fine chemical subsidiary Technochem Inc. has agreed with Italy's Recordati Ind

G.D. Searle & Co. and the Chinese State Pharmaceutical Administration, SPAC, have signed an agreemen

The Port of Oakland said it named Hency C.L. Lai to be its new marketing representative in Taiwan. H

The process of procuring shipping to move U.S. military cargoes to Iceland for the coming year seems

There will be no early collapse of the current bull market in bulk shipping - but trade could well b

The accompanying table is an analytical restatement of Duquesne Light Co.'s fuel purchase data as it

In the cutthroat paper industry, electronic communications can be the only way to create the ties th

Navistar Warranty Covers Dealer PartsNavistar International Transportation Corp. announced a

Canadian property and casualty insurers gained a record profit of nearly C$1.2 billion in 1987.<

The dollar is close to testing the year's lows established on Jan. 4. In the last two weeks,

Fri., April 1, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

U.S. business executives say there is great potential for investment and development of China's sout

Canada has a new big gun to sell the proposed free trade agreement with the United States. J

Australia's new chief representative in New York would like nothing better than to see the United S

Fourteen developing nations will lose the right to ship some $1.1 billion worth of goods to the Unit