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AVIATION Large jets account for most of the growth in trade surplus for the U.S. aerospace i

Canadian wine makers are calling on their federal government to impose duties and quotas on European

The U.S. Customs Service has decided to designate Port Manatee, Fla., as a separate port of entry.

Full explanations should accompany Maritime Administration waivers that permit the temporary operati

House and Senate trade bill sub-conferences agreed to remove a provision in the omnibus trade bills

Maritime College, State University of New York, Fort Schuyler. Celebration of Sealift. March 19. Wal

Shortages of chemicals in the United States will increase as petrochemical intermediates production

Alcolac Inc. announced a price increase on several of its surfactant products effective April 1, 198

Interstab Chemicals Inc., a division of AKZO Chemie America, is raising prices for its line of cadmi

Celex Corp. of Plymouth, Mich., a chemical packaging firm, has stopped using two toxic chemicals in

Rohm & Haas Co. has signed a licensing agreement with Sanyo Chemical Industries that will enable Roh

BASF Increases Monomer PricesPARSIPPANY, N.J. - BASF Corp. is increasing the price for acryl

Perstorp AB of Sweden and Polioli SpA of Italy announced plans Thursday to buy Montedison's specialt

W.R. Grace & Co. announced the completion of several transactions to divest units of its Agricultura

Dexter Corp. of Connecticut and Courtaulds PLC of the United Kingdom have announced a rationalizatio

Bayer Plans to Invest In MDI FacilitiesFRANKFURT, West Germany - Bayer AG, the West German c

3-D Systems Inc. recently agreed to grant Ciba-Geigy, a Swiss-based multinational chemical company,

There's a new joke going around Detroit Diesel Corp. this year. One employee turns to the other in t

Peach Bottom Restart Not Likely Before FallPhiladelphia Electric Co. does not expect the tro

March 17, 1988 Baltic International Freight Futures ExchangePrev.Close High

A GEM OF A MEETING is what the members of the Terminal Operator Port Authority Subcommittee, or Topa

American President Cos. said it elected Robert K. Dahl to its board of directors. Mr. Dahl,

1610.5 (March 17, 1988) Previous day - 1596.5 The Baltic International Freight Futures Excha

The theme for the proceedings might well have been the refrain from a popular tune, I still haven't

The administrator of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. has asked the Senate to restore the

Samsung Electronics Co. has agreed with the Saha Group of Thailand to set up a joint venture company

There was a roar as huge dinosaurs 150 million years old dropped to earth at Tokyo's Narita Interna

The number of AIDS cases in the city may quadruple to as much as 17,000 within five years, according

CONTINENTAL CORP. (New York) - Jacob J. Hays was named vice president, compensation, at Continental

Judge Approves Robins Merger AccordRICHMOND, Va. - A federal judge approved the A.H. Robins

Japan Per Capita GNP Overtook US in 1987Japan's economy grew by 4.2 percent and its per capi

Some Republican state lawmakers say the state should step back from its role as rate-setter for Mass

Corporate leaders are worrying less about the insurance needs of their directors and officers.

Energy Insurance Mutual said it will drop its reserve premium requirements for gas and electric uti

The Reagan administration officially withheld the first payment of Panama Canal funds to the governm

Gov. Michael S. Dukakis' highly touted universal health-care plan has been streamlined since it was

While officially opposed to apartheid, Japan has replaced the United States as South Africa's larges

The Securities and Exchange Commission dealt R.H. Macy & Co. Inc.'s bid for Federated Department Sto

The European Community is anxiously awaiting the outcome to U.S.-Soviet grain negotiations beginning

Truck importers say they're starting to worry about the company that has driven the light commercial