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A Swedish company, Svenska Lock-Tainer AB in Surte, West Sweden, has designed a sturdy bar-and-lock

Tony Seideman's EDI Exchange, which has appeared on Page 3A on Thursdays, will appear on Page 2B on

More than 3,000 farmers from all over Taiwan marched through Taipei Wednesday to protest against inc

AVIATION The Air Line Pilots Association is seeking a federal ruling that would aid its driv

The active life-span of tanker ships is being extended. The construction price for tankers a

Shipping through the Panama Canal is generally running smoothly despite strikes and demonstrations i

United Airlines appointed three veteran executives to new positions. Joseph R. O'Gorman was

The Inter-American Development Bank must better understand problems of its Latin American and Caribb

Chris Hurford was named the Australian consul-general in New York. He was formerly a minister in the

An engine fire broke out on the Scandinavian Star, leaving the cruise ship adrift for hours in the G

Venezuela, Norway Join In Ammonia VentureCARACAS, Venezuela - The Venezuelan state petrochem

The U.S. dollar firmed modestly Wednesday on what traders perceived to be mounting tensions in Centr

The California Trucking Association filed its version with the Federal Maritime Commission of a prop

NJ Weighs Outcome Of Transit Budget CutsTRENTON, N.J. - Federal cuts in transportation funds

Kansas City Southern Industries Inc. has asked the Interstate CommerceCommission to treat Ph

Ship Carrying Hondas Sets Sail Again TodayPORTLAND, Ore. - A spokesman for Central Gulf Line

Overcapacity of ships and terminals will force the nation's port leaders to re-examine their strateg

ENRON CORP. (Houston) - Donald H. Gullquist will become vice president of finance, a new position, a

The driest back-to-back winters in a decade are threatening to wither California's grape crop and ul

Wed., March 16, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

BASF Corp.'s Celion Carbon Fibers has formed a venture with Petoca Ltd. and Toho Rayon Co., both of

Two British companies have won separate contracts connected to the construction of coal-fired power

U.S. states and cities often are too naive and money-hungry when they try to lure foreigners into in

A federal judge has approved a settlement of a sex-discrimination suit against State Farm Insurance

Hartford Fire International Ltd., a Hartford Group subsidiary, offerstreaty reinsurance and commerc

A lobbying group for insurance agents Tuesday called for changes in the state's auto insurance syste

The 12-nation European Community is moving to retaliate against U.S. oil- based products because of

March 16, 1988 Baltic International Freight Futures ExchangePrev.Close High

Carolina Freight Corp., one of the nation's largest trucking companies, is the rumored target of a c

A decade after black gold flowed ahead of copper as this Andean nation's most important source of we

Supplies of distillate fuel and gasoline declined last week, according to the latest supply bulletin

GPU NUCLEAR CORP (Parsippany, N.J.) - Eugene E. Fitzpatrick was elected vice president, effective Ma

The total medical cost of caring for AIDS patients includes a far greater percentage of expenses out

Merrill Lynch & Co. said it isn't afraid of head-to-head competition with anybody, but Congress shou

Companies making computer hardware and communications equipment may be growing rapidly, but a recent

The staff of the Federal Maritime Commission has asked Sea-Land Service Inc.,Trans Freight L

The Sears Island Cargo Terminal project in Searsport, Maine, has received approval from the U.S. Arm

HAPAG-LLOYD (AMERICA) Inc. (Baltimore) - Dale Boyd was promoted to Baltimore regional director. Prev

The chairman of a three-county board that hopes to take over CalTrain says the tentative price tag f

EVERYBODY GETS TO DANCE at this party. Top officers of the National Industrial Transportatio