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Ship Agency Drops Action Against TaiwanThe Federal Maritime Commission Wednesday dropped its

Atlantic Container Line, a major European ocean carrier, will move its national headquarters from Ne

The Japanese steel industry has had British Columbian metallurgical coal producers under its thumb f

Addington Purchases Ky. Coal PropertiesAddington Resources Inc., Ashland, Ky., announced tha

New Jersey is among the states that have been washed in acid rain, according to a federal report.

A strong contribution to earnings from Chesebrough-Pond's Inc. helped lift earnings of Unilever, the

CANONIE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES CORP. (Porter, Ind.) - Thomas A. Donovan was promoted to vice preside

M.J. MEEHAN & CO. (New York) - Michael G. Manza, Michael P. Byrnes and Neil H. Glassman were named p

Belgian Central Bank Cuts Two Key RatesBRUSSELS, Belgium - Belgium's central bank Wednesday

Trade ministers of the Caribbean Economic Community, or Caricom, meet in Guyana today and Friday to

The role of London's Heathrow Airport as a crossroads of the world for air passenger and cargo traff

The U.S. Department of Agriculture may make an about-face and back proposed legislation to reduce th

Conference to Reduce Its Currency FeeGENOA, Italy - The shipping conference covering imports

Restructured and newly relisted Wah Kwong Shipping Group Ltd. won't be paying any immediate dividend

Brokers fear they will be pushed aside if the U.S. Customs Service heeds a consultant's suggestions

Union Carbide Corp. is investing $40 million for the expansion of fluid cracking catalyst manufactur

A group of relatively trivial incidents involving the Panama Canal have not deterred its operations,

Looking at Japan's trade figures for the past year is like looking at a glass of water - the glass i

Kuehne & Nagel AG, West Germany's largest freight forwarder,has formed joint ventures with long-time

United Parcel Service, the giant small-package delivery specialist, plans to complete the transition

Rail Employment Continues to ShrinkEmployment at America's Class I railroads continues to de

The provision of the omnibus trade bills designed to promote the movement of this country's auto imp

The Maritime Administration has awarded contracts totaling about $11.7 million in their first year t

California should be barred from creating its own unique licensing rules for truck drivers hauling h

Australian Cattleman Lobbies in JapanSYDNEY, Australia - The Japanese government and cattle

The U.S. textile and apparel industry's public awareness advertising campaign will spread to three m

The Federal Reserve has more maneuvering room these days to keep the economy growing while warding o

The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) has charged Exide Corp.'s Allentown, Pa., bat

From an insurance viewpoint, the XV Winter Olympic Games can be labeled a success. The organ

Students in most other countries are far better educated in science than are U.S. students, accordin

Four Dallas businessmen Tuesday announced the formation of a trade merchant bank, Bristol Internatio

The Reagan administration decided it won't levy new economic sanctions, at least for now, against Pa

BASF, Indian Company Plan Caprolactam PlantFRANKFURT, West Germany - The Gujarat State Ferti

Hercules Inc. will increase the market prices of its full line of nitrocellulose products, effective

Renewed hopes for a regular container service on the Great Lakes were dashed when a vessel sank in t

Tue., March 1, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

NASA to Buy 747-100 To Transport ShuttleCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA will acquire a Boeing 74

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd., the Japanese shipping company commonly known as K Line, announced severa

Marine Transport Lines Inc. reported 1987 fourth quarter income of $100,000, or 3 cents a share.

Exporters who ship goods from Washington state should check with suppliers to see how water shortage