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The availability of another, lower ocean freight rate doesn't automatically prove discrimination aga

Aided by a weak dollar and better funding for marketing and promotion, Florida's citrus industry exp

With strong gains in export cargo, the port of Seattle moved about 12 percent more cargo in 1987 tha

Commerce Department forecasters expect air cargo shipments to grow faster in 1988 than passenger boa

Even at age 72 and gray at the temples, famed oil well firefighter Paul N. ''Red" Adair is fidgety s

British Aerospace PLC warned Dec. 31 that its loss-making civil aircraft division faces a further de

American Association of Port Authorities. Workshops on computer development and application. Jan. 21

The Commerce Department's 1988 U.S. Industrial Outlook report offers scant hope for a significantly

American Telephone & Telegraph Co. has lowered it interstate long-distance rates by $772 million, or

A decade ago in Christmas week, 36 grain elevator workers were killed when grain dust with the explo

Taiwan Forecasts Fall In '88 Trade SurplusTAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's trade surplus in 1988 wi

The U.S. insurance industry's profits will fare well in 1988, but the industry will face problems ra

A sense of deja vu has blanketed Capitol Hill as lawmakers prepare the 1988 trade legislation agenda

Reagan administration officials here are suggesting that establishing a U.S.-Japan free trade system

Bowing to competitive pressures, American Airlines Inc. said it will offer triple mileage on each of

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

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

Calif. Again Leads US In Agriculture ExportsSACRAMENTO, Calif. - Although the $2.8 billion v

The U.S. Customs Service rescinded its Headquarters Issuance 87-132, dated Aug. 27, indicating that

Is the U.S.-Japanese trade gap shrinking? The answer depends on what numbers you prefer. Fig

Santa Fe Southern Pacific Corp. Thursday filed its plan of divestiture with the Interstate Commerce

The chairman of the Interstate Oil Compact Commission praised a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

'Tis the season for new drug approvals, especially for a federal Food & Drug Administration that, un

Lloyd's Sees Record Underwriting CapacityLloyd's of London expects its underwriting capacity

Major changes are in the works at Emery Air Freight Corp., following selection of a new chairman and

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The past year was one of the port of Portland's best ever. Led by a 27 percent increase in g

Elliot Fabri remembers when most folks snickered as they drove past a lot full of modular homes.

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

Wed., Dec. 30, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

There is little hope that a settlement to the strike at Canada's Prince Rupert port can be obtained

Carol Quinn, Director Of Steel Group, DiesCarol P. Quinn, executive director, American Insti

With medical insurance losses for Washington state's second largest group of workers expected to hit

No one at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has been spotted wearing the T-shirts distributed

The Persian Gulf region is entering a period of economic recovery after three years of decline that

The legal issues surrounding embargoed goods are often murky, but the limits of corporate responsibi

US Truck Production Rose 8.5 percent During 1987DETROIT - U.S. truck production rose 8.5 per

The U.S. dollar drifted lower in very quiet trading Wednesday. Analysts said the market was

The Paris bourse, where stock trading techniques date from Napoleonic times, is getting ready for it

An attempt by the Long Island Lighting Co. to reopen a prudency review for its Shoreham nuclear plan