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A test to determine whether a fabric fence composed of heavy-woven fiberglass designed to hold back

Five Iranian rubber boats powered by outboard motors attacked a Spanish supertanker last week, punch

A domestic airliner carrying 42 passengers landed 35 miles short of its scheduled destination on a s

West Germany protested on Monday communist East Germany's decision to reduce drastically the amount

Analyst Says BN Stock Good Despite EarningsBurlington Northern Inc., parent of the Burlingto

The Philippine trade secretary urged a Japanese economic delegation to expand trade and investment h

Dodging wayward trucks has become almost routine for workers at the Exxon gas station here, where li

The following index charts weekly changes in motor carrier tonnage originatingfrom 49 produc

The battle over the 49th parallel is the last big fight left for Canadian motor carriers. On

General Electric Co. will pay Taiwan's state-owned electrical utility US$75 mil lion for repairing a

Petroleum Heat & Power Co., Stamford, Conn., one of the nation's largest retailers of home heating o

White-collar petroleum industry workers, who flocked here in the booming 1970s and filled the office

Caribbean Select Expands DistributionTAMPA, Fla. - Caribbean Select Inc. said it will begin

Oilseeds analysts here are downplaying the recent loss of new-crop Argentine soybean sales to the Un

Three officials charged with negligence in triggering history's worst nuclear accident go on trial t

The Federal Maritime Commission extended its deadline for comments on pending retaliatory action aga

The growth in currency hedging and the trend toward worldwide sourcing by manufacturers is buttressi

Privatbanken to Buy American Express UnitCOPENHAGEN, Denmark - Privatbanken, Denmark's third

P&O Containers Ltd., the United Kingdom's largest container shipping company, became a major force o

All of a sudden, it seems everyone wants to help the Philippines build coal- fired power stations.

The following business missions are scheduled to arrive in the United States. The Journal of Commerc

A political federation planned by six small eastern Caribbean islands is expected to strengthen thei

Bank of Japan officials are worried that steadily climbing loans to individuals by the nation's priv

Flying Tigers Contends Its Plane on Right PathA Flying Tigers Boeing 747 cargo plane that co

Three victims of a truck-train collision were buried Monday, bringing the death toll to 128 in one o

Survey Sampling Inc. announced the first independent audience measurement service for Yellow Pages.<

Japanese investors will be provided the opportunity to purchase shares in the joint Anglo-French pro

Home mortgage interest rates increased for the third consecutive month in June, but the rate of incr

The agricultural export plan unveiled by the Reagan administration Monday met skepticism on Capitol

U.S. dry cleaners are seeing a significant rise in garment color damage among imported items, a rece

U.S. sugar producers are seeking more restrictions on imports of sugar- containi ng products, saying

Textile exports by China in the first half of the year were up 35 percent over the corresponding per

The island of Hainan off China's southern coast is targeted to be the country's principal gold-minin

Unity Mutual to Buy Interest in Life InsurerSYRACUSE, N.Y. - Unity Mutual Life Insurance Co.

The government will lift its 38-year-old ban on labor strikes after martial law is scrapped, the int

Dow Increases Price Of Methylene ChlorideMIDLAND, Mich. - Dow Chemical U.S.A is increasing t

Shipping conferences and carriers in the Pacific and Atlantic trades reacted positively to an announ

A Brazilian government team will initiate long-expected debt renegotiations July 21, a Brazilian Fin

Shipping Corp. of India is beginning a new express container service to Lis bon, Portugal. It has a

Documentation Preparation for Export and Import. July 8-10, World Trade Institute, 55/F World Trade