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Virginia port officials are taking a page from the tactics of Gen. Robert E. Lee in their latest thr

The Shipping Act of 1984 could use some fine tuning," but in most respects, it has been a success, a

Researchers have inserted foreign genes into a bacterium now used as a tuberculosis vaccine, a step

Cigna Unit Gets Nod To Operate in JapanCigna Investment Advisory Co. Inc., a subsidiary of C

The ministerial council of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries has approved a bud

Husky Denies Reports It 'Dumped' UpgraderCALGARY, Alberta - Husky Oil Ltd. contradicted pres

Sen. Lloyd Bentsen, D-Texas, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, said compared with last year'

Several major truck lines, including Roadway Express, will not accept a collec tive freight rate inc

Nine coal and utility industry executives have been named to a new U.S. Department of Energy panel t

Gasoline and distillate inventories declined marginally during the week ended June 5, according to t

After months of wrangling, the Philippines cabinet Wednesday approved in principle a package of ince

The U.S. International Trade Commission's latest annual report on U.S. imports of textiles and appar

In what now appears to be a concerted effort to broaden assistance to high- technology industries, t

If the suspicions of Chicago Aviation Commissioner Earl Hord Jr. are on target, thieves have convert

Two Republican lawmakers reached for the mantle of the late Sen. Jacob Javits, R-N.Y., and introduce

A vice president of the International Organization of Masters, Mates, and Pilots who was removed fro

General Foods Corp., a Philip Morris company, elected John M. Keenan an executive vice president, an

Ecuador Announces New Oil DiscoveriesQUITO, Ecuador - Ecuador has made new oil discoveries t

MM&P to Help Man Kuwaiti-Owned ShipsThe Masters, Mates & Pilots union will provide the maste

Mexico has nearly doubled its foreign reserve holdings to $13 billion in six months and commercial b

Brazil may have to ask the International Monetary Fund to allow the coun try to suspend some $1.11 b

Foreign Investments In S. Korea Hit RecordSEOUL, South Korea - The government on Wednesday r

In the chilling North Sea waters west of this port city, the pace of oil exploration, slowed by las

As the West's shipbuilding contracts dried up and the jobs disappeared, management and labor were le

BP Chemical Raises Price of Formic AcidBP Chemical Americas announced a price increase for f

Richard Brown is manager of chemical and petroleum marketing for the Santa Fe railroad. He was incor

Stocks rose Wednesday as the dollar strengthened and transportation issues continued to advance furt

Seafarers reported a significantly higher number of asbestosis cases in 1986 com pared to previous y

Senate and House tax writers formally introduced a mammoth bill to correct problems in last year's t

Canada delivered a diplomatic protest in Paris against France's decision last week to grant drilling

Officials from two of the nation's largest semiconductor manufacturers said Wednesday that the succe

Teamsters union locals have so far been silent on reports that the Justice Department is preparing a

Toyota Motor Co., Japan's largest automaker, and Volkswagenwerk are planning to launch joint output

JFK Airport Chamber of Commerce, luncheon meeting, June 11, Viscount Hotel, JFK Airport. Contact Eil

Cranes pirouette over the ship's yawning cargo bay. Workers in hard hats, hundreds of them, scurry a

Tramp Trade Carrier Sets Coal Cargo RecordThe Nord Atlantic, a tramp trade bulk carrier, rec

NYC Moves to Slow Speeding Tow TrucksPrivate tow trucks no longer will be able to race to ac

Philadelphia Electric Co. is still preparing a "comprehensive" plan to restart its Peach Bottom nuc

Trade Surplus Hits $1.2 Billion in CanadaCanada's merchandise trade surplus soared in April

Japan's multilateral lending activity has drawn little of the controversy that accompanies its bilat