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GENERAL NEWS Signetics Corp. has spent the past two years getting a stem-to-stern overhaul.

The rivalry between the ports of Oakland and San Francisco is growing. The battle intensifie

Formation of a Northeast Asian economic zone similar to the European Community was urged by a privat

Missouri Gov. John Ashcroft scheduled a public ceremony today to sign into law major reforms in insu

Stock prices plunged late Monday on program selling amid concern the fallingdollar could bri

On Japan Bashing: They have pursued a direction that's in the best interest of their economy

The state of Kentucky wants to know more about a plan to deliver its coal cheaper to the export mark

Southern California Edison Co. and the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California renewed an

The Bond Corp. Holdings Ltd. of Australia will buy 14 million shares of San Miguel Corp. stock under

Texaco Inc.'s strategy of filing for bankruptcy protection paid off, at least for the short-term, Mo

The Federal Maritime Commission disclosed that the Romania Shipping Co. paid $15,600 to settle an al

South Korea Orders Generators From GESCHENECTADY, N.Y. - General Electric Co. obtained a con

Commerce Secretary Malcolm Baldrige, claiming full recovery from a bout with viral pneumonia that la

Firemen taking a novel approach to teaching fire safety roll a portable house onto the playground, f

Chevron Oil Co.'s oil platform, Gail, after floating idly since mid-1986 at the port of Long Beach,

Transport Minister John Crosbie announced a new policy allowing provincial, regional or local author

Viking Freight Inc.'s first quarter earnings rose to $279,000, or 8 cents a share, from $274,000, al

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

Emery Chemicals Cuts Prices for GlycerineEmery Chemicals announced a 5-cent-a-pound roll-bac

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

The West Indies Shipping Corp., owned by the governments of the region's English-speaking countries,

Domestic exports to the United States fell in February to HK$3.6 billion (US$460 million) from HK$5.

The Pentagon's new emphasis on a potential military role for the space station planned by the United

Britain's plans to raise the limits of compensation for victims of shipping accidents to more than d

Gulf ports plan a barrage of letter-writing and other tactics to counter criticism of new cargo pref

Turkey will submit today its formal application to join the European Community, an EC official said

A board-approved plan to raise an estimated $4.7 billion for a friendlyleveraged buy-out of

Norway soon may join the Isle of Man and Vanuatu as the latest jurisdictions to offer their flags an

Waterfront management in Baltimore is asking the port's longshoremen to reconsider their rejection o

State-owned British Shipbuilders announced Monday it had won a contract for two large containerships

The free market for commercial auto insurance is not working in Vermont, state regulators said as th

Coseco Details Plans Of Stock OfferingCARMEL, Ind. - Conseco Inc. said it expects to offer t

Although there is some pickup in U.S. grain exports and domestic use, an Agriculture Department anal

General Electric Co. said Tap Air Portugal, the Portugese flag carrier airline, has selected GE CF6-

Officials of deeply indebted Dome Petroleum Ltd. cut off negotiations with TransCanada Pipelines aft

The Navy is investigating the death of one, and presumed loss of a second, submariner swept overboar

International Business Machines Corp. reported a 5.5 percent increase in worldwide gross income duri

Steven M. Peras, formerly vice president in charge of all spot trading for Irving Trust Co., was nam

The breakup of national flags and the proliferation of open shipping registries provide an opportuni

Domestic exports to the United States fell in February to HK$3.6 billion (US$460 million) from HK$5.