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National Economy Minister Costas Simitis said his 16-month-old austerity program has managed to shri

Major shipping lines are diverting vessels from Rotterdam to avoid being strikebound at Europe Conta

The year 1986 will stand as a turning point for the port of Oslo, which registered a record 5.7 mill

A monument honoring the United States' merchant marines will be built in Battery Park at the tip of

West Germany's shipowners, as generally expected, promptly farmed out their vessels under cost-savin

The odor of diesel oil, the piles of fishing nets and crab pots still dominate the docks at the old

Louis C. Lo, newly appointed chairman of the state-owned China Shipbuilding Corp., sees no panacea f

Some $21 million in development funds has been committed by private and public sources for construct

Simplified documentation may be approved for intermodal shipments from India, replacing what is seen

If revenues from a hike in the state sales tax and other fees live up to expectations, the Virginia

Richard J. Quegan, general manager of the Marine Department of Texaco Inc., White Plains, N.Y., is t

From dockside intermodal facilities to special roadways for hauling overweight containers, Californi

Wang Laboratories Inc. announced Tuesday it is selling the company's computer manufacturing plant in

State health commissioner David Axelrod says state lawmakers need to take the initiative and approve

The country may not be ready to roll the words "national health insurance" off its collective tongue

Securities firms that violate insider trading regulations or commit fraud may not be covered by thei

Columbus Lines' entry into the U.S./South American trade would continue a service that has a pedigr

Balboa Must Justify Auto Rate IncreaseBalboa Insurance Co. is being asked to justify a 51.1

Joe Cleary did what ordinary mortals merely dream of. When his electric bill got too high, he called

Tuesday, Feb. 17, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Larger-than-expected Soviet purchases could help raise total U.K. grain exports to a record 10.5 mil

Scientists' ability to manipulate the genes of plants and animals is creating a new frontier for foo

Limited sorghum supplies for this year and soaring prices have left Japanese import ers in need of a

Witco Corp. is planning a $2.6 million modernization project for its Concarb division carbon black p

Chinese Cotton Growers Receive IncentivesCotton growers in China's coastal Jiangsu province

Malaysian rubber output totaled 1.54 million metric tons in 1986, up 4.7 percent from the previous y

The Brunei government is certain that all of Brunei Shell's immediate customers have complied with c

Stocks Soar to Record NEW YORK - Stocks soared in heavy trading Tuesday, as investors came b

The Indian government is backing the idea of joint hydrocarbon ventures with Arab oil producers as p

Egypt Announces Cuts In Crude Oil PricesEgypt is dropping its crude oil prices by an average

Consolidated Natural Gas Co. reported fourth quarter net income of $54.5 million, or 66 cents a shar

February 17, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gall

Resin Output Rose 8.9 percentIn NovemberProduction of plastics resins totaled 3.683

After supporting it with subsidies of US$12.5 million over the past five years, Barbados will suspe

Stepped up airspace policing by the Federal Aviation Administration since a collision over Cerritos

A follow-up examination of a Danish report by the Norwegian classification society Det norske Verita

One of the things to emerge from the air transport industry's long shakeout is a boiled-down group o

Merger Agreement Eludes WestamericaSAN RAFAEL, Calif. - Westamerica Bancorp. said it has bee

United Is Cutting Flights to 7 CitiesUnited Airlines said it will suspend flights to seven U

Air traffic controllers trying to organize a new union have submitted enough sign-up cards for the g