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London underwriters are boosting war-risk insurance rates for ships calling at Kuwaiti ports, in the

An Iranian gunboat has fired two surface-to-surface missiles at a Norwegian- owned tanker in the Per

Residents of the Northeast have been shoveling a lot of snow lately, but it could be worse - they co

Prince Sultan, Saudi Arabia's defense minister, announced early last week that five foreign shipbuil

Talks aimed at ending the strikes in Rotterdam's conventional cargo sector began Wednesday and carri

One era ended and another smoothly began as Seaboard Marine Ltd. launched the first non-union operat

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

Starcom International Inc., an electronic rate and tariff publishing service, is narrowing its focus

Senator Line Opens Headquarters in Calif.MOBILE, Ala. - Senator Line, which plans to open a

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

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The leader of the tax reform campaign in the Senate last year warned airport executives to expect fu

Delta Coal Sales Inc. is threatening to export coal from Pennsylvania, instead of its own western Ma

Santa Fe Southern Pacific Corp.'s tortured attempt to merge its two rail lines may face even tougher

It will be difficult making major changes in federal grant programs forairports, but there's

Duramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced that the Food and Drug Administration approved the company's

Crompton & Knowles Corp. announced flat fourth quarter net income of $2.2 million, or 68 cents a sha

Shipments by Emery Rose by 4 percent in 1986WILTON, Conn. - Emery Air Freight Corp. reported

Supplies of key petroleum products followed normal seasonal patterns, with gasoline inventories incr

Navistar International Corp. said its new holding company will look to acquire businesses in the man

A study by the State Air Pollution Control Board shows that coal dust at shipping terminals can be r

Barter agreements between oil producing countries and companies will continue, despite the official

A new agreement between the Arabian American Oil Co. and four leading U.S. oil companies is a vote o

The American International Toy Fair will be held in New York at the Toy Center, 200 Fifth Ave., fro

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries' production is running less than 15 million barrels a

Plan to Kill Cal-OSHA Criticized by GroupsLabor, medical and business groups say Gov. George

Hammering home the emerging Japanese superiority in semiconductors, a Japanese company plans to anno

The Soviet Union has granted joint venture licenses to three West European companies since new trade

Petroleos Mexicanos director Mario Ramon Beteta, who has run the the giant Mexican oil monopoly for

When Dan Wilkie became president and chief operating officer of Chatsworth, Calif.-based Tandon Corp

Britain's oil minister reiterated his country's position on letting oil companies determine the leve

Regency Navigation Co., a new steamship line, will initiate regular monthly container service in mid

Siemens AG, West Germany's largest electronic group, said it expects rising sales this year but warn

Indian Seafood Fair Slated for MadrasMADRAS, India - The Indian Seafood Trade Fair will be h

Dutch dredging companies may be technically superior to their international competitors, but mountin

The port of Port Arthur has purchased 31.5 acres of prime waterfront property. Now officials are try

A Totowa ferry company that offered to pay the city $2 a trip per person will begin operating a comm

General Electric do Brasil announced plans to increase its investments this year by 25 percent over