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Italian Line has placed an order with an Italian shipyard for three containerships for service in it

The 28 percent subsidy on costs agreed this week for shipyards within the European Community appears

A couple of years ago Jaime Serra and Guillermo Ortiz, two members of the team of economists working

The small port of St. John's in Newfoundland is upgrading its main terminal into a modern container

Economic growth this year should be significantly better" than the original estimate of 5.6 percent,

A Superior Court jury decided 11-1 to award a former Navy ship repairman $3.3 million in a claim tha

Knight-Ridder Files $200 Million Debt SaleKnight-Ridder Inc. filed with the Securities and E

Honeywell Signs Pact For Indian VentureHoneywell Inc. said it signed an agreement with the T

The port of Hamburg is fighting a desperate battle to stop its foreign rivalsfrom grabbing a

A sweeping proposal for revamping Japan's 36-year-old taxation system and slashing taxes by about $2

Economic growth this year should be significantly better" than the original estimate of 5.6 percent,

Du Pont Announces Price Hikes E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. is increasing its off-list price

Japan's government is considering allowing the private sector to stockpile less oil to strengthen th

The Reagan administration is considering proposing that Congress substantially reduce or eliminate g

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission said it is investigating allegations that after-hour tradin

Southern Company Services Inc., the coal buying agent for a group of southeastern utilities, abruptl

A U.S.-Canadian dispute over alleged U.S. subsidies of corn exports could derail pending trade talks

The state of Massachusetts will challenge in federal court if the Nuclear Regulatory Commission issu

Mexico's minimum wage will rise 23 percent Jan. 1, far below the 71 percent hike de manded by the go

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will be walking a thin line during the first quart

A relaxing cruise and soothing sea air can provide the ideal vacation for people with chronic lung a

A new joint venture between China and a fast-growing Hong Kong-based conglomerate is eyeing the Nort

McKesson Corp. announced that it has sold its Environmental Services subsidiary to Clayton Environme

General Motors Corp. may add more assembly plants to the list of 11 aging operations that will be cl

Suggestions that a Mexican-led consortium has won the contract for a second natural gas pipeline in

West European oilseed stocks are likely to reach a record 5.5 million metric tons as at Jan. 1, 198

Crowley Maritime Corp. is making plans to deploy three of its ships that were on lease to United Sta

A small amount of diesel fuel leaked into the Hudson River when a barge carrying 86,000 gallons of f

Five Airlines Place Boeing Jet OrdersAll Nippon Airways of Japan and two Taiwanese carriers

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

A federal judge is expected to rule this week on a proposed settlement in which about 28,000 investo

Two conferences that cover cargo moving from the U.S. West Coast to Europe plan to raise their rates

The government of New Zealand has authorized a NZ$120 million (US$66 million) capital injection for

General Motors Corp. has announced it will send 40,000 of its new South Korean auto imports through

This year's upturn in prices has helped many hog producers, but has not encouraged them enough to tr

XTRA Corp. adopted a shareholder rights plan in the face of a possible takeover attempt aimed at its

Japan's worldwide trading surplus for the fiscal year ending next March 31 is expected to reach $99.

The world oil cartel is unlikely to succeed in cutting its output to 15.8 million barrels a day, the

Several hundred expatriate British families living in Bahrain will be able to cele brate a tradition

Cash petroleum prices drifted lower Tuesday, following the previous week'sgains, despite OPE