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Worries about the future and a traditional aversion to debt have made the Japanese some of the worl

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Land values in Japan rose an average 2.7 percent in the past year, but land prices in Tokyo climbed

Worries about the future and a traditional aversion to debt have made the Japanese some of the world

Hanson's Clearing Inc. Sold to Hitachi Corp.Hanson Industries, the U.S. arm of Hanson Trust

Wah Kwong Shipping & Investment Co. reached agreement with Chase Manhattan Bank over the latter's te

US Expels 55 Soviets WASHINGTON - The United States, retaliating for the expulsion from Mosc

Railroads must operate more like trucking companies if they hope to attract freight from the highway

Hanjin Container Lines Ltd.'s agreement to lease its own terminal from the port of Seattle signals a

The pullout from South Africa by International Business Machines Corp. and General Motors Corp. will

Navistar International Corp. may be looking for new businesses to buy after years of selling off its

Evergreen, the world's largest container shipping line, is poised to drop Felixstowe, the U.K.'s lea

The British government's 1 billion ($1.43 billion) privatization of British Airways early next year

Pennzoil Co. is "packing its bags and pulling out" of offshore China oil exploration, and its partne

The airline industry and its suppliers could save as much as $1 billion annually by using a new comp

Permea Inc. commercialized advanced membrane systems that generate nitrogen on-site for as little as

China has shown considerable interest in shipping coal to Israel, Moshe Shahal, minister of energy a

GACC to Increase Liquid Alum PriceGeneral Alum & Chemical Corp. is increasing its off-schedu

Barging rates and availability on the Mississippi River system will hamper U.S. spot market coal shi

American Cyanamid Co. reported third quarter net income of $44.3 million, or 97 cents a share, up fr

Ohio Edison Earnings Rise, Power Sales FallAKRON, Ohio - Ohio Edison Co. third quarter earni

General cargo moving through Toronto's marine terminals rose nearly 37 percent in the April 1 to Aug

The Argentine state nuclear board, Comision Nacional de Energia Atomica, chose the southern province

Trade between the United States and Africa could begin to take off within the next few years, says A

Marad Won't Reopen Case on APL ChartersThe Maritime Administration refused to reconsider its

OPEC leaders, weary on the 16th day of talks, debated a new compromise on oil production controls th

Matina Line, a carrier with services between Europe, the eastern Mediterranean and Africa, is joinin

Representatives of the International Longshoremen's Association and the Council of North Atlantic Sh

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries' compromise on the renewal of its production-shari

The cash petroleum market closely followed the futures market this week and trading grew active when

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Cuba Plans to Build Third Nuclear ReactorCuban leader Fidel Castro announced that a third nu

Commercial production of propylene carbonate, a high-boiling oxygenated solvent with low toxicity an

Allied-Signal Inc. third quarter net income rose 73 percent to $164 millionfrom $95 million

Tin producing countries meeting in Jakarta this week hope to set an aggregate production ceiling to

Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. wants to operate a limited, non-subsidized liner service on a segment of i

Japanese shipbuilders received orders from abroad during the April-September term for only 36 vessel

Marad OK Sought To Scrap VesselsThe Maritime Administration was asked permission to sell two

A new container service between Hamburg and Australia-New Zealand-South Pacific will be inaugurated

General cargo handled at Hampton Roads terminals totaled 333,076 tons last month, a 16.6 percent inc