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It looks like a catamaran that rises partially from the water on a cushion of air. Known as a surfac

The shortage of containers available for lease in world trade may be resolved in the near future, bu

Financial resources being the biggest constraint on developing the transport sector, the government

Japan is about to become the world's biggest foreign aid donor but is struggling over who should giv

World-Wide (Shipping) Ltd. has taken delivery of two supertankers from South Korea and says a disput

The Italian subsidiary of Dallas-based Texas Instruments Inc. will build a semiconductor factory and

Federal officials are expected to decide within the next two weeks whether to appeal Friday's prelim

U.S. LEASING INTERNATIONAL INC. (San Francisco) - Frank H. Mason was appointed executive vice presid

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The Singapore government is further reducing its involvement in the country's now-healthy petrochemi

W.R. Grace & Co.'s Organic Chemicals division has increased glycine production capacity by 30 percen

Coffee exporters here are increasingly turning to the container. During 1988's third quarter

CONFERTECH RECEIVES ORDER FROM FINLANDGOLDEN, Colo. - Confertech International Inc. announce

ECUADOR TO DEFER PAYMENTS TO 3 NATIONSQUITO, Ecuador - Ecuadorean President Rodrigo Borja ap

Even as Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis says he will not seek re-election, there are indications

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The Federal Aviation Administration has given U.S. airlines approval to repair jetliners at low-cost

After weeks of delay, a cargo plane loaded with 42 tons of food, blankets and medical supplies for A

Baghdad said on Tuesday that Iran would breach the Persian Gulf war cease- fire if it searches Iraqi

Israeli Finance Minister Shimon Peres faces growing opposition to his austerity plan Tuesday from mi

ITALIAN STEELWORKERS PROTEST RESTRUCTURINGNAPLES, Italy - About 2,000 workers from a state-o

A leading South Korean businessman has been invited to travel to North Korea this month for what wou

Exxon Chemical Co. and Dow Chemical Co. have signed a definitive agreement creating Dexco Polymers,

The U.S. chemical industry, straining to keep up with demand, finished 1988 with its best performanc

Governments in the Pacific Rim countries of Singapore, the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia repor

CONTINENTAL COMPLETES SALE OF SUBSIDIARIESContinental Corp. announced Tuesday that it has co

Gotaas-Larsen Shipping Corp. says its recent sale of three 32,000-ton chemical tankers to Bergen, No

The European Commission will recommend by Thursday how and when the EC should reply to the U.S. tari

Underwriters are still trying to determine if the two Latin American ferries that capsized within 24

Importing space-related technology from the West is still a big problem for India despite a 1984 mem

It took the Lloyd Bermuda between five and 10 minutes to sink last week, its three survivors say.

ICI HIKES ACRYLIC, POLYURETHANE PRICES

O-CHLOROBENZALDEHYDE PRICES UP AT HOECHST

A judicial appeal in the case of a misplaced decimal point that reduced the value of a series of shi

Lawyers advising their clients against taking advantage of newly reduced auto insurance rates that l

The property and casualty insurance industry reported net income of $14 billion and a combined ratio

SMALL GAIN EXPECTED FOR FACTORY ORDERSU.S. November factory orders are expected to show a sm

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

Venezuela's political opposition said President Jaime Lusinchi's decision to suspend debt principal