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A request that the Federal Maritime Commission redefine the limits of forwarder bonds barely has dra

It was even more difficult than usual Monday to sort through Peru's private sector or state bureaucr

Italian customs unions, angered by moves to introduce Italy's military finance police into all aspec

Dukakis: Boston-NYC Fast Train Is Best IdeaMassachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis says a fast tr

The official Xinhua News Agency quoted the American manager of a hotel in central China as saying Ch

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

As Iran and the United States have veered toward confrontation over a U.S. commitment to protect Kuw

Mon., Aug. 3, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

Pressure to increase revenue and growth in freight traffic are luring some scheduled U.S. passenger

The Maritime Subsidy Board agreed to allow American Shipping Inc. to make one voyage with a governme

Bosch to Manufacture Anti-lock Brakes in USRobert Bosch Corp. (U.S.) will produce its anti-l

The following index charts weekly changes in motor carrier tonnage originatingfrom 49 produc

Ten years after Congress passed the surface mining act, coal companies and environmental-citizens gr

The nuclear power industry is mounting a lobbying blitz on Capitol Hill to defeat legislation that c

With Westinghouse being sued for a problematic power plant and the rest of the program starving for

Brazil's Petrobras Posts First LossRIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Petrobras, Brazil's state oil co

The New Zealand dollar has bottomed out after pre-election jitters last week momentarily pushed it b

Lessons from the testing and proposed solution for Beech Aircraft Corp.'s V- tail Bonanza may eventu

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

AIR CARGO U.S. airlines try to win back volume from air package carriers. 5BAVIATION

Investments by Canadian companies in the United States will equal U.S.investments in Canada

CNA Insurance Co. is coming to the rescue of Florida's physicians. State Insurance Commissio

The Philippine Coconut Authority plans a public relations campaign against what it fears is a bid by

The first 757 package freighter made by Boeing Commercial Airplane was rolled out recently in ceremo

Cambridge Bioscience Corp. and Institut Merieux, a French vaccine manufacturer, announced plans to j

U.S. and Canadian oil field chemical consumption has improved in 1987, causing U.S. production chemi

Rohm & Haas Co. has signed a letter of intent to sell its Hydranautics subsidiary to Nitto Denko Tec

The Argentine government has appointed a new board at the state oil corporation, Yacimientos Petroli

For the first time in more than a year, officials of oil service companies - among the hardest hit b

Consumers Power Co. will import natural gas from a Canadian supplier for the first time starting in

While International Business Machines Corp. is working with semiconductor companies to push for gove

Struggling Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Ltd. has withdrawn its deposit forpurchase of two advan

The House passed the final version of major bank reform legislation Monday. The bill, rewrit

The roll call confirmed what many had suspected for weeks: there would be a Senate trade bill.

An Illinois exporter of breeding cattle put together a $1 million business deal with Taiwan after mu

Skywinder Ltd., a British company, is offering a new system for high-level work that bridges the gap

Iran said Monday it was starting naval maneuvers in the Strait of Hormuz and warned ships and aircra

The following business missions are scheduled to arrive in the United States. The Journal of Commerc

Cigna Corp. put two insurance operations on the auction block because they don't fit in with the com

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development agreed to a new strategy on global debt Monda