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The TransPacific Westbound Rate Agreement, a rate-making conference of 14 shipping lines that operat

Port authorities cannot afford to sit back passively while port labor negotiations are under way, ac

The state's utility companies stand to pay smaller federal tax bills under the nation's new tax code

Shippers and industry observers attending the 79th annual National Industrial Transportation League

The earnings recovery in the U.S. insurance market may have taken place too rapidly for the improvem

The union representing Flying Tiger Line's pilots said its door is "still open" for negotiations, bu

The British government intends to pass a consumer protection law by next spring that will introduce

Rafael Quesada spent nine years at sea and saw his share of bad storms, including one off the East C

Rapid Transit District Under Insurance ProbeThe district attorney's office is investigating

The New York State Public Service Commission published the first Chinese version of its rights guide

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange intends to seek approval to revise margining procedures for its opti

China will harvest 390 million metric tons of grain this year, up 10 million metric tons from last y

South Korea on Friday renewed its call on North Korea to immediately cease" the construction of a hy

Real growth in plastics additives consumption in Western Europe will decline over the next decade to

The U.K. government will decide shortly whether to allow private companies to operate coal-fired pow

The First Interstate Bank of California is in the final stages of negotiations with Peru for repayme

More rail/truck mergers will follow Union Pacific Corp.'s purchase of Overnite Transportation Co., a

Trade representatives from 20 countries agreed on a new code aimed at preventing governments from di

McLean Industries' stock closed Friday at $1.875, down $1 in the wake of news that the company lost

A California company is the apparent low bidder for the job of building what could be the nation's f

A proposed law sanctioning bankruptcy in China has provided a peek at the secret world of Communist

Island Creek Coal Co., Lexington, Ky., concluded a spot market coking coal deal in Belgium that has

A cargo of a blend of coal and petroleum coke moved out of Chicago duringthe week of Sept. 14 bound

SSA Offers Incentive For Damage ReductionStevedoring Services of America has introduced a da

The U.S. heavy truck industry is looking at the idea of a global truck with much the same hope as th

The Air Transport Association is aiming to make the task of scanning catalogs and typing purchase or

The Interstate Commerce Commission dismissed a coal rate dispute between the Atchison, Topeka & Sant

Owens-Corning Plans to SellDivisionOwens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. and Sterling Faucet

The Federal Maritime Commission soon will receive a solid recommendation to proceed with automating

The St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. seems to be in a better position to face its costly lock r

Net income at the port of Los Angeles increased 15 percent in the first quarter of fiscal year 1986-

A federal judge ordered a former investment adviser for the retirement plans of the International Or

The port of Lisbon, located some 10 nautical miles from the Atlantic in sheltered waters of the Tagu

The Transportation Department selected six investment banking firms to head what will be a record br

LOST IN THE SHUFFLE: The Diocese of Cleveland needs to renew its umbrella insurance policy but not t

Utilities are adopting different strategies for coping with a potential coal miners' strike.

Hong Kong Tycoon To Invest in China PlantHong Kong tycoon Li Ka-Shing plans to invest more t

Weak prices for oil and the resulting decline in domestic production could jeopardize U.S. national

Recent purchases of crude oil by a few Japanese refiners for late November and early December shipme

The federal government must spur the development of long-term care insurance and catastrophic health