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WASHINGTON - For the week ended May 9, piggyback freight hauled by the nation's major railroads tota

A collection of steam whistles, salvaged from scows and barges, tugs and Liberty ships, filled New Y

Canada Approves Lumber Pact With USA controversial lumber agreement with the United States,

The House Merchant Marine Subcommittee approved a bill to increase the power of the Federal Maritime

The New Jersey Turnpike Authority awarded $21.6 million in construction contracts for the first part

Consolidated Natural Gas Co. elected George A. Davidson Jr. chairman and chief executive, succeeding

Lockheed Shipbuilding Co. has withdrawn its bid for a $1 billion Navy destroyer contract, fueling sp

The owner of a barge of garbage that went 6,100 miles only to end up where it started says he's not

Calif. Vintners Vote Statewide CommissionST. HELENA, Calif. - The state's winemakers voted W

Trading practices dating back more than a century will end next week when the London Metal Exchange

Depending on the laws of the countries where its branches operate, the Banco do Brasil faces in the

The Jaime Lusinchi administration's excessive fiscal demands on Petroleos de Venezuela SA have place

Senate Finance Committee chairman Lloyd Bentsen, D-Texas, said that he "would certainly oppose" any

Spain's Empresa Nacional de Petroleo has threatened to close its Tarragona refinery indefinitely if

The surge in U.S. grain exports has provided a much-needed boost to the grain transportation system.

Health costs, which have been outpacing the general rate of inflation, will continue an upward spira

Plans by Indonesia's state-owned air carrier, Garuda, to upgrade its fleet with new aircraft are bei

Transfracht, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Bundesbahn, West Germany's federal railways system, ha

South Korea to Build Port on West CoastSEOUL, South Korea - South Korea will build a $1 bill

The Agriculture Department said private exporters have sold the Soviet Union an additional 400,000 m

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

The port of San Francisco's director, Gene Gartland, has been cleared of conflict of interest charge

Great Lakes water levels are retreating, giving thousands of shoreline property owners a long-awaite

Several U.S. refiners increased their posted buying prices of West Texas Intermediate crude oil, the

Brazilians' jovial love of celebrations was nowhere evident Wednesday as this country completed the

A behind-the-scenes battle is brewing over postage rates for the multimillion-d ollar advertising in

The Department of Transportation says visiting Korean officials have agreed to lift some, but not al

Akzo Chemie America announced that it is increasing all off-list prices of Cadet benzoyl peroxide we

Railroad unions and short-line railroads still can't agree whether Congress should require the Inter

Boeing officials say its launch of a new version of the 737 series will not compete for buyers of it

In 1969, when oil pollution became front-page news, tanker owners joined in an agreement to pay for

Only a tiny handful of California wine makers can claim to have matched the remarkable record of tra

MBIA Inc. said it filed plans to go public issuing 5.5 million shares of common stock at an estimate

Citicorp has invested $10 million in a new insurance subsidiary to underwrite political risks worldw

Patience and respect for the culture and customs of the other country are essential for U.S. compani

Tiny Hong Kong, a total area of 412 square miles, has 6 million inhabitants who are turning into som

Exports of electronic components from Malaysia could rise as much as 11 percent this year, with the

The U.S. dollar eased from higher morning levels at midday Thursday in very subdued trading.

One of the more conservative borrowers among developing countries, India is exploring the possibilit

"Risk capital" from abroad is helping U.S. venture firms crack foreign markets. Start-up com