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A rusty freighter carrying about 8,000 tons of foodstuffs bound for famine victims in Africa and Jor

Abolition of a 50-mile destuffing rule on the Vancouver waterfront will yield the Canadian governmen

Brake system improvements should receive the highest priority in efforts to improve the safety of la

A computer program to make it easier to calculate a ship's operating costs has been developed by an

Extra Brake Lights Proving EffectiveA preliminary study has concluded that the high-mounted

Nine states will boost fuel taxes this summer to increase highwaycapacity and keep up with mounting

Amid signs of some dissension in the ranks, longshoremen in eastern Canada begin voting today on the

The Belgian government is close to signing an agreement with shipowners and seamen's unions to permi

The 1987 profits of U.K. insurance brokers should outstrip expectations as the supply of insurance p

The new chairman of the Senate Merchant Marine Subcommittee introduced his first major shipping bill

Stock prices rose sharply through midafternoon Monday, but ended the day with a loss after bonds slu

Honeymoons may never be the same. University of Toronto researchers report that the mists at

The state-backed Indonesian aircraft manufacturer known as IPTN says it is in the running to supply

A network of universities, and other scientific research and training institutions is being set up b

"You've got to be awfully flexible" to survive as an air cargo carrier, claims Siegfried "Siggi" Koh

British Airways claims to have developed the world's most advanced airline computer inventory contro

Both the House and Senate aviation subcommittees are expected to act in the next couple of days to i

An instructor at the Federal Aviation Administration's air traffic control training school alleges t

ICC to Probe Charges In Acquisition CaseThe Interstate Commerce Commission said it will inve

Provincially owned BC Rail is placed well back behind CP Rail and CN Rail as Canada's third largest

Northwest Airlines To Lay Off 646ST. PAUL, Minn. - Northwest Airlines said improved operatio

A software communication company recently acquired by five railroads will give the industry a better

Grancolombiana Earned $7 Million in 1986BOGOTA, Colombia - Flota Mercante Grancolombiana, th

The registered voters of this central Massachusetts town of 10,000 hold in their hands the fate of a

Great Lakes shipping activity so far this season is up sharply from a yearago, with a brisk Canadian

The Jewish refugee ship Exodus is one of the historic vessels to be assigned a place this year in th

A blue-ribbon report on New York State's roadways has concluded that $1.89 billion will be needed an

Small companies increasingly are using forms of self-insurance to control rising health-care costs,

The E.I. du Pont de Nemours Co. will ask a New Jersey Superior Court judge to set aside a verdict st

Decisions about suicide, abortions, living wills and the refusal of medical treatment should be left

Voluntary AIDS Tests Recommended By CDCFederal health officials have called for new laws to

Booz Allen & Hamilton Inc. named Eric R. Zausner, a senior vice president, as managing director, U.S

Fred Bickford, who lost a job, and Allan R. Thieme, who lost a factory, represent the flesh-and-bloo

May 11, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Poor countries are paying back more to the International Monetary Fund than they are getting in new

The United States urged other Western nations Monday to speed the buildup of emergency oil stocks as

Mexico is easing exchange control rules for export earners, the central bank announced. The

Cash market prices are expected to regain their upward momentum this week, following the rally in en

A senior Commerce Department official voiced hope that Congress will pass an omnibus trade bill acce

California utilities are using cheap oil prices as a lever in trying to force Bonneville Power Admin