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The government came under pressure in Parliament to block additional funds for the European Communit

Coast Guard Gets Bid To Check Kuwait ShipsThe Coast Guard disclosed late Thursday receipt of

Taiwan Sets Missions To Purchase US GoodsTAIPEI, Taiwan - The Taiwan government will send tw

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

The first officer of the British ferry that capsized off the Belgian coast, killing almost 200 peopl

On the 50th anniversary of the Hindenburg dirigible disaster, a British company Wednesday resumed co

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

Pan Am Narrows 1st Quarter LossPan Am Corp., parent of Pan American World Airways, said its

Once lauded as heroes, the builders of Siberia's Baikal-Amur railway are now all but forgotten by au

The International Planned Parenthood Federation said it launched a 1.6 million (about $2.7 million)

San Francisco Transportation Club spring meeting, May 7-9, Del Monte Hyatt, Monterey, Calif. Contact

TEDDY GLEASON DIDN'T SPEND 24 years as president of an international labor union without learning ho

Stephenson Clarke Shipping Co., owner of the small cargo ship Arlington, reports that computer-contr

The claim that Continental Airlines is attempting to dump excess capaci ty on the trans-Pacific rout

New Base in Florida For Skyway TerminalSANTA CRUZ, Calif. - Skyway Freight Systems has reloc

Ports in Great Britain handled a record volume of freight last year. Figures prepared by the

Erland Raastad, former manager of Kloster Cruise A/S, has announced plans to establish a new cruise

A U.S. Customs Service official called on the air courier industry to adopt stronger precautions aga

Contract talks between West Coast longshoremen and shipping management are due to start today.

Debate resumed Wednesday over who is responsible for disposing of tons of Long Island garbage on a b

Some people laughed when they heard about the scow of New York garbage being rejected by six states

Rockwell International Corp.'s Automotive Operations said the company has signed an agreement with V

New Timer Ideal For Short Track UseUnion Switch & Signal Division of American Standard Inc.

About 200 West European research and training establishments concerned with oceanography as well as

Union Pacific Railroad announced here that it is building a US$23 million freight terminal on the Te

Canadian National announced a 1986 loss of C$86.3 million, compared with a profit of C$117.6 million

The worldwide shipping recession is swamping Indian plans to expand its national fleet, and the indu

Paceco Inc. Ships 6th Transtainer CraneGULFPORT, Miss. - Paceco Inc., a Fruehauf Corp. subsi

Ted Ruhly, president of Moller Steamship Co., which operates Maersk Line, said Maersk is evolving ra

A Dutch court is expected to rule today on the legality of the proposed layoff of 350 dockers, which

Despite millions of dollars invested by Brazil during the past decade in intermodal facilities, inte

Jack Africk, 58, Wednesday was named president and chief executive of United States Tobacco Co., a u

Ecuador will resume pumping oil through a repaired pipeline by early August, World Bank officials sa

The growing number of state recycling laws has focused attention upon the ability to recycle bottles

Shipper interests want the Interstate Commerce Commission to force the Rocky Mountain Motor Tariff B

The World Bank this week announced a major upgrading of efforts to protect the environment on its pr

The Senate approved by a solid margin a Democratic budget for fiscal 1988 that is designed to draw P

The help-wanted advertising index reached a seven-year high in March, the Conference Board reported

A new law allowing Soviets to open private businesses aimed at satisfying consumer demands has taken

An employee of a Norwegian weapons factory has been charged with giving false information when apply