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The following are the highlights of Tuesday's St. Louis Merchants Exchange call session for barge fr

Diamond Shamrock Corp. Tuesday announced it will change its name to Maxus Energy Corp. in connection

April 28, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Prosecutors said Monday they are investigating charges that officials of the local Transnuklear comp

Mildly radioactive gas leaked into a control room of a West German nuclear plant, and company offici

Japan's leader might offer U.S. constructors larger contracts for the Kansai airport project near Os

The California Insurance Department has devised an overall blueprint to pro tect California consumer

Alcatraz, the ex-federal prison that once housed the worst criminals in the country, played host to

South Korea's trade surpluses with the United States and the European Community grew in the first qu

Brazil's political problems may prevent it from achieving surpluses in international trade needed to

Farrell Lines Inc. was awarded a $34.8 million contract from the Navy's Military Sealift Command for

When Gayton Germane taught a class at Stanford Business School 20 yearsago, he used to give his stud

United States Lines Inc. is asking the U.S. Bankruptcy Court to strike down vari ous employment-prot

Italy begins a $5.3 million undersea salvage operation this week in hopes of determing whether the j

After a 20-year "vacation" in the United States, a steam locomotive is returning to England to work.

Norwegian Shipowners Refuse to Accept ShipsOSLO, Norway - Three Norwegian shipowners, partne

Sen. Frank H. Murkowski, R-Alaska, plans to use the trade bill as a vehicle for an automobile shippi

A New York trucking company alleges the nation's three largest motor carriers continued to illegally

Builders Transport Earnings IncreaseCAMDEN, S.C. - Builders Transport Inc.'s first quarter e

Hundreds of people were evacuated from their homes for up to six hours after a tractor-trailer truck

Tiphook, the leading U.K. container rental group, has expanded its European presence with the acquis

Frank B. Hall & Co. received a lower debt rating by Moodys Investors Service Inc. due to continuing

Non-smokers, move over. A healthy lifestyle" now also qualifies for health insurance discoun

The National Maritime Union of America and District 1 of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association

Long Island Lighting Corp. and Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. - both involved in much-criticized and fin

Customhouse brokers and the port of New Orleans are irked by a U.S. Customs Service decision to put

The Supreme Court has killed a lawsuit by U.S. businesses that charges Japanese electronics manufact

Freeport-McMoRan Unit Reduces Sulfur PricesFreeport-McMoRan Resource Partners, an affiliate

Shell Oil Co. earnings from chemical products for the first quarter in 1987 dropped to $40 million f

The Flying Tiger Line Inc. said it successfully completed a combined public and private debt restruc

The Interstate Commerce Commission is facing an extraordinarily busy May, industry and government so

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority Friday ordered the Long Island Rail Road's $88 million pen

Michael Spicer, U.K. minister for aviation, begins a two-week official visit to the Far East today,

The plight of a barge cruising the Gulf of Mexico seeking a final resting place for 3,000 tons of ga

Approximately $4.3 million in assets of United States Lines Inc. were seized by the 65-member union

The Maryland Port Administration's effort to acquire a new yacht to entertain business executives ha

Backpack Heating Unit Marketed for DiversA British company is marketing a backpack heating u

For two years, high insurance rates have squelched the Mardi Gras tradition of tossing decorated coc

Although nearly 40 states passed some measure of tort reform in 1986, the American Tort Reform Assoc

Commodity Group Seeks Oils for ExportThe Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service