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A Jacob's ladder hangs from an unseen Liberty ship, swinging wildly over an imaginary sea. A muscula

A member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee today will attempt to tighten the use of foreign-aid

A delegation of top rank Dutch navy officers will visit Saudi Arabia this weekend to lobby for a 3

World container traffic volumes are forecast to grow rapidly between now and 1990, thanks largely to

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 50 YEARS, the International Longshoremen's Association agreed to accept wage

The Maritime Administration says a new, two-volume report covering the effects of a damaged ship's p

Keystone Shipping Co. of Philadelphia asked the Maritime Administration for permission to sell its 1

Two months into its strike against Crowley Maritime's Puget Sound Tug and Barge, the national presid

Truckers may need a scorecard this year to keep track of all the safety and regulatory initiatives t

Taiwan's trade surplus in March rose to $1.45 billion from $1.32 billion in February, the Directorat

Safety and traffic engineers and other professional staff of the New York State Thruway Authority an

The Interstate Commerce Commission instituted major rule-makings in the railroad and truck area.

The port of Oakland might spend $90 million to expand its marine terminals in the next two years, a

Japanese government action to restrict semiconductor exports would be counter-productive to achievin

Seeking to avoid both external and internal problems, South Korea is trying to keep the country's ba

Japan should step up investment and the transfer of its technical know-how to its Asian neighbors,

Calif. Company Lands Toshiba ContractPALO ALTO, Calif. - Varian Associates Inc. said it rece

Barbie, the sophisticated lady doll, soon will be manufactured in India. Mattel Inc. of Hawt

Californians Set Vehicle RecordsCalifornians set records in 1986 for the number of vehicles

Seeking to avoid both external and internal problems, South Korea is trying to keep the country's ba

Taiwan's trade surplus in March rose to $1.45 billion from $1.32 billion in February, the Directorat

Kugaya Shoji, a Tokyo-based real estate company, has purchased the 78-year- old Robert Dollar Build

Japanese government action to restrict semiconductor exports would be counter-productive to achievin

A high-ranking Japanese trade official left for the United States Wednesday for emergency talks aime

Central Gulf Lines Inc. elected Erik L. Johnsen a vice president and James M. Baldwin Jr. an assista

The European Commission announced it has decided to give another 2.7 million ECUs ($3 million) in fo

The fledgling private U.S. launch industry received a boost with the an nouncement by aerospace gian

A Chrysler Corp. executive says the automaker plans to spend $500 million to double the number of co

The much battered property/casualty insurance industry took two crushing blows when the New York Sta

GENERAL NEWS The Rolls-Royce aero-engine unit returns to private sector 16 years after a tra

The Senate Finance Committee probably will postpone action on its broad ranging trade bill until aft

Top Stories Good quantities of Canadian grain moving out of Thunder Bay into the St. Lawrenc

Senate Democrats on the Budget Committee finally pulled in the same direction and approved a new ver

GENERAL NEWS The Rolls-Royce aero-engine unit returns to private sector 16 years after a tra

Senate Passes Bill For Insurance StudyThe Senate passed and sent to the House legislation to

International automakers and the Brazilian government are expected to sign a formal agreement here w

Rolls-Royce PLC, the thriving state-owned aero-engine manufacturer, reverts to private ownership in

The United States' Big Three automakers are steering more Mexican-built cars toward buyers north of

Farrell Lines Inc. dropped its bid to carry Military Sealift Command cargo in the trans-Atlantic mar

A group of Philippine finance officials will receive on-the-job training in California, as part of a