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The port of San Francisco will pay a consultant $100,000 to help it develop its empty on-dock contai

The Port of Portland Commission approved a new joint three-year contract with Evergreen Line and Jap

Toyota Motor Corp., Japan's largest automaker, said its net income for the six months ended in Decem

Mexican, EC Officials Look to Boost ContactsMexican and European Community officials met pri

Kaiser Steel Corp. and the wholly owned subsidiary Cottonwood Canyon Land Co. filed for Chapter 11 p

After 40 years with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Guy F. Tozzoli, the man who opene

IMF BANGLADESH - $280 million loan package from the International Monetary Fund. About $170

Alan Cranston and Ed Zschau, former rivals for the U.S. Senate, finally had their first face-to-face

BankAmerica Corp. needs to live up to its promise of turning an operating profit by the end of 1987

Despite increases in ship, auto parts and business machines exports, Japan' trade surplus fell to $4

Japan's Aiwa Co. became the first company to announce formally a marketing date for a consumer digit

The Philippine economy is showing new signs of life, thanks to an increase in consumer spending and

Japanese exports to the European Community are likely to continue to grow in 1987, preventing any su

2 US Ships Leave Israel TEL AVIV, Israel - The aircraft carrier USS Kennedy and the ammuniti

The air freight and expedited motor carriers have found their niche in the transportation industry.<

Toyota Motor Corp., Japan's largest automaker, said its net income for the six months ended in Decem

The U.S. Coast Guard and Federal Aviation Administration have selected FlightSafety International to

UPS to Begin Flying Own DC-8 to EuropeGREENWICH, Conn. - United Parcel Service said it will

Eastern Reports Improved ResultsEastern Airlines reported a fourth quarter net profit of $6

''Emporiatrics" is a word you probably will not find in your regular dictionary and one that may wel

McDonnell Douglas Corp.'s newest jumbo jet is a $1.5 billion gamble. But more than money is riding

French civil aviation authorities have revoked landing rights in France for a budget airline that f

Schering Corp. announced that Certified Pharmaceuticals Inc. of Largo, Fla., has agreed to a permane

Morton Thiokol's Ventron division will build a $15 million sodium borohydride production facility in

Vista Chemical Co. is planning a $21 million research and development facility near Austin, where wo

Wisconsin Electric Power Co. plans to purchase an increasing amount of its coal from spot market sou

Taiwan is preparing to carry out a major expansion of its chemical industry. In the petroche

West Germany's Henkel KGaA opened a research center to focus on molecular genetics, enzyme biochemis

In some parts of the country, a Freightliner truck used to be a rare sight. East of the Miss

The demand for plastics in developing countries is expected to increase slightly faster than product

Domestic consumption of fertilizer products was 2 percent less in the July- December 1986 period com

Gov. Mario Cuomo says he's about to send the state Senate a disputed list of nominees to the Public

Educators said Tuesday they fear a lawsuit filed against local school officials by a man whose teen-

Home Group Cuts Its Operating LossThe Home Group, Inc. reported Wednesday a fourth quarter o

Banks tend to be more forthcoming than insurance agents when offering life insurance for sale, and t

Modification of the whole system of trade documentation may be the only way to check a growing tide

Crowley Maritime Corp., which has a subsidiary preparing to compete with United States Lines' servic

The streets of the United States may not exactly be paved with gold, but French companies seem to be

Developing countries should drop their opposition to inclusion of services under the General Agreeme

Stocks wavered back and forth in uncertain trading Wednesday and then spurted ahead in the final hou