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GENERAL NEWSLow producer prices and the rise in business inventories bring only a little che

The Chicago & North Western Railroad is considering selling or abandoning nearly one-third of its 6,

The U.S. trade representative warned that negotiations with the European Community over farm trade w

In a season with jolly economic figures, why do we keep hearing mumblings of bah, humbug? Wh

Robert G. Egan, fired after a rocky two years as director of the South Louisiana Port Commission, is

The presidents of Brazil and Argentina signed some 20 accords last week designed to expand cooperat

Indications of a stronger-than-expected U.S. economy seem likely to push interest rates upward near-

Labor disagreements affecting several important ports worldwide this autumn have increased shipowner

The worst may be over for the ailing shipping industry, but care is needed to prevent the patient fr

McGregor Sea and Air Services, a leading United-Kingdom-based freight forwarder, said it acquired a

As merchant marine academies around the nation vie for funds and graduates for jobs, Maine Maritime

The 1986-87 Houston Handbook and Industrial Guide has been made available free of charge by the Port

The United States and Brazil have renewed their bilateral maritime agreement for three years.

Delta Combines Small Package ServicesDelta Air Lines and its three Delta Connection carriers

The State Department hopes to pin down Peruvian officials on that country's maritime policy.

The port of Charleston received an early but most welcome Christmas present when CSX Transportation

Canadian National Railways and Atlantic Container Line combined to move a 40- foot red spruce from N

Demonstrators from the International Longshoremen's Association showed up Thursday for a meeting of

AFG Renews Offer For Lear Siegler SharesAFG Partners has renewed its bid to buy Lear Siegler

A company that got its start grading railroad routes across Indian Territory, as Oklahoma was once k

It does not look like it is going to be a very merry Christmas this year for Mexican merchants.<

The government plans to relax controls over the supply of several key materials, including scrap iro

Ex-Im Bank to Help Boost Sales to IndonesiaJAKARTA, Indonesia - The U.S. Export-Import Bank

The U.S. government should be doing more to assist hard-pressed exporters in winning new markets, bu

The port of San Francisco is considering a proposal to expand its cruise ship terminal. Port

Jamaica has simplified its government bureaucracy in hopes of attracting more foreign investors.

GENERAL NEWSThe folks at Digital Microwave Corp. hope a dish on every roof becomes as common

Japan's economy will remain sluggish over the next year or two, a leading Asian expert predicted.

Incoming Senate Finance Committee Chairman Lloyd Bentsen announced the names of senators he has chos

Christmas bonuses are a thing of the past, says a management consultant, and a survey indicates comp

United States Lines Inc. and USL S.A. have been authorized to collect several million dollars that t

Truckers will win two major concessions and will lose one in a rule requiring front brakes on highwa

Warring camps have begun maneuvering to choose the battleground for the next federal budget fights a

Nineteen years ago, the corroded steel bars on Point Pleasant, W. Va.'s Silver bridge finally gave w

EC to Likely Furnish Syria's '86-87 WheatThe reported sale of 646,000 metric tons of French

Iran-Iraq Conflict NICOSIA, Cyprus - Iraq said its warplanes attacked an oil tanker in the g

The port of Portland is getting ready to handle double-stack unit trains. The port commissio

Containerization & Intermodal Institute. All-day seminar on the impact of the 1984 Shipping Act on c

Exxon Corp. entered into a letter of intent for the sale of Reliance Electric Co., and other compani

Independent oil companies and small entrepreneurs are likely to lead the next charge to find China's