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When a 500-year-old log strapped to an 18-wheeler truck showed up at Waikiki Beach, it took the poli

American Association of Equipment Lessors. Sept. 17-19. Opryland Hotel, Nashville, Tenn. Contact AAE

The Asia-Pacific area will surpass Europe as the world's largest regional oil consumer in the early

Ultramar Petroleum Co. sold its Connecticut River Division back to the ownersfrom whom it ac

The following are the results of Wednesday's St. Louis Merchants Exchange call session for barge fre

Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass., will bring his House Subcommittee on Energy Conservation and Power to N

Dome Petroleum Ltd. may be liquidated unless its unsecured European creditors agree to temporarily w

Dow Chemical Co., Midland, Mich., and Consumers Power Co., Jackson, Mich., apparently have decided

Yugoslavia, not countries in Asia, is the lowest-cost producer of autos, an auto analyst says.

The economy continued to give mixed signals in August, as housing construction rose but building per

The House Energy and Commerce Committee ensured that few changes will be made in how the government

Coca-Cola Disinvests ATLANTA - Coca-Cola Co. said it will sell its remaining holdings in Sou

James E. Morgan was appointed assistant managing editor of The Journal of Commerce in its Phillipsbu

The government of Thailand, bowing to pressure from the United States, will tighten up copyright reg

Soviet authorities are believed to be reconsidering their policy of not buying hull insurance for sh

Singapore's economy is pulling out of recession, Finance Minister Richard Hu said. The econo

Once again, the New York Shipping Association is making an effort to reduce the costs of guaranteed

Hyundai Motor America Tuesday reached another important milestone as it recorded the sale of the 100

Julius Maldutis, Salomon Brothers' highly rated securities analyst, is making it official - the fre

Yamashita-Shinnihon Steamship Co., one of Japan's major shipping firms, said it plans to cut its lab

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Richard Lyng accused France of jeopardizing the launch of a new round of

The Senate and House are expected to act soon on a joint resolution to resolve the labor dispute bet

Oxygen power drawn from the oceans could put people in the driver's seat underseas or in an underwat

U.S. cotton exports could set a new record this fiscal year, according to port of Oakland cargo anal

The Federal Maritime Commission decided only some of the charges imposed by the Plaquemines, La., Po

Rep. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., called for a comprehensive new maritime policy to renew the nation's c

The amount of general cargo handled at Hampton Roads terminals showed a 15.6 percent increase in Aug

The government announced plans to buy radiation testing equipment following a controversy over impor

The new Advisory Group on Strategic Planning for the St. Lawrence Seaway should consider all suggest

A West German prosecutor said Wednesday he had found no legal grounds for charging the captain of th

Reichhold Raises PriceOf PolyesterThe Reactive Polymers Division of Reichhold Chemic

The arrest by Chase Manhattan Bank of a second vessel in the United States does not necessarily spel

Two Massachusetts state judges refused to block a Massachusetts Port Authority decision to lease the

Interox Hikes PriceOf PersulfatesInterox America announced an increase in the price

American Home Products Corp. and Chesebrough-Pond's Inc. signed a definitive agreement for the sale

Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry asked electric power firms not to drastically c

Toth Aluminum Corp., headquartered in the New Orleans area, announced Grant Chemical had successful

Transportation insurers need to help compile statistics that can be used to combat the mounting prob

Eleven Hong Kong legislators arrived here on a visit to express their deep concerns" over a nuclear

A woman who just bought her third dam says she's convinced it will return to power - and eventually