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A Korean seaman was missing, seven terminal employees injured and the Houston ship channel closed fr

An exchange of contract proposals between the Steamship Trade Association of Baltimore and the Inter

Despite veto threats by the Reagan administration, the House attached emergency banking legislation

Texas Air Corp. flew into stormy weather on its way to buy both Eastern Airlines and People Express

The Interstate Commerce Commission adopted new standards to use in determining if railroads are earn

PLM Unit to Acquire 1,000 Rail Tank CarsPLM Cos. said a unit will pay more than $20 million

Credit Commercial de France, France's fourth largest commercial bank, has become the second French f

The number of permits to drill oil and natural gas wells so far this year across the nation is down

Sun Co. announced the completion of the sale of Sun Distributors Inc. to Shearson Lehman Brothers, a

Watsonville Canning and Frozen Food Co., target of a year-long union strike, reopened after a refina

A new type of joint venture between India and Kenya has come into operation in that East African cou

The workers in the Philippines are skilled, educated and English-speaking, foreign investors say. La

A House Foreign Affairs subcommittee chairman sharply criticized Reagan administration officials for

Unlike many who bemoan America's lack of knowledge and/or interest in maritime affairs, Francis J. O

GENERAL NEWSU.S. competitiveness in world markets is not just a problem, it is a crisis, the

Sea/air intermodalism is growing in popularity, especially between the Far East and Europe.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commenced the most expensive salvage project in Buffalo history.

The Transportation Department granted a Flying Tiger Line Inc. petition seeking retaliatory action a

UK Proposes Drug Plan STRASBOURG, France - The British government urged the European Communi

Jamaica has rejected an appeal from its business community to break a government contract with a Sw

Until this model year, an American buying a new Volvo automobile could travel to Sweden, sign for an

The House has approved a bill to regulate the retrofitting of foreign-made automobiles imported on t

Trade Deficit Declines By 84.8 percent in ThailandBANGKOK, Thailand - Thailand's trade defic

The U.S. dollar was mostly firmer Tuesday, but drifted well off its midday highs after rising sharpl

Eat your heart out, Tiny Tim, for these people make their living tiptoeing through the tulips.

The Federal Aviation Administration is considering action against a private pilot accused of flying

GENERAL NEWSU.S. competitiveness in world markets is not just a problem, it is a crisis, the

FMC Lists Items On Today's AgendaThe Federal Maritime Commission at its scheduled meeting to

Transworld Oil USA, Houston, landed a one-year contract to supply 10,000 barrels a day for the Strat

The Supreme Court let stand energy conservation regulations that require electric utilities to purch

Pharmacia Inc., the U.S. wholly owned subsidiary of Pharmacia AB, Uppsala, Sweden, and Electro-Nucle

Prices for all grades of sodium bicarbonate will be increased effective Nov. 1, 1986, by Church & Dw

A new type of joint venture between India and Kenya has come into operation in that East African cou

The TransPacific Westbound Rate Agreement said it will postpone its strike surcharge until Oct. 22.<

Trade Deficit Declines By 84.8 percent in ThailandBANGKOK, Thailand - Thailand's trade defic

Exports of U.S. agricultural products totaled $24.4 billion in the first 11 months of fiscal 1986, d

The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles says it will crack down to get an estimated 360,000 uni

The House is set to pass the Risk Retention Act before Congress adjourns now that the Senate has com

RI HMO Files Suit Against Blue CrossPROVIDENCE, R.I. - Rhode Island's largest HMO filed a la

Longshoremen kept working Tuesday under terms of a rejected contract while union and management repr