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$22 Billion July Deficit WASHINGTON - The U.S. government posted a total deficit of $22.229

The Port of Oakland may have to self-insure the first $1 million of its liability losses, a harbor e

Canadian Port and Harbour Association. 28th annual meeting Sept. 6-10 at Hilton International Windso

The Federal Reserve Board's fourth cut this year in the discount rate likelywill touch off another r

A new lending agency for Latin America and the Caribbean may be in place by early 1987. The

The U.S Army Corps of Engineers expects an extended drought in the Southeast as the region enters th

The French carmaker Renault said it is closing most of its Mexican manufacturing operations due to d

The upcoming round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade negotiations is not expected to yie

Product liability legislation and sweeping tort reform changes will be aired on the Senate floor in

Virginia Power's one-year test of transporting coal by barge worked. Railroads have lowered their ra

Overseas oil companies "are farsighted and optimistic about the future of offshore oil in China," de

Nordana, Dafra Lines Set New ServiceNordana Line announced a service link between it and Daf

Independent truckers are asking the Interstate Commerce Commission to grant them a share of the insu

Trading in the markets where shipowners and charterers hedge against price fluctuations in freight r

Of all places, why here? That was one local reaction to the announcement by the Internationa

The century-old Bath Iron Works Inc. said it was sold Thursday to Givens, Green, and Van Amerongen L

Rough seas Thursday forced rescuers to postpone a search for two men presumed drowned after a ship c

The United States Atlantic and Gulf Southeastern Caribbean Conference announced it will increase U.S

Argentina's hydrocarbons output rose in July compared with the previous month but still lagged behin

As of mid-afternoon Thursday, there was no announcement of the time and place for resumption of cont

The Federal Aviation Administration allocated close to $247 million toairports during the se

Even though the goal of creating machines that think remains somewhere off in the 21st century, arti

Top officials from the Argentine government will fly to Spain later this month for yet another attem

Air Cargo Inc. announced that Midway Airlines of Chicago has joined its nationwide air freight serv

Transportation Secretary Elizabeth Hanford Dole directed the Federal Aviation Administration to act

Not the least of the controversies surrounding the airline frequent flyer awards programs has been t

Japan was pressed once again by a U.S. official Thursday to completely open bidding on construction

The following are the highlights of Thursday's St. Louis Merchants Exchange call session for barge f

WTC Air Freight North America has made some sweeping changes in its management structure as part of

Qantas, Australia's international airline, has accused its U.S. competitors of dumping capacity on t

Trans European Airways, of Brussels, Belgium, and it's subsidiary Aircraft Lease Co., have ordered f

Plans for Tokyo Service Remain BCAL PriorityBritish Caledonian Airways, the U.K.'s biggest i

The new congressional tax reform bill may offer broader benefits for truckers than the industry firs

ICC Won't Reopen Rate InvestigationThe Interstate Commerce Commission will not reopen an eig

A General Motors Corp. official staunchly maintained that the company would try to expand, not reduc

Gordon E. Neuenschwander, chairman and chief executive of the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Co.,

An armored diving suit, incorporating fiber optics and microchips, could become the walking-out unif

Low-Cost Korean Model May Spur IBM MoveHyundai, the South Korean company known for its cheap

Japan has replaced the United States as the world's most competitive nation in business, the Geneva-

Taiwan continues to be the front-runner in economic growth, according to the latest report from the