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A $50 million national earthquake research center will be established at the State University of New

Japan Eases Yen Loans To Foreign BorrowersThe Japanese Finance Ministry eased restrictions o

A record haul of Afghan heroin confiscated by police here was brought into the Netherlands on a Sovi

After years of heavy losses, Singapore's state-controlled Keppel Corp. may crawl out of the red this

All-water shipping services from Asia to the U.S. East Coast will find it increasingly difficult to

The Port of Seattle scrapped plans for widening and deepening Duwamish Waterway to develop the chann

CSX Expected to Buy Rest of Sea-Land StockMENLO PARK, N.J. - Sea-Land Corp. said it expects

Australian shippers welcomed plans by Associated Container Transportation/ PACE Line to start a regu

Peter Morris, Australia's transport minister, said his country should pay more attention to the deve

Most Americans believe the federal government has been lax in supervising nuclear power plants, and

The following index charts weekly changes in motor carrier tonnage originatingfrom 49 produc

Evolution rather than revolution best describes how private carriage will develop in a new, less-reg

Norsk Hydro is in the market for a chain of service stations in Norway, but not one of the six major

Few incoming chief executives have faced a greater challenge than the one Stephen Wolf has at Flying

ICC Says '85 Listing On Waybills CompleteThe 1985 listing of confidential shipper and railro

M-K-T Rail's Income Increased for QuarterMissouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad reported second quar

Rail contract recommendations made by a presidential panel are disappointingbecause they fai

Cleanliness is the latest suspect in a derailment which has been called the worst passenger train ac

Delta Enters Bidding For Jet America LineDelta Air Lines has entered the bidding for Jet Ame

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

Canadair Ltd. will be sold to Bombardier Inc. of Montreal, Barbara McDougall, minister of state for

Iran's oil-exporting capacity could be cut by as much as a third if Iraq maintains the disruption ca

Mobil Oil Increases West Texas PostingsFAIRFAX, VA. - Mobil Oil Corp. raised the posted pric

A wholesale oil price surge of 10 cents a gallon or more is due to stop the plunge of retail gasolin

The Malaysian state energy monopoly, Petronas, appeared to back away Mondayfrom an agreed up

American Can Co. announced it will build a barrier plastics container manufacturing facility in Wood

Crude oil producers and refiners are waging an undeclared marketing war that may soon cause prices a

Loomimg economic sanctions against South Africa could seriously hamper the development of the countr

UtiliCorp United Inc. announced the signing of a letter of agreement with Cominco Ltd., Vancouver,

A California entrepreneur is seeking dealerships for a new scientific product to eliminate cockroach

Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson said the Chernobyl accident shows that atomic power is a danger and m

A congressional study says ocean incineration of hazardous waste could be an interim, "middle ground

Eucalyptol Price, DemandHold SteadyThe price of eucalyptol still is quoted at $4.50

The New York State Public Service Commission has approved three small-scale alternative power projec

DOE to Provide Aid To North DakotaThe Energy Department said it will provide $100,000 a mont

Federal Express will continue to post significantly higher profit margins than the other publicly he

The U.S. dollar inched higher again Monday in extremely quiet trading. Analys said the forei

Transportation stocks declined slightly Monday on profit taking following last week's sharp gains.

Administration Forms Steel Task ForceThe Reagan administration, concerned that the recent ba

Beginning Nov. 8 the export of hazardous wastes will be brought under tight regulation. Also