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Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

A new sales pitch invented by Congress to sell U.S. farm products overseas is humming right along, a

The Federal Maritime Commission will consider comments on proposed rules concerning anti-rebating ce

Components of an oil drilling rig manufactured in Virginia were exported to Norway through the Port

Six finalists remain in contention for the position of American Association of Port Authorities pres

The Australia-Europe Shipping Conference and the Australian Shippers' Council agreed to freight rate

Strong container growth was recorded again by the ports of Wilmington, N.C., Charleston and Savannah

The Agriculture Department has been trying for more than three years to decide how much real cheese

A recently formed strategic planning group for The St. Lawrence Seaway will hold its first meeting h

Hong Kong Bank Fraud Yields 3-Year SentenceThe former general manager of failed Overseas Tru

For small business advocate Michael Rochford, the New York insurance department's hot line to locate

Hawaii needs to branch out in the Pacific Basin and use its growing expertise in trade, science and

U.S. Customs Service inspectors and federal drug agents will join forces at the world's busiest bord

Conrail Freight Line To Be Revamped in NJThe Port Authority of New York & New Jersey has agr

FINANCIALThe credit markets expect another Federal Reserve discount rate cut in September, b

Transamerica Corp. continues to search for a buyer for its Oakland, Calif.- based Transamerica Airli

The members of the six rail unions currently working under expired contracts should accept a 6.5 per

RAIL SPLIT: The Burlington Northern must sell a half interest in its lines serving Montana's coal ri

The Interstate Commerce Commission is considering setting procedures for railroads and public intere

Seaboard System Railroad Inc. can go ahead with plans to eliminate its interchange at Lincolnton, N.

KLM Marks Decline in Net Income AMSTERDAM - KLM Royal Dutch Airlines said fiscal first quart

British Airways Orders 16 747s From BoeingBritish Airways has ordered 16 advanced 747s, with

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

Libyan Visit Planned AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Surinamese leader Desi Bouterse is planning a

A new three-year program to channel as much as $11 billion into agricultural production is designed

The ruling Politburo has ordered a halt to three projects that have provoked fierce debates over con

Union Carbide Corp. announced the development of Ucarsil FR additives, new products to be used in fo

Northwest Pipeline Corp. suspended delivery of transport or spot-market gas to seven utilities servi

Dow Chemical U.S.A. notified customers of a $30 a ton increase in the off-list price of caustic soda

Americans and Canadians who produce, distribute and use natural gas were told here this week that th

Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. agreed to sell the CHR Industries unit of its Aerospace and Strategic

Triton, Worldwide Sign Merger AgreementTriton Energy Corp. and Worldwide Energy Corp. execut

Imperial Chemical Industries PLC agreed to acquire from Hanson Industries - the U.S. arm of Hanson T

Delivered coal prices continue to fluctuate amid talk that a recent decision by the Organization of

Texas Gas Exploration (U.K.) Corp. paid out 15.7 million (US$23.4 million) for 76.8 percent of Indu

Environmentalists, thwarted by Republican delaying tactics, say time is running out on their effort

Peter Bradford, chairman of the Maine Public Utility Commission, whom Gov. Mario M. Cuomo is expecte

Oil prices crept higher throughout last week on the northwest European market in response to Iraq's

The steady drop in the cost of money soon may translate into dropping utility bills for customers in

Natural gas supplies will be able to meet future U.S. requirements, George H. Lawrence, president of