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Hong Kong Gov. Sir David Wilson will argue the need for free and fair trade as he kicks off his firs

The biggest dip in energy costs in nearly a year partially offset higher food and automobile prices

Talks between Japanese and U.S. officials over the removal of $300 million in sanctions on Japanese

Critical Week for Dow After Record LossesThe stock market faces a critical test this week fo

AVIATION The first wave of factual reports on the crash of Northwest Airlines' Flight 255 re

U.S. officials are preparing to prod European governments into accepting proposed reforms for the Co

Shearson Lehman Brothers Inc. named Robert Clarke Brown as vice president, transportation group, inv

Brazil's Senate may vote as early as Wednesday on a computer software law that is the latest issue i

Saudi Arabia's apparent interest in buying a substantial minority stake in Exxon's European refining

Crowley Maritime Corp. is merging its long-established Caribbean division into its newer Atlantic di

A tax law change that would save the nation's railroads several hundred million dollars was added to

Top Stories: Shiplines must keep vigil against overtonnages even while enjoying an upturn in fort

Joseph Fahys, president of the New York Insurance Exchange, broke three weeks of silence last Thursd

Insurance Exchange Targets EfficiencyThe New York Insurance Exchange will be streamlining it

Viking Freight System Inc.'s third quarter earnings fell to $985,000, or 28 cents a share, from $2 m

PLM Inc. Reports Higher EarningsSAN FRANCISCO PLM Cos. Inc. reported third quarter income o

Saab-Scania Presents T92 Truck to UNICEFSODERTALJE, Sweden - The 500,000th Saab-Scania truck

Overweight shipping containers are creating a serious safety problem on U.S. highways, port-area tru

John A. Dyer, the Chattanooga, Tenn., native who has served as general manager of the Southern Calif

Japanese importers of small commercial trucks have burrowed into the U.S. market in spite of currenc

The use of microcomputers as a tariff filing and rate calculation tool should take a significant ste

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The Maritime Administration is cautiously optimistic about its troubled ship construction loan and m

The International Telecommunications Union has decided to retain the requirement that merchant ships

An Iranian missile hit and set ablaze a supertanker moored off Kuwait's main oil terminal Thursday.

The Maritime Administration proposed recognizing the Bahamas as a new country of registry for vessel

The Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries warned Gulf Arab oil producers Wednesday that

Strike at Crowley Ends After 9 MonthsSEATTLE - Crowley Maritime Corp. says the nine-month-lo

The president of Matson Navigation Co.'s parent firm told securities analysts that Matson does not v

A new survey of independent oil producers has found that a government-imposed floor price for crude

Ensource Inc. said that it bought additional interest in some oil and gas wells, an intrastate natur

South Korea to Lower Domestic Oil PricesSEOUL, South Korea - The government said Thursday th

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Michael B. Smith, deputy U.S. trade representative, has denied that the United States has a Rambo-st

The International Herald Tribune said it will begin printing next month in Tokyo, the newspaper's th

U.S. automakers scheduled the assembly of 236,518 cars and trucks in domestic factories this week, t

Few things are certain in the volatile business life of Hong Kong, a Britishcolony since the 1840s.

The European Community has proposed to lower trade barriers on a wide range of tropical products as

An appeals court says bars that served a visibly intoxicated man cannot be held legally responsible