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Train Carrying VWs Derails in Nova ScotiaDARTMOUTH, Nova Scotia - Seven freight cars carryin

Cargo transported through West Germany reached a record volume in 1986, as 37.7 million metric tons

For the week ended Aug. 29 total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 10

The Phoenix Project has been rising from the ashes of rumor regularly over the past several years, a

US Owners to Decide Cruise Ship's FateVANCOUVER, British Columbia - A decision will be made

Around 1770, British Customs officials were complaining that sleek trans- Atlantic mail ships were t

Jamaican Banana Exporters, one of the island's leading private conglomerates, and the state-owned sh

In an ambitious attempt to rescue its debt-ridden, job-short economy, the Irish government plans to

A $10 million appropriation for operation, maintenance and rehabilitation of New York's barge canal

Paceco Inc. of Gulfport, Miss., has the job of loading a 90-ton, fully assembled crane on a barge fo

Due to a typographical error in information supplied by Navistar International Transportation Corp.,

Eaton Transmission To Use Helical GearingKALAMAZOO, Mich. - Eaton Corp. Transmission Divisio

Milne Truck Lines Inc. closed 16 of its freight terminals Friday and expects to shut the rest of its

Agency Airs Recalls Of Rattles, MobilesStuffed-animal mobiles implicated in the death of a 1

A British-made, semiautomatic dual reeler for a 30-inch reel is of parallel- axis design and has two

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

STANDARD NINE-DIGIT NUMBERS. All entries of textile shipments from the countries listed below must s

Two U.S. companies say they are negotiating to buy nonferrous metals and rare earths in China for sa

IBM, Fujitsu Resolve Long Copyright FightInternational Business Machines Corp. and Fujitsu L

Transportation Secretary Elizabeth Hanford Dole said she will resign at the end of this month to wor

Semiconductor companies, which protested for years that Japanese chips were being sold too cheaply,

The World Bank's International Finance Corp. plans to expand its help to developing nations trying t

China, which in less than a decade has emerged as a major shipbuilding nation, now wants to build sh

Airline deregulation in Europe will be tempered by some tough lessons learnedfrom the U.S. e

Court contests involving issues of state's rights under federal laws that regulate the rail transpor

The Norwegian International Ships Registry headquarters in Bergen reported last week that 48 ships o

From gas tanks and household gas meters to photocopiers, China State Shipbuilding Corp. is diversify

Foote Hikes Prices For Lithium CarbonateEXTON, Pa. - Foote Mineral Co. announced a price inc

Amoco Starts Operating Polyarylsulfone PlantRIDGEFIELD, Conn. - Amoco Performance Products I

Identix Inc. announced that it has been chosen as a vendor of high security products used in Saudi A

Bush to Hold Talks With EC ExecutivesBRUSSELS, Belgium - U.S. Vice President George Bush wil

Japanese imports of manufactured products during the first six months of this year climbed to a reco

US Reports Exports Of Wheat to SovietsThere were 1,910,396 metric tons of wheat exported to

The Italian grain trading company Ferruzzi Agricole will acquire Central Soya Co. Inc. from Shamrock

A fledgling Connecticut telephone company soon could be helping China in its quest to emerge from th

The United States can expect "very grave consequences" for its economic relations with Western Europ

Puerto Rico is intensifying its promotion of joint production facilities with low-wage Caribbean cou

The National Research Council said NASA's plan to construct an orbiting space station will be diffic

If Japanese companies transfer more production to the United States, both countries will benefit, an

Three Chubb Managers Promoted to Senior VPNEW YORK - Chubb Corp. promoted three of its manag