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

The Interstate Commerce Commission reaffirmed a prior ruling that some freight trucked within a stat

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The government of Colombia objected to U.S. Federal Maritime Commission's proposed retaliation again

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The threat of a national dock strike over the closure of the Greenock container terminal in Scotland

In action unrelated to his port position, port of Houston Commissioner Refugio "Rey" Gonzales Jr. ha

To cheers from crowds lining the harbor and the beach, the world's oldest ironclad warship, the 127-

Reporters were summoned to American Express Tower in the World Financial Center in lower Manhattan o

The sinking of a British ferry last March might have been avoided if the ferry company had been will

Several investigations currently being conducted by the Federal MaritimeCommission underscor

Congress should move quickly on legislation requiring seat belts on school buses to ensure the safet

The British ferry accident last March has cost insurers almost $1 million so far and marine underwri

Despite the growing concern of public health officials, there is still little or no evidence that th

A panel of insurance executives says the industry needs to educate the public about insurance to att

The criteria by which securities are evaluated, particularly so-called junk bonds, should be revampe

NJ Bill Would Require Mental Illness CoverNew Jersey legislators are reviewing a proposed pa

A U.S. District Court judge has indicated that a challenge by asbestos producers to the Manville Cor

Veterans Administration hospitals, which test only some patients for AIDS, are considering changing

An item in the Insurance category of the On the Move column Tuesday, June 16, incorrectly described

A bill reducing the liability of ski resort owners in accidents involving skiers will, if passed, en

U.S. manufacturers worry more about labor costs and unionization than they do about energy prices, t

America's high-pressure homebuilding industry is as volatile as ever, and interest rates are heading

The Reagan administration pressed its case on economic issues with an attack by Resident Reagan in F

Calif. Tries to Resolve Civil Cases QuickerSANTA ANA, Calif. - A pilot program starting next

Capt. Herbert M. Walling was appointed manager of harbor operations of Moran Towing & Transportation

Britain is blaming U.S. bureaucratic and export restrictions for the disappointing level of work it

The timber industry has bounced back from the dark days of the early 1980s but now faces another thr

Freer imports of gold are likely to be allowed shortly by the government of Thailand as part of plan

An Indian scientist whose career has been dedicated to improving farmers' productivity was named as

Four large-scale Japanese manufacturers of heavy-duty trucks have temporarily imposed self-restraint

Japanese Wage Hikes Hit Record LowThe average Japanese worker received a record-low 3.5 perc

The world's customs administrations will depend on each other increasingly as the global economy bec

Four large-scale Japanese manufacturers of heavy -duty trucks have temporarily imposed self-restrain

Swidler & Berlin Chartered, a Washington-based law firm, announced that three top-ranking officials

The timber industry has bounced back from the dark days of the early 1980s but now faces another thr

Britain is blaming U.S. bureaucratic and export restrictions for the disappointing level of work it

Freer imports of gold are likely to be allowed shortly by the government of Thailand as part of plan

Japanese Wage Hikes Hit Record LowThe average Japanese worker received a record-low 3.5 perc

A group of 35 Japanese financial institutions, including 23 banks, so far have agreed to extend $833