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Shell Canada Ltd. reported first quarter earnings of $103 million, or 90 cents a Class A common shar

Atlantic Richfield Co. reported first quarter earnings of $239 million, or $1.31 a share, down from

China will soon establish a development company to help absorb foreign investment in its booming tex

Consolidation of terminals for several of the 15 cargo airlines using San Francisco Airport is being

Separate actions by the State Department and the Department of Transportation last week opened new i

A U.S. construction industry coalition called for the United States to limit access to U.S. building

Burlington Northern Expands ServiceFORT WORTH, Texas - Burlington Northern Intermodal said i

The Zim Israel Navigation Co. said lower operating costs and earlier staff reduc tion programs contr

Canadian Tropic Line Chooses San FranciscoAnother shipping line will begin calling at San Fr

Spurred by higher rates and a surge of shipping by importers worried about protectionism, American P

On-dock container railyards may be the last word at some ports, but the port of Oakland isn't entir

Jost von Hopler, general manager of the top Austrian wine supplier for the U.S. market, is quick to

Pfizer Inc. has increased 1987 research and development investment by 20 percent to $400 million.

State tree growers are facing a transportation crisis: they can't find enough Belgian draft horses t

Mass. to Start Stricter Drunk Driver ProgramMassachusetts will implement a stricter program

The United States expects to push by early summer for further access to the Taiwanese market for U.S

Bangkok's Don Muang international airport could soon rival Hong Kong and Singapore as one of Southe

European governments are moving closer to U.S. proposals for reducing the use of chlorofluorocarbon

DOT OKs Two Sites For US-London ServiceThe Department of Transportation gave final approval

Matson Intermodal System is now in business, moving cargo between California and Gulf Coast ports.

All seven major industrial nations agree a further dollar drop in currency markets could be harmful,

The Interstate Commerce Commission proposed new rules for determining rail freight rates on recyclab

The U.S. economy is too fragile to risk a monetary tightening, Robert Heller, Federal Reserve govern

Intense freight rate discounting sliced first quarter earnings for most of the nation's largest truc

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

Two New York legislators say a proposed insurance department regulation to restrict health insurers'

THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE Daily Industrial Materials Price Index of Sensitive Spot Commodity Prices on

The American Insurance Association said it is considering asking the Florida Supreme Court for a reh

After 35 million years or so underground, Northern Ireland's lignite soon may make its commercial de

One year after the explosion of a nuclear reactor at Chernobyl, which Soviet scientists admit had ba

A Houston businessman says he's close to raising $25 million to fulfill a contract with the Aruba go

From 84 rooms in a tiny hotel in Australia four years ago, Ramada International Hotels has mushroome

Jamaica plans to buy Aluminum Co. of America's bauxite refinery located in the center of the Caribbe

From 84 rooms in a tiny hotel in Australia four years ago, Ramada International Hotels has mushroome

Consumer prices continued their slow but steady climb last month, moving up at an annual rate of 5.1

Private Japanese investment in U.S. property will reach $1 billion a month this year as Japanese com

The American Consulting Engineers' Council gave its Honor Award to Soros Associates of New York City

Tractors, trucks and other engine-powered farm equipment are vulnerable to excessive wear if operate

Iraq said its warplanes hit two ships off the Iranian coast Friday and shot down an Iranian fighter

The Environmental Protection Agency will not seek immediate sanctions against the 28 urban problem a