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The port of Portland's plan to build a new soda ash bulk loader to replace an antiquated 1947 one ra

A new era in the U.S. wine industry has begun with the introduction by Napa Valley's Robert Mondavi

To Peruvian consumers, this Andean nation's economic recovery has a bright, rosy hue. But to

Hong Kong's Trade Rose 31 percent in JanuaryHong Kong's total merchandise trade in January a

Philippine Finance Minister Jaime Ongpin said Thursday that negotiationswith the nation's creditor b

The Agency for International Development is planning a second conference for its program with U.S. b

Certain U.S. edible oil interests are making false claims that palm oil is dangerous to people's hea

There's still a run on rum labels at Bacardi. Bacardi Imports is trotting out its new Bacard

U.S. officials are waging an uphill campaign to put another American at the helm of Intelsat, the gl

The House Ways and Means trade subcommittee, by voice vote, made only minor changes and gave final a

Lone Star to Buy Cement TerminalsGREENWICH, Conn. - Lone Star Industries Inc. disclosed an a

The Yugo sent motorists scrambling - to find a map to learn where Yugoslavia was. More consu

Ensign Trust of London, a closed-end investment trust controlled by the British Merchant Navy Pensio

When Central Forwarding Inc. decided to diversify a couple of years ago, Houston's branch of the 60-

GENERAL NEWS Trade legislation tops the congressional priority list this year on issues affe

Can it be? New Yorkers, renowned worldwide for their moxie, brashness and downright rudeness, are re

Pakistan ordered 180 military trucks and associated spare parts valued at $18.5 million from the AM

Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. said its decision to replace the problem-plagued safety valves at the Nin

Katy Service Cut Plan Gets ICC's ApprovalThe Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad's plans to quit

Swedish Trade Ban STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Sweden announced a total trade ban on South Africa and

Australia is exacting its America's Cup revenge in U.S. coal markets, according to a leading coal in

Thousands of truck fleet managers are about to become experts in the field of testing underground st

Senator Line apparently has decided to call at non-International Longshoremen's Association ports w

The Canadian National Railroad accused Guilford Transportation Industries of contriving a freight ca

Forty to 50 percent of rural households in China are without electricity, while a serious waste of e

A new agency to investigate accidents and lawbreaking in the nation's coal mines may result from a y

TVA Scales Back Coal PurchasesThe Tennessee Valley Authority slowed down its purchases in th

They designed it and built it. Then they tried to break it. The wind-slick dream called Tomo

The Federal Maritime Commission reports that 12 companies filed applications recently for licenses t

Six of the largest containerships ever built will "sail" again next week, but for only a short trip

Ferries & Passenger Boats '87. Two-day seminar presented by Marine Engineering/Log, March 18-19. War

Most if not all of American President Cos.' 1986 after-tax profit came from domestic inland operatio

The captains of two ships that collided in the Black Sea and sank, killing 166 people and leaving 28

The port of San Francisco plans to convert an old breakbulk terminal into a combination container an

Delicate talks are now under way between K" Line and port of Seattle officials with an aim toward ha

Within 30 years, rising seas will wash away whole countries and flood citiesfrom Boston to

The nation's oldest man-made canal still in use reopened Thursday after heavy rains made it navigabl

The Federal Reserve Board approved the applications of 14 commercial bank holding companies to purch

Put your money where your mouth is. That's the credo being embraced by some of Wall Street's

A South Korean claim that their country's yards surpassed those of Japan last year as the world's le