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Prices for North Sea crude oil surged above $18 a barrel Wednesday, propelled by tumbling production

Hughes Board OKs Baker Merger TermsHughes Tool Co.'s board decided to approve the terms of a

Supplies of distillate oil and gasoline declined, according to the American Petroleum Institute's la

The drive for French disinvestment from South Africa will move into high gear on March 21 with meeti

Two major power generating projects financed by Japan will be inaugurated next weekend, the official

Triton Energy Corp. said its Canadian unit completed an oil well in Saskatchewan. The well i

At least 5,000 coal miners near this northern Asturian town stayed off the job in a one-day strike

The Long Island Lighting Co. disagrees with assertions that it cannot protect people in the event of

The chairman of the New York Power Authority called for a restructuring of the nation's electric ind

Himont U.S.A. Inc. announced an increase in its Pro-fax polypropylene resin prices, and plans for in

Meridian Diagnostics Inc. announced that it received Federal Food and Drug Administration approval t

Celanese Announces Glycol Price IncreaseCelanese Chemical Co. announced an increase in the s

The St. Lawrence Seaway is likely to capture cargoes from U.S. East Coast and Gulf ports in 1987 bec

W.R. Grace & Co. announced a 1986 fourth quarter loss of $559.9 million andplans to divest i

Bayer USA Inc. announced a loss in overall 1986 net income although subsidiaries Mobay Corp. and Mil

JGC Corp., a Japanese plant engineering company, has won a contract from Virginia Power in the Unite

Georgia peanuts, like those made famous by former President Jimmy Carter, are one reason officials a

For 10 years, California truckers and lawmakers have argued over how to keep loose rocks in truck be

Cruise ship capacity has outstripped customer demand on the lucrative U.S. market over the past seve

Seaborne trade in forest products is one of the few sectors of the dry bulk shipping market that see

U.S. manufacturers are about to jump back on the bandwagon as the pace of anti-lock brake developme

In a move to diminish costs and increase competitiveness against the ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam,

The form of taxation to be levied on shipping in the new Hong Kong register, when it comes into bein

Argentine President Raul Alfonsin is expected to approve a proposal by a large private farm cooperat

The U.S. District Court here endorsed the way in which the Maritime Administra tion approved the tem

A wave of dysentery struck some 500 sailors at a merchant marine academy near this southern Italian

Transamerica ICS Inc. has signed an agreement with Mitsubishi Corp. to recover about 26,000 containe

The Federal Maritime Commission received some high-level, last-minute advice on how to deal with a r

Ferry operators began implementing safety procedures the government ordered after a British car ferr

The 29th shipping season on the St. Lawrence River will start at the end of March. James L.

Arms Talks Continue GENEVA - U.S. and Soviet negotiators on medium-range nuclear missiles he

Pullout From ATA Traced to a DisputeA dispute over trucking industry deregulation is the mai

Chargeurs Reunis, a wholly owned affiliate of the French Chargeurs SA group, is to transfer its con

American Express and Visa International are stepping up their head-on competition for supremacy in t

Railroad freight traffic turned up on February after starting the year very slowly in January.

Taiwanese Squid Boat Sinks After CollisionDUNEDIN, New Zealand - A Taiwanese squid boat sank

The port of Norfolk has the two fastest cranes in the East, capable of drawing 50 containers an hour

Motor Carrier Reports LossU.S. Truck Lines Inc. reported a fourth quarter loss of $1 million

Donald Engen, administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, sees prog ress in the agency's e

China's foreign ministry said Wednesday it welcomed a ruling by the U.S. Su preme court ending a US$