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ICF Inc., a Washington, D.C.-based consulting firm, has won the first major contract awarded by the

Ship operators, fearing resumption of a lockout that was temporarily lifted Oct. 8, soon may start a

Canada's two major railways are stalking container business to be generated by four Asian car assemb

The new Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. service from the U.S. East Coast to South America appears to be a

The No. 2 reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, three new nuclear reactors and new capacity

West Germany's 1986 cocoa imports could be near the 1985 record of 220,000 metric tons after imports

Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. says it is ready to load fuel into the core of its Nine Mile Point unit 2

Sulfate DemandSeen FlatOverall demand for aluminum sulfate has been flat and is expe

As hundreds cheered and applauded, former Governor and U.S. Senator Abraham Ribicoff told federal en

One of the most respected bastions of modern agriculture, the specialized farm operation, is being q

PPG Industries announced that it purchased Chemfil Corp. of Troy, Mich., the leading supplier of met

Chemed Corp. and Merck & Co. announced that they have entered into an agreement in principle for Mer

Adm. Thomas B. Hayward, USN (Ret.), will be main speaker at the 94th annual banquet of the Society o

Issues involving financing and load centers entangled a meeting of the Advisory Group on Strategic P

British Ships Advised To Avoid Syrian PortsThe U.K. government has advised British ships to

Grain storage problems are not as bad as merchandisers and market analysts predicted they would be a

One of the U.S. maritime industry's staunchest supporters on Capitol Hill is battling America's most

Negotiations on local work rules continued Wednesday between shipping associations in the North Atla

The head of the Maritime Employers Association in eastern Canada accused the International Longshore

The Federal Maritime Commission believes it has the authority to prescribe attorneys' fees in procee

USS Great Lakes Fleet Inc. asked the Maritime Administration for permission to sell two cargo vessel

Shipments of iron ore, coal and grain on the Great Lakes in August totaled 11.7 million tons, a decr

The Port of Houston Authority is trying to get a $100 million port improvement bond issue on electio

More than 3,400 ships called at Hong Kong in the second quarter with total capacity of 20 million ne

Gearbulk Christens New Ship in VancouverVANCOUVER, British Columbia - The largest ship ever

A new package of proposals for Australian shipping has been described by Peter Morris, the country's

Japan is aggressively shopping for high-technology companies in the United States. Fujitsu L

Suzuki Eyes Expansion Of Auto Sales in USSuzuki, maker of the tiny four-wheel-drive Samurai,

Efforts are being made to determine if U.S. companies are complying with anti-apartheid demands in t

The General Motors' plant in Port Elizabeth was shut downwhen most of the 3,000 employees refused to

W. Germans Hold Off BONN, West Germany - West Germany's government said it is delaying a dec

The European Community Commission approved a grant for Daimler-Benz AG, from a joint federal-state r

The most viable way to get action within the next two years on free trade talks between the United S

Monsanto Co. and Bayer AG plan to stay in Brazil despite a tide of retreating foreign investments, t

Economic growth stalled in August, Statistics Canada reports. But economists said that's not

Japan is aggressively shopping for high-technology companies in the United States. Fujitsu L

S. Koreans to Display Merchandise in NYCNEW YORK The Korean General Merchandise Show will b

A prominent Singapore stockbroker was jailed for eight years for his part in the fraud that wrecked

Export and import contracts concluded by Japan's 13 major trading firms registered record declines i

Indonesia announced a new package of economic reforms, including tariff reductions, the removal of i