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Escalating warfare in oil-rich southern Sudan has dealt a near fatal blow to hopes of Western firms

The House approved legislation to allow U.S. cruise lines to use foreign- built ships in coastal tra

Bank of Japan Governor Satoshi Sumita said authorities of the Japanese central bank see no immediate

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

Anti-nuclear protesters blocked roads and disrupted traffic to protest the start-up of West Germany'

Englehard Corp., Edison, N.J., said it will construct plants in Western Europe and Canada to manufac

Haz Mat Trans Expo and Safety Conference, on handling and transporting hazardous material. Oct. 1-3.

Union Says Greyhound Violated AgreementPHOENIX, Ariz. - A union leader says that Greyhound C

A New Jersey businessman, who says he was nearly forced out of business by a ban on technology sales

A woman who won a $65 million medical malpractice verdict against a city hospital has had her award

Dillingham Ship Repair said it will implement a new three-year contract for its workers if it doesn'

EC Questions Legality Of Chip Trade PactBRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Community Commissio

Trucks of the future may resemble electronic Disneylands if all the dreams of engineers come true.

The Icelandic government's "seizure of four top hotels in Reykjavik and the appeal to its citizens t

No U.S. or other foreign construction companies will be allowed to participate in the first phase of

The world demand for oilmeals has not kept up with demand for vegetable oils, Oil World, the weekly

The Reagan administration policy against maritime industry subsidies is having disastrous consequenc

The Maritime Administration revised and updated its Port Economic Impact Kit to include automated ap

The Hope Creek nuclear power plant suspended start-up operations since Sept. 11 because of testing p

Petroleum inventory levels, as reported by the American Petroleum Institute, were interpreted as neu

A new government plan to rate the highway safety performance of the nation's trucking companies may

A flight attendants union has filed a federal lawsuit against Trans World Airlines alleging the carr

The key players involved in the pending acquisition of People Express Inc. by Texas Air Corp. are sc

A Shanghai grandmother saves up for an electric blanket, buys one, takes it home, invites her grands

Three production lines at a railcar manufacturing company will be busy through the end of the year f

Eat your heart out, Tiny Tim, for these people make their living tiptoeing through the tulips.

The main challenge facing intermodal carriers today is maintaining a high rate of growth while incre

Peres in Paris PARIS - Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres arrived in Paris for his last for

Anyone in New York who needs help in launching an import/export business is welcome to visit Fred St

FINANCIALBank of Japan Governor Sumita said he can see no immediate need to lower the Japane

U.S. car buyers, spoiled by September's interest-rate war among major U.S. automakers, will be hard

The U.S. agricultural counselor said it was "highly significant" that U.S.S.R. reports repeatedly sa

Despite a series of closed-door staff meetings, U.S. House and Senate conferees are finding trouble

Some major non-conference operators are lobbying for entry into the conference fold having realized

Neither Miami nor New Orleans have given up on Crowley Caribbean Transport, but the International L

NO SURE THING. While H. Onno Ruding, Dutch finance minister is the favorite to replace Jacques de La

W.R. Grace & Co. said it cut 164 jobs in its corporate staff, a reduction of about 25 percent.

New England Hydro-Transmission Corp. says the New Hampshire attorney general has raised moot" financ

Cash petroleum prices gained in the New York harbor area this week, followinggains in the fu

Cuba signed contracts with Soviet and French companies to build a base capable of handling oil super