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Canadian truckers will face no serious threat from giant U.S. carriers if the cross-border trucking

Pa. Advocate Seeks Lower Utility RatesHARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania's state consumer advoca

Texas Air Corp. told the Department of Transportation it will be apprehensive about investing more m

The port of San Francisco is hoping a new city attorney will solve a controversial port problem.

Mexico's government-run oil company, Petroleos Mexicanos, and Mexican Petroleum Import Corp. of Japa

Gas deliveries to Western Europe from Norway's Troll and Sleipner offshore gas fields could be more

Unchanged Ceiling Seen Hiking PricesIf the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries thi

The Environmental Protection Agency said it is imposing an immediate ban on dinoseb, a widely used h

A new mixture that can dramatically increase the strength and durability of concrete has been develo

Hong Kong Increases Foreign Bank CriterionForeign banks wishing to set up shop in Hong Kong

The growing use of outpatient services and clinics is causing a plunge in hospital use by Americans,

Sales of new electronic truck engines could soar if leading fleets bury the hatchet with manufacture

Superfund legislation will probably be the final hurdle facing Congress as it strives to adjourn nex

The world's economies and bulk shipping markets will improve substantially and sustain the gains, mo

Stanford Divests Stock In Diamond ShamrockSTANFORD, Calif. - Stanford University said it has

The Maritime Administration denied a Sea-Land Service Inc. petition for reconsideration of a decisio

Australia exported a record 16.0 million metric tons (1 metric ton equals2,200 pounds) of wh

House-Senate conferees approved a three-year reauthorization bill for the Commodity Futures Trading

Acid rain pollution not only poisons fish and destroys forests but could also be harming people's h

A citizens group demanded that Governor Mario Cuomo help shut down the Indian Point nuclear power pl

The repair of faulty safety valves at the over-budget Nine Mile Point Two nuclear plant has fallen b

The worldwide proliferation of industrial development zones, free trade zones and export processing

Transamerica Airlines, which grounded its planes last month, has sold two 747s to International Leas

Nigel Lawson, Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, made no mention of sterling's plight in his key

CP Rail is planning to lengthen the unit coal trains it runs between coal fields in southeastern Bri

Polycarbonate's small but critical niche in the health care market's annual 1.7 billion pound consum

Union Carbide Corp.'s Linde Division has announced the expansion of two industrial gas plants in Cal

ICI Advanced Materials, a world leader in high-temperature thermoplastics, announced plans to build

Purolator Courier Corp. stock rose sharply in active trading on a recommendation by a key analyst, a

WHERE THERE'S A WILL THERE'S A RIGHT OF WAY. A few weeks ago, we ran a two- part piece about the pro

In its first major probe of alleged illegal rate-making activities under the 1984 Shipping Act, the

SO THERE. For every fearful assertion that inflation might soon be a problem, the experts have an an

Commodity shipping along parts of the Upper and Lower Mississippi and Illinois rivers and in the St.

Santa Fe Southern Pacific Corp. has two months to solve the competitive problems that resulted in th

The Port of Houston Authority notified controversial non-union stevedore Hank Milam that his company

When is a resort hotel not a resort hotel? When it is a conference center. From all outward

Pilots can be taught to recognize, avoid and possibly even escape from the deadly downdrafts that pr

Burlington Northern Inc. reported third quarter earnings decreased to $100.3 million, or $1.25 a sha

The following are the results of Thursday's St. Louis Merchants Exchange call session for barge frei

Iranian Oil Minister Gholamreza Aqazadeh said that oil exports were still flowing through the war-ba