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Expansion of the U.S.-flag merchant fleet to serve wartime sea-lift needs can be accomplished only i

Malaysian rubber prices are expected to remain firm until the end of the year because of tight supp

Public Service Electric & Gas Co. and the state agreed to a $30 million reduction in natural gas bas

The nation is embarked on a "headlong rush to foreign oil dependency," Amoco Corp. Chairman Richard

Sumitomo Establishes Center in Toledo, OhioSumitomo Corp., a major Japanese trading house, h

One year after the controversial restart of Three Mile Island's undamaged Unit 1 nuclear reactor, cr

President Reagan "would veto" the Superfund bill if Congress passes one that does not meet the admin

Violence erupted at the weekend after $10-an-hour replacements reportedly were hired for longshoreme

Drilling for the first time in three years, Occidental Petroleum Corp.'s Peruvian subsidiary hit wha

Japanese investors will receive their first delivery of aluminum ingots from Brazil's new Albras ref

The nation's jobless rate jumped to 7 percent last month as manufacturers cut 38,000 jobs - twice th

The newly industrializing countries should speed development of their private sectors as they face a

The Argentine government announced a formal bid call for a fertilizer production plant based on natu

The Providence Gas Co. cited continued supplier price reductions as the reason it is seeking regulat

Jeering picketers failed to disrupt Crowley Caribbean Transport's first vessel call in Port Everglad

Shevardnadze in Mexico MEXICO CITY - Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze met with to

A travel agency is offering eight-day package tours to Vietnam and Cambodia, countries not often vis

Kansas wheat farmers expressed frustration Thursday about agriculture being drawn into the political

It is unrealistic for containership owners to suggest they can spurt back up to the 33 knots once ac

Port managers need to anticipate and adjust to the changing needs and operations of their customers

Top Stories The City of Guangzhou continues with its trade promotion policy in an effort to

An estimated 400 small insurance companies have been threatened with curbs on their homeowner underw

U.S. economic sanctions against South Africa will have little impact on the ocean freight markets al

Following are the effects of sanctions that Congress imposed against South Africa on Thursday, when

Buoyant domestic demand is expected to boost Turkey's economic growth, after inflation, to 6.5 perce

Allied Corp. ExpandingCapacityAllied Corp. announced the expansion of its Baton Roug

Stiffer economic sanctions against South Africa may be imposed at some time in the future by the Nak

Continental Directors Revise Merger TermsContinental Airlines announced that its board of di

NEW RAIL MERGER TALK: Talk in transportation circles is that the Canadian Pacific Railroad is explor

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

Port Group Names SchultzAs PresidentTo the surprise of many in the maritime industry

OPEC Parley in Geneva GENEVA - The 13-member Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries w

Top Stories Legislation before Congress about the insurance industry is likely to dominate d

The three-day dock strike by some 30,000 longshoremen at North Atlantic ports ended Friday when labo

The idea of cable television in Hong Kong has suddenly taken off with six companies scrambling for a

Brazil will more than double beef imports in 1987 from this year's levels to 600,000 metric tons, Br

The Argentine government has informed potential foreign suppliers it has raised the quota for July-D

GENERAL NEWS The Supreme Court opened its new term by placing on its agenda interstate taxat

A bout of nerves over the outcome of this week's meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting

Belcher Oil Co., a subsidiary of The Coastal Corp., announced the acquisition of refining and distri