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Consumers Power Co. will make a one-time refund in October of about $27.9 million to its 1.2 millio

Modifications of diesel engines to burn coal slurries appear to offer the best opportunities for rai

C-E Group to Cut Salaried Work ForceSTAMFORD, Conn. - Combustion Engineering Inc.'s Power Sy

Japanese high-technology corporations welcomed their government's decision toallow them to p

Visa International embarks today on a new thrust into China, with hopes of cornering its burgeoning

WANTED: 20,000 PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. The salary is negotiable, as long as it doesn't exceed $64,000. If

GENERAL NEWSKnight-Ridder Press, a new book publishing division of Knight Ridder Inc.'s HPBo

The Illinois Central Gulf Railroad is a far more attractive property than when it was first put on t

A new publishing imprint, Knight-Ridder Press, will publish books on business, personal finance, con

India to Support Coffee Export QuotasNEW DELHI, India - India is expected to support the rev

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said it will allow vessels carrying meat product exports to leave

Ships registered in Hong Kong will fly two flags beginning in 1990. The flags will be the fa

The Bay Bridge that connects San Francisco and Oakland always has been the ugly stepsister to the fa

Sumita Still Opposes Cut in Discount RateBank of Japan Governor Satoshi Sumita again said ec

Port employees at Rotterdam will not take strike action before Sept. 19, the date Seaport, Multi-Ter

The Maritime Administration received another application for governmentfinancial backing, co

A lighthouse shines again from Great Point, blinking its warning to mariners every five seconds, as

The federal deficit for fiscal 1987 will likely be $225 billion, far above the $144 billion mandated

Du Pont, Kobe SteelSign AccordDu Pont and Kobe Steel signed an agreement whereby Kob

Gurii Marchuk, Soviet vice premier, discussed the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident with Japan'

A Wyoming state district judge ruled in favor of Colorado Interstate Gas Co. in a pricing dispute in

Diamond Shamrock Boosts Buying PricesDiamond Shamrock Corp. raised its posted buying price f

Self-Insurance Request From Swift DeniedThe Interstate Commerce Commission denied an applica

CUSTOMS LAW ISSUES FOR IMPORTERS OF APPAREL AND TEXTILES. In-depth course to cover valuation, quota

When trade ministers from more than 100 countries meet in Punta del Este, Uruguay, next week to laun

The chemical industry can anticipate improved earnings in the second half of the decade regardless o

A group of Vancouver investors bought Canada's largest towboating company, Seaspan International Ltd

Grain activity at Thunder Bay, Canada's biggest cereals export port, remains at a complete standstil

Round-the-world ocean carriers have a big impact on rates and competition in the Australia-New Zeala

Stocks declined for the third straight day Tuesday after a morning rally disinte grated. Tra

Dr. Armand Hammer, chairman and chief executive of Occidental Petroleum Corp., announced Occidental

Miles Laboratories Inc., a subsidiary of Bayer USA Inc., announced it has acquired the assets of th

The chairman of Consolidation Coal Co. said only the most efficient coal operators will survive the

Chevron Resources Co. celebrated the official opening of its recently expanded phosphate processing

The Japanese government approved budget requests from government agencies and ministries for 57 tril

MARITIME ASSOCIATED CONTAINER TRANSPORTATION/PACE LINE (San Francisco) - Richard E.H

The arrest of a ship by Chase Manhattan Bank could lead to a stampede by other creditors and sink Wa

General Motors Corp. is shutting down production of medium and heavy trucks at its Bedford Commercia

About 100 people were feared dead following a collision between two vessels off Port Harcourt in sou

Archie Bennett, chairman of the Houston Port Commission, directed a public tongue-lashing at the ano