Latest news

GENERAL NEWSThe U.S. needs to support the commercial space industry not by direct subsidy bu

China's State Planning Commission launched a high-level inquiry into runaway spending on building pr

The Cameroonian government asked the European Community to provide a long list of emergency supplies

Despite major regional differences in building rates, the National Association of Home Builders expe

A new industrial materials price index that gives early signals of inflation or disinflation will be

The federal government needs to support the commercial space industry not by direct subsidy but by

A bill to establish federal minimum energy efficiency standards for major home appliances, developed

The Sedgwick Group PLC, the U.K.'s largest insurance broker, promoted itself to number four in the

Three Rotterdam-based stevedoring companies are meeting union resistance to their plans to merge, bu

The Maritime Employers Association, which represents waterfront employers in Montreal and other por

The Provincial government of Alberta and the Canadian federal government are negotiating a rescue pa

Lionheart Resource Corp. announced that it entered into a letter of agreement with 3D Systems Inc. o

Bank of Japan: No Need To Cut Discount RateThe head of the Bank of Japan said Wednesday ther

The Union Pacific and the Denver & Rio Grande Western rail systems will be the big winners in Santa

Show Features Medical GoodsDUESSELDORF, West Germany - Medica '86, an important medical trad

China's State Planning Commission launched a high-level inquiry into runaway spending on building pr

Many analysts in the transportation industry have often wondered just how big TNT Ltd., the Sydney,

Iranian warships intercepted 10 foreign cargo ships and oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, the gat

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

MAD DOGS AND ASSEMBLYMEN: It wasn't really a shouting match - just Port of Oakland Commissioner Doug

The Maritime Administration paid out $1,160,070.44 to satisfy demands of holders of government-backe

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

China and the Netherlands have signed a memorandum for future talks on a series of proposed Dutch a

Turkey production, a year-round business, is setting records this year and probably will again in 19

German-flag liner service to Australia and the Far East, celebrating its 100th anniversary this year

Rochester Gas and Electric Corp. installed a $11 million control room training simulator at the util

The price of synthetic natural gas produced at the Great Plains coal plant in North Dakota has falle

Capital Drops Plans To Acquire PreserverRe Capital Corp. confirmed plans were dropped to acq

Despite earlier denials, it has been confirmed that Fred. Olsen & Co. has started the ball rolling f

British freight forwarders charge that a planned peak-hour ban on all-cargo flights at Heathrow and

Mitsui & Co. (USA), one of the top five exporters from the United States, formed a company to promot

The Port of Beaumont handled a record 74,296 tons of bagged cargo during July, port officials said.<

Norway's largest industrial project ever, the $2.5 billion Statpipe gas pipeline system, was offici

The auto insurance industry remains steadfastly opposed to raising highway speed limits above 55 mph

S. Korea's Posco Plans To Boost Steel OutputSEOUL, South Korea - Pohang Iron and Steel Co. p

GENERAL NEWSThe Pension regulatory system needs complete review, William Brock, labor secret

Tall corn stalks with silken tassels sway in the breeze in the nation's midsection, hiding from view

Typhoon Wayne caused several shipping casualties in the area of Taiwan. According to a repor

ADB PAPUA NEW GUINEA - $29.9 million plus a technical assistance grant from the Asian Develo

Indonesia's development minister ventured into San Francisco's Bohemian Club and, like a voice cryi