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The governor of Thailand's transit authority said Wednesday he was forced into court to resolve a di

The Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal may be on the verge of its first dredging in more than 20 years.

RYAN-WALSH INC. (Mobile, Ala.) - Axel M. Holland was named general manager of intermodal services fo

Iran hopes Saudi Arabia's financial problems, caused by a decline in oil prices, will prompt the wor

OPEC PARED OUTPUT OF CRUDE IN AUGUSTLONDON - Members of the Organization of Petroleu

Hydro-Quebec's 5,000-page feasibility study on its proposed gigantic US$10 billion Great Whale proje

Port, rail and intermodal operations returned to normal in Virginia and North CarolinaWednesday with

Canada 10.6% Japan 7.9%U.S. 7.3%France 4.6

Makers of recycled plastic products now are using a so-called green label to promote those products.

The Department of Defense will continue to buy more roll-on, roll-off vessels to supply American tro

U.S. companies are expected to file a growing number of unfair-trade complaints against Japan in com

GLOBAL STEEL TALKS TO RESUME SEPT. 21BRUSSELS, Belgium - Multilateral Steel Agreement (MSA)

Changes in the law may give shipowners greater freedom involving the foreclosure of mortgages, regis

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 217.19 off 1.73 which compares

In what industry watchers term an unhealthy omen for less-than-truckload carriers, United Parcel Ser

The maritime chapter of Vice President Al Gore's government efficiency report will spare ship lines

Transportation News Ticker The dry cargo and tanker fixtures listed herewith and compiled in

Finland's economy was wounded in the Cold War's end. Its plan for a full recovery is to recast itsel

Strong global participation buttressed industry hopes of a pickup in trade as the 9th International

Wednesday, Sept. 1, 1993 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Higher freight rates and strong westbound cargo volume across the Atlantic contributed to a much imp

The oil refining industry, whose overworked infrastructure already is plagued by mishaps, says it wi

MALAYSIA TARIFF DECISION AWAITS RELEASE OF BUDGETKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Officials

The heavy job losses that are likely to occur if Congress approves the North American free-trade agr

Shippers and analysts see management changes at Southern Pacific as a positive step for a company th

Attempts by one major bank to mow down the historical barriers between banking and insurance have be

EXECUTIVE LIFE PLAN BEATS COURT CHALLENGELOS ANGELES - California insurance official

Sept. 1, 1993 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Some prominent industry officials are questioning the popular view that a handful of mega-carriers w

A German World War II U-boat raised after 48 years on the seabed off Denmark has reached port after

WELLMAN NEGOTIATING TO BUY BASF UNITSHREWSBURY, N.J. - Wellman Inc. is negotiating to purcha

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

In industries ranging from telephone equipment and desktop computers to airplanes and oil-field equi

AMR Corp., parent of American Airlines, is studying a proposal that would spin off divisions into as

Three state agencies have ordered Washington apple growers to stop using a pesticide suspected of si

The protection and indemnity clubs that mutually insure shipowners against liability claims remain a

Indonesia's President Suharto Wednesday urged government and state-run organizations to keep a firm

Slowing economic growth and stiff competition at home and abroad hit Taiwanese corporate profits in

As thousands of Florida homeowners approach a precipice - insurance companies threatening to drop th

Fourteen veterans of the aviation industry, angered that a government study is ignoring consumer con