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Maritime industry sources reacted with skepticism Thursday to suggestions by Warren Leback, U.S. mar

The Port of Marseilles in France said its container traffic rose 22.7 percent in 1989, regaining its

CANADA TO LIMIT STAKES HELD IN PETRO-CANADAForeign ownership of Petro-Canada will be limited

Pilot Air Freight, a domestic air freight forwarder based in this Philadelphia suburb, has enlisted

The nearby Portuguese enclave of Macao has commissioned a U.S. specialist todraw up plans fo

TWA THREATENS SALE OF JETS TO RAISE MONEYST. LOUIS - Following through on a threat to shrink

The Interstate Commerce Commission today is expected to order an extension of directed service over

''SERIOUS COMPLAINTS" about the quality of U.S. wheat, which some Washington legislators say could j

INTEROX ANNOUNCES EXPANSION PLANSInterox America announced it will more than double hydrogen

Witnesses and Senate farm committee panelists clashed Thursday at hearing on proposed legislation to

JOBLESSNESS PREDICTED TO SOAR IN W. GERMANYBONN, West Germany - Continued immigration from E

A dispute between the state of South Dakota and a Minnesota insurance company points up some of the

East Germany wants to be able to release a Western-style gross national product indicator by the end

BAUCUS SEEKS SANCTIONS AGAINST THE JAPANESESen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., Thursday said he will i

The turbulent economic and political changes in Hungary have dampened its enthusiasm for the ongoing

A dicey play to alter basic business practices of the Tennessee Valley Authority is about to end.

PORT OF PALM BEACH NAMES CIKLIN CHAIRMANRIVIERA BEACH, Fla. - Blair J. Ciklin, a West Palm B

Truck drivers in California must be able to navigate the crooked, narrow streets of San Francisco, c

Rail freight traffic declined slightly in January. It was the seventh consecutive monthly decline fr

James J. Carey, acting chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission, said the agency's tariff automat

The Army Corps of Engineers says it will proceed with a West Coast harbor project on the scale of bu

The Bush administration challenged Congress Thursday to help U.S. businesses compete in world market

The U.S. dollar declined, except against the yen, in quiet trading Thursday. Dealers said th

Two American companies are concerned that a controversial Israeli charter arrangement is a way of ba

Pacific region trade accounted for 40 percent of worldwide trading in 1988 and is steadily growing,

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

GREENSPAN SEES RISE IN FOREIGN INVESTMENTFederal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan Thursday sa

A substantial stake in New Zealand's state-owned telecommunications network, Telecom, is likely to b

World Bank President Barber Conable, signing loan pacts with Poland, pledged Thursday to pump $5 bil

International Lease Finance Corp. will lease 42 aircraft, in agreements valued at a total of $1.7 bi

Better partnerships among local maritime entities and better customer service are needed to overcome

FRUEHAUF STARTS WORK ON IOWA VAN PLANTGREEN BAY, Wis. - The Fruehauf Trailer division of Ter

Justice Department and Exxon Corp. attorneys today are expected to file a plea bargain that would av

MEXICO TO CONTINUE SUGAR IMPORT POLICYMexico will continue to import sugar at least through

One of the most talked-about issues among members of the National Corn Growers Association, gathered

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange instituted new rules today for floor brokers, traders and clearing m

JAPAN HAS NEW PLAN TO BLUNT CRITICISMJapan has devised a new public relations strategy to co

Declan McMahon, new chairman of the Institute of London Underwriters, expects worldwide marine and a

National Bank of Hungary President Ferenc Bartha announced Thursday he has completed arrangements fo

The U.S. Postal Service will unveil within several weeks a policy on using airlines that some consid