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John W. Snow is president and chief executive officer of CSX Corp. and Hays T. Watkins remains chair

OF COURSE RAILROADS ARE IMPORTANT, that's why we appointed an administrator with no background in ra

It's official, Elaine Chao is deputy transportation secretary. She took the oath of office f

Railroad shippers will save $400 million a year because of a recent Interstate Commerce Commission d

IN 1988, THE UNITED STATES used a record amount of energy. In fact, it also set records for the high

The St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. and 11 Great Lakes ports will hold a series of public meet

U.S.-flag carriers operating within the Great Lakes are lining up behind domestic steelmakers in cal

ATLANTIC CONTAINER LINE (South Plainfield, N.J.) - Alan M. Potter was named vice president-finance a

Apr. 21, 1989 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

CIL Inc. of Toronto has announced an agreement to sell its sulfur products business to an investor g

A Coast Guard Reserve unit from New York will participate in an April 30 parade here commemorating t

Genoa dockworkers are due to resume working all four shifts today, but they will do so under their o

The governor's search for a new State Board of Insurance has turned into a game of musical chairs wi

Ceres Corp. submitted the low bids to operate the Port of Baltimore's labor- troubled intermodal rai

The dollar will remain vulnerable as long as the U.S. economy continues to show signs of winding dow

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

Nova Corp., Calgary, Alberta, said it earned C$129 million (about US$105 million) or 51 cents a shar

This 95-foot canoe was recently shipped from California to Pago Pago, American Samoa, for use in an

The Bush administration plans to siphon off $2.45 billion from profits of companies making ozone-dep

RISE IN BLOW MOLDING OF THERMOPLASTICS SEENBlow molding of engineering thermoplastics will d

Trade growth between the Port of Hamburg and Nordic countries is likely to be restrained because thr

The Port of Rotterdam is planning to double container-handling capacity as part of its bid to become

The abolition of restrictive employment practices in Britain's ports could clear the way for privati

A strong forest products market helped make 1988 a good year for the Port of Panama City, and port o

Attention quiche-eating longshoreman. Hear ye, sea-loving young professionals. The Port of O

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

Foreign exchange profits at money center banks fell about 33 percent in the first quarter from a yea

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

ITALY'S FINANCE CHIEF CRITICIZES BUNDESBANKFRANKFURT, West Germany - Italian Finance Ministe

CHINESE METAL OUTPUT ON THE RISE IN 1989HONG KONG - Production of China's 10 most commonly u

Oregon lawmakers said that a draft Commerce Department report on Japanesebarriers to imports

J. Roger Porter expects his company's sales in Japan this year won't even reach $50,000, but that do

Coca-Cola Co. would acquire at least 41 percent of a major Australian food and tobacco company, Amat

REGIONAL BLOCS Caribbean Business Conference. April 28. North Branch, N.J. Conference will i

Chinese and Western officials still aren't seeing eye to eye on just how ready China is to help writ

BUSH TO NAME MURRIN TO COMMERCE POSTPresident Bush will name Thomas J. Murrin, retired vice

Pioneering Japanese consumers fed up with the high cost of imports are saving a bundle by ordering d

TOYOTA MOTOR SALES U.S.A. INC. (Torrance, Calif.) - In a management reorganization, Toyota Motor Cor

Re-exports to the United States, which ranks second among such markets, grew 52 percent last year to

After a year of exuberant growth, Asia's high-flying economies are suffering the hangover. Inflation