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LYKES SEEKS TO ADD SUBSIDIZED VOYAGELykes Bros. Steamship Co. is seeking Maritime Administra

An attorney for International Shipholding Corp. said Maritime Administration hearings into the compa

OMI CORP. (New York) - Peter P. Long was named senior vice president, administration, for the bulk s

Strikes at two of South Korea's three largest shipyards are threatening to push the troubled industr

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The five French contractors in the Channel Tunnel project said work was five to six months behind sc

(1) For each sale, a hypothetical time charter rate was calculated that would earn a 15percent inter

Several trucking industry rate bureaus are planning to raise freight transportation prices 4.8 perce

There seems to be no sales forecast high enough for the heavy truck industry these days. Jus

FRUEHAUF CORP. MOVES WESTERN HEADQUARTERSFRESNO, Calif. - Fruehauf Corp.'s trailer plant in

The Interstate Commerce Commission has denied a request from the state of Montana to reopen the proc

BARGE SHIPPERS ARE bracing for tough times on the Mississippi River system as low water levels peril

Raising the federal gas tax to reduce the budget deficit would jeopardize future funding for an alre

The French government has approved a plan for Groupe des Assurances Nationales, the third-largest st

For the week ended Dec. 3, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 11

Contract negotiations between dockside employers and the International Longshoremen's Association, s

The Port of New Orleans, in a move aimed at accommodating a major tenant, set aside $7 million to ta

A Maryland company plans to build a solid-waste transfer station to accept garbage from East Coast c

With the cost of travel continuing to rise for business and leisure travelers alike, we may well be

A key question in the debate over whether or not the Port of Oakland should expand its real estate d

Eastman Kodak Co. has introduced two new copiers that will expand its presence in the mid-volume cop

New York's highest court today upheld a medical malpractice rate structure set by the state insuranc

The nation's insurance regulators hammered out details Thursday for a final vote on a variety of mod

A state lawmaker urged immediate action against Travelers Insurance Co. for refusing to write new po

The American Insurance Association has recommended some form of competitive automobile insurance sys

Massachusetts auto insurers will likely grin and bear the decision by Massachusetts Insurance Commis

A $5.2 billion merger between Farmers Group Inc. and Batus Inc. of Louisville, Ky., was approved Wed

CANADA TRADE SURPLUS NARROWED IN OCTOBERCanada's merchandise trade surplus declined by about

CALIF. INSURER ASKED TO CHANGE AIDS STANDMayor Tom Bradley has asked an insurance company to

While defending banks' role in leveraged buy-outs, Comptroller of the Currency Robert L. Clarke warn

U.S. business failures fell 6.3 percent in the first nine months of 1988, for the sharpest decline i

Yellow characters glowed on her computer screen as Eleanor McMahon puzzled out a payment problem for

The U.S. economy is expected to continue solid expansion in 1989 butinflation will rise, Drexel Burn

A GASOLINE TAX HIKE has become the pet rock of federal budget deficit discussions in recent weeks. E

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CANADA HIGH COURT STRIKES DOWN SIGN LAWCanada's highest court Thursday unanimously struck do

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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce believes that President-elect Bush will be able to keep his promise to

A key consultant's report on the future of the Port of Oakland has endorsed most of the port commiss