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Do U.S. Food for Peace transportation systems result in famine relief for the many? Or excess profit

As the hungry in the Sudan waited for food, the ship operator carrying U.S. famine relief cargoes of

Efforts to smash China's once-sacrosanct iron-rice bowl system of lifetime employment are taking off

When the Thoroughbred Topper sailed into Port Sudan in May 1985, the U.S. vessel's operators learned

Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev is not expected to be laden down with any new trade agreements from

Despite hopes by both rail labor and management that the Supreme Court would resolve the crisis hold

Former Alaska Gov. Walter J. Hickel Tuesday asked Japanese officials for a promise to purchase at le

Texas oilman Robert Mosbacher was named secretary of commerce, and Carla Hills was designated as U.S

Trade negotiations stalled here Tuesday as U.S. officials sought to link their approval in certain s

Analysts said Pillsbury Co. continues its desperate attempt to avoid a takeover as it signs a deal t

Ralph Shindler said he normally doesn't get involved in transportation. As project manager f

FEW SOVIET SHIPPERS SEEN USING COMPUTERSA management consultant said there is little use of

Twelve ocean carriers in the western Mediterranean to United States trade will continue sharing carg

TSP-CHLORINATED IS UP AT OLINSTAMFORD, Conn. - Olin Corp. said it is increasing its prices o

Port authorities need to get more directly involved in labor relations, according to William J. Detw

In a little-used procedure, the staff of the Federal Maritime Commission has advised ocean freight c

With his hands tied by government regulations and an austere budget, Henri Couri Aidar, president of

In one of Italy's largest investments in Hong Kong, the Feruzzi-Montedison Group plans to spend US$1

High projected growth in demand for oil products is prompting two oil majors to rethink expansion ap

BURGER KING CORP. (Miami) - C. Donald Dempsey was named executive vice president and director of mar

qThe Chemical Manufacturers' Association is leading a drive to upset a recent Federal Maritime Commi

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of Commerce , U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service, Room HCHB

Dec. 5, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

SAUDI-EUROPEAN VENTURE STARTS PRODUCING MTBERIYADH, Saudi Arabia - A Saudi-European petroche

President-elect Carlos Andres Perez, who won a sweeping victory in Venezuela's general elections on

The broad-form deed amendment may have helped Willie and Lona Napier even before the polls closed.

Vermont's 24 electric utilities announced jointly Monday they have exercised an option under their m

IRAQ DOESN'T EXPECT $18 OIL UNTIL MARCHIraqi Oil Minister Issam al-Chalabi said Monday that

The Postal Service has added extra cargo planes connecting 10 major cities to speed the flow of mail

The Transportation Department has sidestepped pressure to punish a Japanese cargo airline because of

Average pump prices of gasoline have dropped under $1 a gallon for the first time since early July,

MINNEGASCO OPENS NEW GAS PIPELINEMinnegasco, the natural gas distribution company of Diversi

Four Boeing Co. employees who repaired a Japan Air Lines 747 involved in the worst crash of a single

EARNINGS RISE 21 PERCENT AT FLIGHT INTERNATIONALFlight International Group Inc. reported ear

In a long anticipated move, CF AirFreight will begin jetfreighter service to Europe early next month

Boeing Military Airplanes will shut down its Greenville, Miss., division this summer, four years aft

Alleging intransigence by management, the pilots and machinists unions atEastern Airlines have withd

Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry has joined with the nation's information proces

AIR PANEL: NAVY ERRED IN AIRLINER SHOOT-DOWNTORONTO - A board of international aviation expe

West Germany's leading shipping research institute is preparing an in-depth computer program to help