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McLean Industries Inc.'s reorganization plans appear to exclude both Malcom McLean, the company's fo

Lloyd's of London said Thursday that the hurricane that struck southern England last October has tur

The explosion that destroyed the Piper Alpha oil platform in the North Sea has cast a grim shadow ov

There will be very little Olympic good will when Willy de Clercq meets Choi Kwang Soo in Seoul, Sout

Federal Express Corp. could make permanent, as early as next year, an experimental small freight ser

Congress is expected to consider legislation today that would end quickly this morning's planned rai

Planning to be in China on business? Grab your cab quickly. The fare may go up even as you w

Hundreds of employees returned to work Tuesday at National Steel & Shipbuilding Co., 27 days after w

The incumbent leadership of the International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots has put toge

COAST GUARD SUSPENDS SEARCH FOR CREWMENTwo crewmen were lost overboard early Wednesday morni

ALEXANDER & BALDWIN INC. (Honolulu) - Robert J. Pfeiffer, chairman and chief executive of this Hawai

Special teams have been created to tackle congestion caused by heavy monsoon rains at several major

The New York City Department of Sanitation has awarded the team of JJH Inc. and Rogers, Golden, Halp

The Tennessee Valley Authority selected wheeler-dealers of low-priced coal in a round of contracts a

The Canadian Shippers' Council has filed a complaint with the National Transportation Agency over re

Two Hawaiian cruise operators have locked horns in a lawsuit that may add a new twist to a seemingly

Sept. 7, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Temporary closings of more than 30 U.S. refineries for maintenance could take more than 500,000 barr

A state tax law that went into effect Sept. 1 already is causing headaches for many heating oil dist

The huge open cast coal mine in northern China partly owned by Occidental Petroleum Corp. isn't meet

CALIF. UTILITIES SET PEAK DEMAND RECORDSElectric utilities in Southern California set peak r

A British Columbian coal company that was the first privatization experiment in Canada 10 years ago

ASHLAND OIL INC. (Ashland, Ky.) - John F. Pettus was named president of Ashland's SuperAmerica divis

BELGIUM, NORWAY PLAN NATURAL GAS TERMINALBRUSSELS, Belgium - Belgian and Norwegian energy co

Dow Chemical Co. is increasing capacity at its Gulf Coast vinyl chloride monomer, or VCM, plants by

Researchers have shown for the first time that a vaccine against Japanese encephalitis, which can ki

San Jose, Calif., recently identified three remote areas near its southeast foothills as possible du

THIODIPROPIONATES ARE UP AT GRACELEXINGTON, Mass. W.R. Grace & Co.'s Evans Chemetics unit i

Procter & Gamble Co. announced that its Venezuelan subsidiary is forming a joint venture with the ow

A state board has put its imprimatur on a set of new regulations designed to notify employees in var

OCCIDENTAL HIKES CAUSTIC SODA PRICEDALLAS Occidental Chemical Corp. increased its list pric

Gensia Pharmacuticals Inc. has signed a letter of intent with KabiVitrum ABV, a European pharmaceuti

W.R. Grace & Co. announced Wednesday that a subsidiary plans to purchase Katec Betz GmbH, a privatel

Thousands of desperate American AIDS patients are turning to an anti- cholestero l drug available on

Cosmar Co., a styrene monomer joint venture between a subsidiary of Fina Oil & Chemical Co. and Borg

CAIN CHEMICAL INC. (Dallas) - Frank H. Romanelli was appointed president of the petrochemical divisi

In a move that surprised some industry observers, General Electric Co. has removed Anthony L. Craig

UTI, GOODYEAR SIGN TIRE TECHNOLOGY PACTIRVINE, Calif. - UTI Chemicals signed an agreement wi

Leading shipowners, shippers, freight forwarders and exporters from all over Europe Wednesday launch

IBM's top rivals in personal computers have called a news conference for next Tuesday at which they