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William von Raab, commissioner of U.S. Customs, said he did not believe he has moved too fast in his

SOVIETS ARE INVESTING IN CUBAN PETROCHEMICALSA Soviet official was quoted Thursday as saying

Ocean sea and inland water carrier interests heaped more objections on the Reagan administration's p

The value of U.S. chemical imports leaped by 30 percent in June to $1.79 billion while waterborne im

Responding to market pressures, TransSettlements Inc., an electronic communications network, is cutt

ZENITH MICROCOMPUTER CALLED 'A MAJOR STEP'Zenith Data Systems, a subsidiary of Zenith Electr

Executives of several stevedoring companies and the International Longshoremen's Association failed

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

Amax Coal Co. said it is closing its Harco mine near Harrisburg, Ill., at the end of the month.<

Gearbulk Container Services, the Seattle-based division of Gearbulk Ltd., based in Norway, said it h

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service Agri

A couple of years ago, I addressed about 150 members of the Society of Petroleum Engineers in Housto

MORE TIME ALLOWED FOR TERMINALS PROBEThe Federal Maritime Commission will give its investiga

August 19, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon

Members of Local 10 of the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union began a 31-hour wor

European crude oil prices closed the week broadly unchanged in a market subdued by a lack of buyer i

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An Italian company pledged to spend $16 million on a coal terminal and rail link to help smooth the

The Tennessee Valley Authority said it awarded three contracts totaling 11,500 tons for spot coal to

GOVERNMENT TO STUDY NJ MONORAIL PROPOSALThe Urban Mass Transportation Administration has giv

Oil prices are expected to remain at their present low levels through the early 1990s, according to

Mayor Tom Bradley, saying the smog-filled summer season is the worst time to make local utilities bu

Guilford Transportation Industries expects a decision from the Interstate Commerce Commission this w

Construction begins next month on a 21st century people mover system that is expected to draw close

HE'S PROMOTED, SHE PLANS TO LEAVE, in one of the ironies surrounding the change in leadership at the

A drunken man stole a steamroller and led deputies on a slow-speed chase during which the road flatt

Nearly $600 million in new freight business is a powerful lure for the nation's growth-oriented truc

A single-engine plane carrying 400 live lobsters made an emergency landing Friday in a park outside

Random drug testing of airline pilots would cost many innocent pilots their jobs and be far less eff

CONTINENTAL TO LAY OFF UP TO 1,000 EMPLOYEESHOUSTON - Continental Airlines will lay off up t

Airport parcel services would be exempted from proposed per-trip fees that could boost charges for o

The Canadian government is expected to announce a share issue soon for up to 45 percent public owner

Most every port, no matter what its size, can benefit from strategic planning, according to a guide

Seven finalists for a job as executive director of the Port of Seattle will begin interviews with po

Royal Nedlloyd Group N.V., the Dutch shipping, transport and energy group, stormed back into the bla

The U.S. Customs Service has proposed to change the procedure used to inform certain vessels and air

Reagan administration and public witnesses will appear before a House subcommittee Sept. 22 to discu

Arnold Masters, a well-known figure in the Canadian maritime industry, will take early retirement at

Smart" cards will be used at five of the nation's 10 largest money center banks by year end, but fo