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With sales of jetliners down by almost $1 billion and aircraft development costs up, profits at the

What caused Virgin Atlantic to establish its subsidiary VIP Distribution and plow into the so-called

Singapore and Bangkok, Thailand, are pulling out all the stops to promote themselves as air cargo hu

High technology, not mere computers but "smart" machines and hypersonic aircraft, is the key to the

Beech Aircraft Corp. will manufacture its Beechjet entirely in the United States at its facilities i

A Melrose Park factory worker has charged in a lawsuit that his lung cancer was caused by the artifi

New Stevedore To Name BoyleAs PresidentArthur J. Boyle will become president and chi

The President's Commission on Merchant Marine and Defense said its new recommendations for aiding th

James H. McJunkin has been with the port of Long Beach for 25 years, but it took the Navy to introdu

James H. McJunkin, executive director of the port of Long Beach for 10 years, will step down Monday

Monoclonal Mart Expected to SoarThe U.S. market for products based on monoclonal antibodies

Hercules Inc.'s net income for 1987 rocketed to $820.7 million, or $14.74 a share, as a result of th

Sabic Unit Starts PVC ProductionAL-JUBAIL, Saudi Arabia - National Plastic Co. (Ibn Hayyan),

Borden Net Income Rose in Fourth QuarterBorden Inc. reported net income for the fourth quart

Airgas Inc. Acquires National OxygenWILMINGTON, Del. - Airgas Inc. has acquired National Oxy

Arco Chemical Taiwan Inc., a subsidiary of Arco Chemical Co., acquired more than 80 percent of the s

Controllers Continue Strikes in BelgiumBRUSSELS, Belgium - Air traffic controllers at Brusse

Conrail Opens New Lumber CenterConrail has a new lumber transportation and distribution cent

Millions of dollars in overcharges by railroad companies for shipping Army tanks and equipment went

Kansas City Southern Industries Inc. has, as expected, asked the Interstate Commerce Commission to r

An Australian company has become the largest private railcar operator in Europe. When the la

A consortium including a unit of Sea-Land Services Inc. will be granted the contract to operate Mani

On June 9, 1987, the Indian-registered vessels Eris-Kay and Chandidas and two other vessels were nav

Oceantrawl Inc. of Seattle wants to acquire a 9-year-old, 2,000-deadweight- ton, subsidy-built freig

Port Everglades Agency To Open London OfficeFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The Port Everglades Auth

Iraq said Tuesday that its warplanes attacked an unidentified ship off Iran's coast during the night

A battleship and a helicopter carrier will be withdrawn from the Persian Gulf as part of a reduction

Iran and Iraq along with other gulf countries began a three-day workshop Monday on oil pollution in

New Features Unveiled For Kenworth SleepersKIRKLAND, Wash. - Kenworth Truck Co. has announce

Docked together at the port of Miami, the world's two largest passenger ships are a study in contras

Red Arrow Freight Lines Inc. will end its intrastate Texas trucking service to concentrate on buildi

FRUEHAUF CORP. (Detroit) - Robert D. Rowan will retire as chief executive officer at the annual shar

General Motors Corp. reached a last-minute tentative agreement with a United Auto Workers local that

Consolidated Freightways Inc.'s fourth quarter earnings fell to $20.6 million, or 53 cents a share,

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Circle Express Inc. accelerated its rapid growth this week when the acquisition-hungry trucking comp

1391.0 (Jan. 26) Previous day - 1394.0 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in

Trucking giant Roadway Services Inc. has entered the bidding for Burnham Service Corp., competing wi

Taiwanese Production Up in Several SectorsTAIPEI, Taiwan - Production in Taiwan increased in

South Korea's oceangoing merchant ships declined in number last year, but the fleet's total capacity