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An Indonesian petrochemical plant with backing from PPG Industries Inc. of Pittsburgh, is due to sta

Barge operators are competing intensely for a long-term contract to transport coal to Gulf Power Co.

Miners' leader Arthur Scargill, who led his once-powerful union to the worst defeat of its history i

Key players in the Santa Fe Southern Pacific Corp.'s planned divestiture of the Southern Pacific Tra

NY Power Authority To Eliminate 80 JobsNew York Power Authority will dismiss about 80 worker

The British government disclosed Wednesday that it is planning record spending on improvements to tr

Pa. Awards Grants For Energy ProjectsHARRISBURG, Pa.- The Pennsylvania Energy Development Au

A national citizens' interest group contends that a passenger on an intercity train is four times mo

SFSP Finalizes Sale Of Bankers to CiticorpCiticorp and Santa Fe Southern Pacific Corp. have

Neptune Orient Lines customers will receive their shipments three or four days faster as a result of

Gears from the Puna Sugar Mill in Hawaii were loaded recently at the port of Honolulu aboard the Lai

Shipping traffic stood still at the port of San Juan Wednesday as tugs tried to free a 686-foot Sea-

A financial analyst offers a mildly optimistic forecast for major, publicly owned U.S. shipping comp

The Marine Inspection office of the U.S. Coast Guard was examining a 453-foot Panamanian freighter W

The following index charts weekly changes in motor carrier tonnage originatingfrom 49 produc

Union Threatens Strike At GM Truck PlantsPONTIAC, Mich. - The United Auto Workers union has

Two more trucking industry rate bureaus joined the growing campaign to raise motor carrier freight r

Public and private transportation leaders urged federal officials to adopt a strong national role, r

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American Society of Transportation and Logistics Inc., first annual Midwestern regional education se

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Georgia-Pacific Net Income SoarsGeorgia-Pacific Corp.'s net income for the 1987 fourth quart

Sterling Drug Inc. has enlisted a number of members of Congress to lobby for federal intervention th

Australian cattlemen believe they will be the immediate beneficiaries if the United States succeeds

International sugar trade is now trapped in one of its most serious and longest depressions, the exe

Other seaports could be enjoying success similar to that experienced by the port of Charleston if th

U.S. sugar producers are increasingly optimistic that the current U.S. sugar program will remain int

A Swedish group of researchers at Chalmers Industriteknik, a spinoff from Chalmers University of Tec

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

Long Island Sound seaports on the mainland will now have their own piloting service, thanks to a rec

Argentine Beef Exports Increased in 1987BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Argentina exported 286,900

Chrysler Corp. may petition the U.S. government to investigate whether Japanese automakers are "dump

ANZDL Picks Butler to HeadNew Sales UnitLONG BEACH, Calif. - W. Thomas Butler has be

Traditional Exports Coffee, bananas, cut flowers and roses, shrimp, textiles, emeralds and s

China imported more that it sold to U.S. and other foreign buyers in 1987, the Chinese Customs Servi

A shortage of risk-takers in the United States is holding back U.S. investment in Britain, the U.K.'

Grain exports boosted the port of Houston's profit during 1987, a year when cargo volume moving thro

Xerox Corp. introduced a new electronic typewriter Tuesday that has an attached computer screen to d

The Reagan administration Wednesday underscored its opposition to Soviet participation in the World

Nissan executives, who find themselves for the first time in several years without an all-new produc