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Vegetable Oil Imports May Slow in ChinaChinese imports of vegetable oils are expected to fal

Looking to cash in on a fast-rising electronic data interchange marketplace, EDI suppliers are offer

1987 Air Accidents Topped 1986 TotalWASHINGTON - The National Transportation Safety Board's

California's attorney general has barred state crime laboratories from obtaining "genetic fingerprin

Long Island Rail Road Sets On-time RecordJAMAICA, N.Y. - The Long Island Rail Road set a 91.

The Supreme Court Monday refused to help referee a $10 billion antitrust lawsuit against five wester

A U.S. appeals court in Philadelphia has promised to render a speedy decision in a landmark short-li

It's the year 2008, and a four-car crewless train, powered by a radar- equipped locomotive the size

The United States' highest court on Monday refused to hold the federal government financially liable

The Federal Maritime Commission has directed five ocean carrier rate-making bodies to justify their

On Friday morning, crews at South Locust Point Marine Terminal were rushing to clear snow from the p

A privately owned Peruvian-flag carrier has asked for an exemption from the U.S. Federal Maritime Co

If all goes as planned, there will be a new and different sound on the Portland waterfront competing

Derektor Yard Wins Army Tugboat ContractMIDDLETOWN, R.I. - The Robert E. Derektor shipyard o

The improving trade between the United States and Colombia has prompted formation of a new ship line

Belgian shipowners outbid Greek interests Monday in a bankruptcy sale to buytwo big dry bulk carrier

Christmas retail sales returns are giving heavy truck manufacturers a good ho- ho-ho over analysts w

A wave of industrial unrest is hitting Italy's maritime, airline and railroad industries. Al

The weather in the Northeast is just peachy for the 1988 Professional Snowfighting School. T

Seven Dealers Added To Hino's US NetworkORANGEBURG, N.Y. - Hino Diesel Trucks (U.S.A.) Inc.

P-I-E Nationwide has restructured its network of consolidation hubs to save $15 million annually.

Burnham Service Corp. is the target of an acquisition attempt by an international investors group, t

The big bang of the heavy truck industry in 1987 may have ended the year with a whimper, according t

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The U.S. Coast Guard's high command is wrestling with a $100 million budget shortage, but sources sa

Iraq said Monday its warplanes raided two Iranian oil tankers, ending a nine- day lull in attacks on

The president of the International Longshoremen's Association said Monday that the ILA supports the

The pilot fumed as he pushed through the cabin of the Aeroflot jet. It was 2 a.m., and he had found

Pan Am Corp. directors meet this morning to consider a package of concessionsfrom its unions

Once again the future of the $1.5 billion microwave landing system program appears in jeopardy due t

Some passengers of Delta Air Lines Flight 943 didn't seem to mind when they found out they were flyi

Southwestern Bell Gets Airline Phone ContractAmerican Airlines and Southwestern Bell have re

The president of de Havilland Aircraft Co. is Ronald B. Woodard. In a wire story about the Boeing Co

The U.S. pharmaceutical industry is increasing its effort to bring newdrugs to market as evidenced b

Edward V. Hickey Jr., who died last Saturday apparently of a heart attack, was an unknown quantity w

Amoco Corp. will have to pay 252.8 million French francs ($85.2 million) for damages the French gove

Bulk shipping rates are soaring, and shipowners are confident that the bull market will hold for at

About 71 percent of the new chemical entities approved for marketing in 1987 by the Food & Drug Admi

Chevron Chemical Co. has reached an agreement with Paris-based Rhone-Poulenc SA whereby Chevron will