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Union Pacific Increases Its Stake in Beard Co.Union Pacific Corp. said recently that it acqu

A total of 21 residents from Hawthorne and Fair Lawn have filed a $21 million federal lawsuit agains

People who like eating bacon, steak and meat dishes got a bit of encouragement from scientists at th

Indonesia has begun developing its two free trade zones, created last year as part of a package of i

Dow Chemical U.S.A. has notified customers of a $25-a-ton increase in the off-list price of caustic

Reichhold Raises Emulsion PricesDOVER, Del. - The emulsion polymers division of Reichhold Ch

Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore's minister for trade and industry, urged the Japanese to curtail shipment

Bentley Seeks End To Navy Yard PolicyRep. Helen Delich Bentley, R-Md., insisted that the Nav

The operator of Vancouver's container terminal is questioning the need for a proposed new railyard f

The Canadian Wheat Board's potential for making new export sales out of West Coast ports has been se

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Air Canada operations could come to a rapid halt for the country's biggest airline under a series of

The growing truck driver shortage could be averted if freight rates rose, said an official from the

The freedom to travel is often one we as Americans take very much for granted. In fact, most attempt

The topic may have been the same, but the sharply contrasting views left no doubt that the shipper h

A Canadian-owned trucking company is in final negotiation for a contract tohaul 570,000 tons

Brown Transport Corp. reported a third quarter loss of $769,000 compared with a year earlier profit

WestAir Places Order For Six BAe 146 JetsWestAir Airlines this week placed a $111 million or

All overseas offices of Japan Air Lines were ordered to step up security measures Wednesday in the w

General Motors Corp. will continue to make most of its own components contrary to the advice of anal

The Maritime Administration should limit the operational scope of any barges Lykes Bros. Steamship C

A reputed crime boss accused of racketeering told a federal court jury that the government's case wi

A British minesweeping flotilla expects to declare soon that the central gulf is safe for shipping,

A Connecticut company pleaded guilty in Albany, N.Y., to felony charges involving the illegal export

The European Community wants all steel output controls scrapped by the middle of next year to break

Peru's recent contracts with two pre-shipment inspection agencies are under fire from importers and

DEAR U.S. CONSUMER: Just spend, baby. On this day after Thanksgiving, the start of the annual Christ

The tax treatment of international business has been a perennial favorite for Congress over the year

Brazil's computer regulatory agency, SEI, is dropping its controversialbarriers against impo

Strikes and violence have brought Bangladesh's main exports, textiles and jute, to a temporary halt,

AVIATIONExecutives of Japan Air Lines ordered all overseas offices to step up security measu

Eastern Air Lines Inc. named Barry P. Simon as general counsel and senior vice president, legal affa

The landmark federal court decision that labor unions must be represented at the negotiating table w

The president of Bath Iron Works Tuesday lashed out at the federal Occupational Safety and Health Ad

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Transpacific Transportation Co. will close its Vancouver steamship agency on Dec. 31. A U.S. affilia

LIGHTING THE WAY TO EMERGENCY exits was the idea behind the floor-level escape lighting installed in

Electronic data interchange software suppliers said their market is expanding as shippers require ca