Transportation

A federal judge in Seattle on Friday ordered two companies owned by a Greek shipping magnate to pay $1.5 million after a jury found that a cargo ship deliberately pumped oil-polluted water into the ocean, then repeatedly lied and falsified records in an effort to deceive inspectors with the U.S. Coast Guard.

A federal judge in Seattle on Friday ordered two companies owned by a Greek shipping magnate to pay $1.5 million after a jury found that a cargo ship deliberately pumped oil-polluted water into the ocean, then repeatedly lied and falsified records in an effort to deceive inspectors with the U.S. Coast Guard.

In a story Oct. 20 about Illinois Tool Works Inc.'s results, which are generated by Automated Insights using data from Zacks Investment Research, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the company's earnings missed expectations.

In a story Oct. 20 about Illinois Tool Works Inc.'s results, which are generated by Automated Insights using data from Zacks Investment Research, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the company's earnings missed expectations.

A ferry that runs between Maui and Molokai will be decommissioned by the end of the month after reporting a nearly 50 percent drop in ridership from January to July.

A ferry that runs between Maui and Molokai will be decommissioned by the end of the month after reporting a nearly 50 percent drop in ridership from January to July.

Wal-Mart is investing $50 million in New Dada, China's largest online grocery and logistics company, as it moves to strengthen its foothold in the nation's fiercely competitive food market.

Wal-Mart is investing $50 million in New Dada, China's largest online grocery and logistics company, as it moves to strengthen its foothold in the nation's fiercely competitive food market.

More empty seats and higher labor costs are cutting into profit at American Airlines.

More empty seats and higher labor costs are cutting into profit at American Airlines.

New Jersey legislators will consider granting themselves subpoena power as they begin to look into last month's New Jersey Transit train crash that killed one woman and injured more than 100.

New Jersey legislators will consider granting themselves subpoena power as they begin to look into last month's New Jersey Transit train crash that killed one woman and injured more than 100.

American Airlines reported a 1.1 percent drop in quarterly revenue as a crowded market hurt ticket sales.

American Airlines reported a 1.1 percent drop in quarterly revenue as a crowded market hurt ticket sales.

A ship involved with the deep-sea sonar search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is being fitted with equipment to examine several sonar contacts of interest on the remote seabed west of Australia.

A ship involved with the deep-sea sonar search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is being fitted with equipment to examine several sonar contacts of interest on the remote seabed west of Australia.

Think of it as the airborne cousin to the self-driving car: a robot in the cockpit to help human pilots fly passengers and cargo — and eventually even replace them.

Think of it as the airborne cousin to the self-driving car: a robot in the cockpit to help human pilots fly passengers and cargo — and eventually even replace them.

A technology company says it's fixed a problem that had prevented travelers from booking trips with some U.S. airlines this week.

A technology company says it's fixed a problem that had prevented travelers from booking trips with some U.S. airlines this week.