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Port officials of the world - unite!Some 500 of them will be doing just that in London next

Fierce competition has concentrated European port management's minds - and resources - on the one th

Demand for liability insurance and effective risk management consulting services is set to grow as p

Where there's muck, there's brass. And where there are ships, there's plenty of muck.Just ho

SHIPSCOURT INJUNCTION HALTSWORK STOPPAGE IN OAHUHONOLULU - A federal judge i

In an unprecedented move, Texas lawmakers have allowed for the creation of a special overweight tran

When a $20 million Picasso is stolen from a major art museum, news of the theft blankets the world.

The Federal Highway Administration is taking a new stab at creating a safety rating system for thous

Employees who toasted this week's 150th birthday of Germany's Hapag-Lloyd AG also expressed concerns

You knew the good news wouldn't last long.Just when truckers are enjoying higher freight rat

The story headlined ''ISO agrees to buy claims-data group from the AIA'' that appeared on Page 8A on

1285 (May 29, 1997) Previous day - 1289The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

It's not even the peak shipping season yet, but West Coast ports are bustling with activity.

May 29, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

1059 (May 29, 1997) Previous day - 1067The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursda

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

After 17 months of waiting for a Surface Transportation Board appointment, now is the time for the C

The White House has formed an interagency panel to work out a product liability reform bill Mr. Clin

Air Express International Corp. announced it has created a joint venture in South Korea by acquiring

JACKSONVILLE, SSA SNAGBRAZILIAN WOOD BUSINESSJACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Port of Jacksonville a

An explosion damaged a Greek-registered cargo ship off Sri Lanka's northeast coast Thursday and a pa

Caliber System Inc. signed the $80 million deal to sell its former Central Freight Lines unit to Cen

The notorious November 17 urban guerrilla group left few clues when it shot dead Greek shipowner Con

The first glimmer of a breakthrough in the international effort to persuade Venezuela to release a t

CMS Generation Co., a unit of CMS Energy Corp., announced it has closed $75 million in 12-year finan

'K' LINE RELOCATINGUS UNIT TO RICHMONDMURRAY HILL, N.J. - Japan's Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, or

3 MEATPACKERS LOSELICENSE IN ARGENTINABUENOS AIRES - The Agriculture Secretariat has ordered

As of May 29, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 252.36 up 1.64

May 29, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlea

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,500-$1,600 per ton lo

May 29, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

Delegates of the U.S.-led consortium charged with building safe nuclear reactors for Pyongyang will

May 29, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27.

May 29, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

New York Mercantile Exchange - May 28, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Lo

International Petroleum ExchangeMay 29, 1997 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

U.S. gasoline inventories fell by 1.1 million barrels in the week ended May 23 compared with the pre

Thursday May 29, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

ELF AQUITAINE SIGNS TWOMORE FIRMS TO OIL DEALBAKU, Azerbaijan - France's Elf Aquitaine, oper