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The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

Several countries whose wheat imports from the United States were suspended because of the discovery

Six North European ports have finally set up a harmonized information service detailing the movement

APL REQUESTS WAIVERFOR FOREIGN-FLAG SHIPSWASHINGTON - American President Lines Ltd. has requ

A flurry of activity involving high-speed rail doesn't necessarily mean the technology, which has be

European and Japanese trading partners counting on the United States to sign a landmark pact by June

The Baltic Freight Index is a daily indicator of world bulk shipping freight rate levels.

Taiwan's hopes for a quick end to tension with China and resumption of normal vessel and air traffic

Totem Ocean Trailer Express Inc., a liner operator serving the Alaska trade, will add a third roll-o

A lack of political will in the European Union, Japan and Canada is expected to stymie significant p

John Wanamaker, the famous department store owner, was considered a retailing and marketing genius.

A shortage of slots for refrigerated containers within the Asian region is spurring increased deploy

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Long-established ship finance banks are concerned about the recent expansion of shipping portfolios

Many lobstermen have filed partial claims to help them through tough times after a recent oil spill,

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MOODY'S DOWNGRADESMET LIFE RATINGNEW YORK - Moody's Investors Service last week downgraded t

The resignations of top executives of banks that founded seven failed housing loan companies or ''ju

ATLANTIC MUTUAL COS. (New York) - Kermit C. Smith was appointed senior executive vice president. He

Louisiana's insurance commissioner last week proposed using two existing high-risk insurance pools t

Insurance Commissioner Jim Brown Friday said he would ''wade straight in'' to the battle between the

Drivers who had pinned their hopes on Gov. Parris Glendening's initiative to try and reform car insu

If the Clinton administration is indeed taking a ''breather'' from pushing for free trade at this we

Is Romania the next diamond-in-the-rough market for insurance brokers?Marsh & McLennan Inc.

Swiss industrial production fell 2.0 percent year on year in the fourth quarter 1995, while new orde

A fungal disease with a funky name, karnal bunt, left ships full of U.S. grain treading water for a

The world's densest concentration of large, modern containerports dots the coast of North Europe, bu

BOARD SEEKS COMMENTSON SERVICE PRESERVATIONWASHINGTON - The Surface Transportation Board ann

While ports still boast about the shipping lines they attract, these days they are just as likely to

NOBLE TO ACQUIRENEDLLOYD DRILLING UNITHOUSTON - Noble Drilling Corp. and Royal Nedlloyd NV,

A brand new container facility in southern Italy has secured two coveted prizes in recent weeks as c

Homestake Mining Co. said Wednesday it has exercised an option that will permit the company to acqui

A mere 150 miles from Rotterdam, the world's busiest seaport, is the world's largest river harbor -

Fueled by heavy demand for exports and livestock feed, corn futures prices hit record highs last wee

The battle for supremacy among Europe's seaports has moved from the waterfront to the continent's hi

Russia, shrugging off concern about the safety of its civilian nuclear installations, plans to bring

A man who admitted helping the Colombo crime family steal more than $200 million in federal fuel tax

1363 (Mar. 15, 1996) Previous day - 1355The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

The Danish Port of Ensted, Ijmuiden in the Netherlands, and Britain's Redcar may not be household na

When the Hellespont Grand, one of the largest tankers in the world, called at the French oil termina