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The parent company of American President Lines, the second-largest U.S. ocean carrier, reported lowe

A Canadian watchdog body has called for closer monitoring of Canada's aging fleet of bulk carriers p

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Mic Dinsmore, the Port of Seattle's executive director, received a 6 percent pay increase this week,

Port officials expect the long-shuttered Howland Hook container terminal on Staten Island to reopen

MAERSK LINE EXPANDS CHINA FEEDER SERVICEMADISON, N.J. - In order to meet the trade's demand

In an attempt to free the state's homeowners insurance market, California Insurance Commissioner Joh

Russia's largest tanker owner, Primorsk Shipping Co., is the first Russian shipping company to sign

An investment group that includes Chase Manhattan Bank, Bermuda-based Centre Reinsurance Holdings Lt

Senior American and Asian insurance executives and government officials will discuss the long-range

Property/casualty insurers should work harder for stricter building codes in order to limit property

TRANSATLANTIC HOLDINGS PRESIDENT RESIGNSNEW YORK - Joseph V. Taranto, the 45-year-ol

E.W. BLANCH HOLDINGS INC. (Minneapolis) - Michael W. Cashman Sr. has retired as president and chief

A company specializing in higher-risk home equity loans has been given a shelf registration rating "

Prices at the wholesale level plunged 0.5 percent in September, their biggest drop in more than a ye

France's gross domestic product rose an unrevised 1.0 percent in the second quarter after a 0.7 perc

Rep. Herbert H. Bateman, R-Newport News, received the Shipbuilders Council of America's National Lea

With the Container Terminal 9 project mired in political dispute, pressure is mounting here to speed

Singapore 21.1 percent Japan 16.5 percentCanada 14.9 percentMalaysia 11

When she finished her six-year term as chairman of the Federal MaritimeCommission in 1975, U

Reforming U.S. maritime policy will be a priority in the next Congress for Sen. John Breaux, D-La.,

The Port of Long Beach and Hanjin Shipping Co. are involved in a little spat over how much compensat

Confronted by near panic in the wake of this week's 33 percent fall in the ruble, Russia has changed

SINGAPORE SHIP SYSTEM TO HELP RESCUE EFFORTSSINGAPORE - A newly inaugurated Ship Rep

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Michael A. Jablon was named vice president of product development and support for Transax Systems Co

Transportation Claims and Prevention Council. Oct. 14. Contracting and Discounting Seminars. Westin

The U.S. Coast Guard is taking extraordinary measures to ensure safety on a fleet of nine Military S

After a long-running battle, the United Transportation Union is about to find out how much support i

In a major policy shift, the United States announced Wednesday that it would no longer pursue its co

CHINA, UK MAY STRIKE HONG KONG AIRPORT DEALHONG KONG - A senior Chinese official on

It was another month, another record for heavy truck manufacturers as sales soared to their highest

Asia's dynamic business community tends to regard Europe as a difficult place to do business, with s

Gov. Pete Wilson temporarily derailed California's proposed clean-air plan by calling for an indepen

A far-reaching shake-up of top management at Carolina Freight Carriers Corp. that beganlast week wit

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The World Bank, criticized far and wide for funding environmental damage, is turning decidedly green

Six months after Gov. William F. Weld's double-stack rail plan died in the Legislature, officials in

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by EAB New York and other sources, are selling r