Maritime

Foreign businessmen in China welcome the country's new investment code, but criticize its failure to

West Germans Order Cray Computer SystemCray Research Inc. said a West German government-fund

Japanese investments in U.S. real estate are likely to double this year as a result of increased buy

The two-year-old Commission on the Merchant Marine and Defense still has a staff but no commissioner

READ ALL ABOUT IT! ILA UNDERCUTS TEAMSTERS! Yep, that's the way things appear to have worked out in

GENERAL NEWSThe U.S. economy will enjoy at least two more years of moderate economic growth,

The 7,426-deadweight-ton Panamanian vehicle carrier Bright Ace was successfully refloated Wednesday.

Bucking German business tradition, Hesse state is using public funds to help finance young entrepre

The Federal Maritime Commission is considering revoking its self-policing regulations for steamship

Los Angeles and Jacksonville, Fla., were the two highest volume U.S. ports of entry for imported car

Uncertainty about Peruvian cargo preference rules continues to hover over the liner trades between t

The 26,614-deadweight-ton Liberian bulk carrier August Star was prepared for towage Oct. 13, althou

Cargo traffic in and out of Peru is expected to be slow for the next five to six months because of a

Funeral services will be held today for James J. Reynolds, former president of the American Institut

SEMINAR ON EGYPTIAN-AMERICAN BUSINESS DYNAMICS IN CHANGING TIMES. Designed to acquaint entrepreneurs

The top brass of Jamaica's ruling Labor Party has rejected Prime Minister Edward Seaga's offer to re

Birthday Celebrations BANGKOK, Thailand - Prime Minister Prem Tinsulanonda will go to Switze

Influential members of Mexico's ruling party are quietly echoing publicly voiced dissatisfaction ove

BUZZ WORDS. The Council of Logistics Management, which always seems to attract top-quality speakers,

Rights Abuses Surveyed LONDON - Amnesty International said it received reports of alleged hu

Swedlow Being Acquired By Company in EnglandGARDEN GROVE, Calif. - Swedlow Inc., its purchas

Ford Reveals Program Of Investment in UKThe Ford Motor Co. plans to invest 1.46 billion ($2

A key senator warned the TransPacific Westbound Rate Agreement against raising rates because of labo

S. Africa Holds Back Data on Ship EntriesJOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Government officials h

Contract negotiations are scheduled to resume today between representatives of 3,700 dockworkers in

Wilh. Wilhelmsen will take over the first of two giant ore/tank ships from Ishikawajima de Brasil-Es

Virginia's maritime industry is on a roll led by strong economic development, good port facilities a

The Houston Ship Channel returned to normal operations this week while divers began salvage work on

Flood-damaged highway bridges between Anchorage and Fairbanks may be fixed by Friday, but repairs to

Jamaica's garment manufacturers have been landing lucrative contracts from wholesalers and retail ch

Philippines Signs Pact For Daewoo EquipmentSEOUL, South Korea - Daewoo Telecom Co. has concl

Thirteen years after negotiations began, Corning Glass Works of the United States has signed final a

BancTec Inc. said London-based Barclays Bank PLC has placed an order valued at $2.9 million for two

The yen's sharp appreciation and the decline in the cost of crude oil imports have allowed Japan to

The rate of growth of domestic exports to major markets slowed sharply in August. Exports to

Production of crude steel during the third quarter of this year dropped by 7.9 percent to only 23.7

Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp. of Pittsburgh has filed a patent-infringement suit against Nippon Stee

Denationalizing Credit Agricole, known as the Green Bank" due to its roots in the French rural econo

Donald Mazankowski, deputy prime minister of Canada, has said the federal government will award a co

The port of Galveston and Sea-Barge Group Inc. announced the inauguration of a container service bet