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Demand for South Korean seamen to serve on foreign vessels is rising, with some 42,700 men working,

Iraq said Thursday it bombed three tankers in Iran's waters, while British navy units detonated one

Port officials say by week's end they expect to handle their 1 millionth box of containerized cargo

The Chamber of Deputies, with large numbers of legislators from government parties absent, defeated

Port of Galveston officials met with union leaders in that Texas city Thursday in an attempt to prev

Commercial fishing is bringing the promise of unprecedented prosperity and perhaps a new way of life

National Waterways Conference Inc. Seminar on inland waterways port marketing. Nov. 30-Dec. 2 at the

Taiwan has decided not to create a new zone to accommodate foreign companies seeking tariff-free man

Current Textile Quotas: Where the Average Recent Utilization RateIndicates Full Quota Utiliz

Garment exports from the Philippines topped US$1 billion in the first 10 months of the year, 43 perc

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

Japan's commercial paper market, which commences today, is probably months away from being profitabl

Many global financial experts predict the next stock market crash will begin here and could happen t

A Philippine consortium outbid a Hong Kong conglomerate with U.S. interests to acquire Philippine Co

Portfolio insurance will survive the recent stock market crash, but the technique is likely to under

Hong Kong to Keep Link to US DollarHONG KONG - The Hong Kong government does not plan to rev

The Board of Trade Clearing Corp. has agreed to provide risk analysis for the Comex Clearing Associa

Commerce Secretary C. William Verity continued to attack Japan harshly for being unwilling to open i

Chile is not considering the establishment of quotas or similar restrictive measures for discounted

Brazil should enjoy solid economic growth in the long term, provided the country can overcome its sh

The peso's sudden tumble on the free market Wednesday was a deliberate attempt by monetary authoriti

THIS WAS A SUMMIT? Budget negotiators may have been earnest and hard-working for week after

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

The whole world was watching. Financial markets here and abroad, foreign governments and U.S

With only a little more than a month remaining until Christmas, tree growers expect to sell a record

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

Asia's tigers showed their claws Thursday in response to Washington's renewed criticism of their fin

Insurance legislators will face a wide range of regulatory issues this year - from banking and insur

Insurance brokers wanting approval to place risks in the Lloyd's of London market will have to meet

The recent return to profitability for the U.S. marine insurance industry is threatened by shifting

These are make or break days for Maine Gov. John R. McKernan Jr.'s proposal to save the state's $360

Becoming the world's largest debtor nation is not without benefits. Once impoverished Taiwan is now

The U.S. Customs Service's user fee on imported products contravenes international trade rules, a Ge

The European Parliament approved strict new limits on car exhaust pollution. The new standar

- An Indiana insurance professor has set the insurance industry on its ear by procuring and publishi

The president of Compagnie Generale Maritime, the French shipping line, says government ownership is

Truck Demand Shields Volvo From CrashGOTEBORG, Sweden - Diversification and the strong perfo

Perry Nuclear Plant Goes CommercialPerry Nuclear Unit 1 was declared to be in commercial ope

A long-term slump in deep-sea shipping has created an atmosphere of moral hazard,insurers say, where

Fate of Scindia Line Remains UncertainNEW DELHI, India - The fate of debt-laden Scindia Stea