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James L. Emery, the U.S. administrator of the St. Lawrence Seaway, is encouraged by cargo gains on t

The port of Oakland on Tuesday approved a $100 million agreement to transform Jack London Square int

Oil terminal operators have worries other than those occupying containerport managers. For one thing

Nippon Yusen Kaisha has opened a wholly-owned Canadian subsidiary, NYK Line (Ontario) Inc., which be

The port of St. John's, the capital of Antigua, is being expanded in a US$23.5 million program to ea

Officials in Indonesia say work will start shortly on US$11 million projects to upgrade ports at Jak

A Republican member of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee took the Reagan administrat

Drivers in New Jersey who can't get traditional automobile insurance because their driving records l

The man who runs the largest pension fund consulting agency in the nation can't be found anywhere ne

A group of Swiss investors asked Mexican authorities for permission to set up a plant to produce mar

Stockholders of Pension Insurance Group of America Inc., at a special meeting here Wednesday, approv

More than two dozen central New York workers, taking advantage of the state's infant toxic torts law

Congressional Democrats appeared close to nailing down an elusive budget agree ment Wednesday aftern

The House Energy and Commerce Committee Wednesday approved catastrophic illness insurance for Medica

An industry-opposed bill mandating state approval before insurance companies could increase or decre

Risk managers probably won't see the insurance cycle softening as a result of proposed federal legis

Met Life Files Suit Against Two DentistsMetropolitan Life Insurance Co. filed a lawsuit Wedn

A coalition of public interest groups is pushing product liability litigation in its efforts to get

Canadian Finance Minister Michael Wilson will unveil tax reform measures late today that are expecte

About 40 years ago, Raymond Hendrickson worked for the Union Asbestos and Rubber Co. in Paterson, N.

National Association of Insurance Commissioners meets June 21-26 in Chicago for summer national meet

The government reported that after-tax corporate profits fell 3.9 percent in the first quarter. It w

President Reagan on Wednesday chose David S. Ruder, a business law professor, as chairman of the Sec

The United States won a round over its tax on petrochemicals and other related products at the Gener

John E. Flynn, executive vice president and chief financial officer of American President Cos., pare

GENERAL NEWS Congressional Democrats increased their efforts to nail down a House- Senate ac

Latin American entrepreneurs lashed out at government policies in their coun tries, saying the priva

The U.S. economy grew at a sizzling 4.8 percent annual rate in the first three months of 1987, subst

The Pan American Economic Leadership Conference ended in Indianapolis with a proposed plan to expand

U.S. factories, mines and utilities operated at 79.6 percent of capacity in May, up slightly from th

The Environmental Protection Agency has endorsed a bill that would set a $32.5 million limit to fede

Five of Gov. Mario Cuomo's nominees were confirmed as members of New York state's utility rate-setti

Chile and 400 international banks Wednesday began formal signing ceremonies on a plan to restructure

TRW Lands Pact To Update SystemEL SEGUNDO, Calif. - TRW Inc. has received a $59 million init

Japan's second largest steel company came to this tiny Oregon town this week, fulfilling its pledge

California's economy will outperform the rest of the nation in 1987 despite rising interest rates, s

JWT Group Rejects UK Firm's Buy-out BidNEW YORK - JWT Group Inc. said Wednesday its board ha

A new ruling by the state Public Utilities Commission requires cellular phone companies to warn cust

General Dynamics, seeking a share of the commercial rocket business, announced it will build 18 Atla

An ambitious plan may lead to Australia replacing the Soviet Union as the main supplier of iron ore