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The sinking of a British ferry last March might have been avoided if the ferry company had been will

The British ferry accident last March has cost insurers almost $1 million so far and marine underwri

Calif. Tries to Resolve Civil Cases QuickerSANTA ANA, Calif. - A pilot program starting next

Capt. Herbert M. Walling was appointed manager of harbor operations of Moran Towing & Transportation

An Indian scientist whose career has been dedicated to improving farmers' productivity was named as

Japanese Wage Hikes Hit Record LowThe average Japanese worker received a record-low 3.5 perc

Four large-scale Japanese manufacturers of heavy -duty trucks have temporarily imposed self-restrain

June 22, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Richard L. Lawson was named the new president of the National Coal Association to replace Carl E. Ba

The following business missions are scheduled to arrive in the United States. The Journal of Commerc

Despite the growing concern of public health officials, there is still little or no evidence that th

A panel of insurance executives says the industry needs to educate the public about insurance to att

Mon., June 22, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

The Federal Aviation Administration acknowledged its inspectors are engaged in increased surveillanc

Almost half of strikes on the Australian waterfront involve political issues unrelated to working co

Commission Rules On Rail-Truck MovesRail-affiliated truck lines performing the highway porti

Reporters were summoned to American Express Tower in the World Financial Center in lower Manhattan o

Four large-scale Japanese manufacturers of heavy-duty trucks have temporarily imposed self-restraint

The timber industry has bounced back from the dark days of the early 1980s but now faces another thr

A ranking committee of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries endorsed a further cut

Throwing the switch forward on imported power from Canada would be a boon to the United States, acco

WORLD BANK MEXICO - $400 million for relending to Mexican farmers. A 15-year loan, at a vari

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

The external debt of developing countries in Asia grew much faster than that of counterparts elsewhe

Tokyo Stocks Suffer Third Worst LossTOKYO - Tokyo stock prices plunged Monday to the third w

The Supreme Court Monday refused to review the Federal Reserve Board decision to allow a bank to dea

A state-owned Taiwan company will buy more than $1 billion worth of U.S. petrochemical products duri

With the ink on Imperial Chemical Industries PLC's contract for the $1.69 billion acquisition of Sta

The Maritime Administration completed revamping its rules governing the refunding of construction su

Government acknowledgement that Greek-flag shipping will need substantial tax relief to be competiti

The Interstate Commerce Commission reaffirmed a prior ruling that some freight trucked within a stat

929.0 (June 22) Previous day - 938.0 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in Lo

The threat of a national dock strike over the closure of the Greenock container terminal in Scotland

In action unrelated to his port position, port of Houston Commissioner Refugio "Rey" Gonzales Jr. ha

NJ Bill Would Require Mental Illness CoverNew Jersey legislators are reviewing a proposed pa

Veterans Administration hospitals, which test only some patients for AIDS, are considering changing

Britain is blaming U.S. bureaucratic and export restrictions for the disappointing level of work it

A private trade group says it will use $6.5 million in government financing to promote U.S. beef, po

Imports have made well-known inroads in the U.S. market for cars, cameras and computer chips. And th

Gasoline prices may climb throughout the summer even though moderating wholesale price increases slo