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Michael Spicer, U.K. minister for aviation, begins a two-week official visit to the Far East today,

The Maritime Administration agreed to permit a ship purchased from the government's reserve fleet to

Even a check for just $1.39 is worth keeping or cashing. At least, the Little Rock Port Authority is

Sen. Frank H. Murkowski, R-Alaska, plans to use the trade bill as a vehicle for an automobile shippi

The plight of a barge cruising the Gulf of Mexico seeking a final resting place for 3,000 tons of ga

An incorrect telephone number was listed in Friday's Maritime Calendar as a source of information ab

A New York trucking company alleges the nation's three largest motor carriers continued to illegally

Manfredi Motor Transit Buys ABS FreightlinersNEWBURY, Ohio - Manfredi Motor Transit Co. said

The following index charts weekly changes in motor carrier tonnage originatingfrom 49 produc

Some roads going through Central Park in Manhattan and Prospect Park in Brooklyn will be closed to v

Builders Transport Earnings IncreaseCAMDEN, S.C. - Builders Transport Inc.'s first quarter e

Hundreds of people were evacuated from their homes for up to six hours after a tractor-trailer truck

United States Lines Inc. is asking the U.S. Bankruptcy Court to strike down vari ous employment-prot

"Let's be realistic. We are a consequence, not an instigator of trade," said Vicente Perez Solano, d

Tiphook, the leading U.K. container rental group, has expanded its European presence with the acquis

Approximately $4.3 million in assets of United States Lines Inc. were seized by the 65-member union

The Maryland Port Administration's effort to acquire a new yacht to entertain business executives ha

The Greek government has reacted negatively to a proposal to set up a marine stock exchange in Pirae

A second salvage attempt will be made for the SS Governor, a two-stack ocean liner sailing from San

The Massachusetts Port Authority and several private interests are trying to decide who will pay to

QUITE A FEW ADJECTIVES have been heaped on the city of Jacksonville, Fla., but it's doubtful chivalr

Caesar ordered Mark Antony to elbow his wife Calpurnia as he ran by in a foot race one March 15 long

Frank B. Hall & Co. received a lower debt rating by Moodys Investors Service Inc. due to continuing

GENERAL NEWS The Senate began its budget debate for fiscal 1988 as the president turned asid

Chubb Reports Operating ProfitWARREN, N.J. - Chubb Corp. reported first quarter operating pr

For two years, high insurance rates have squelched the Mardi Gras tradition of tossing decorated coc

Although nearly 40 states passed some measure of tort reform in 1986, the American Tort Reform Assoc

S. Calif. May House Presidential LibraryThe Ronald Reagan Presidential Library could end up

The state insurance regulatory system is a "toothless lion," much too weak to control properly a bus

Integrated Resources Inc. of New York, a diversified financial services company, formally opened a r

Non-smokers, move over. A healthy lifestyle" now also qualifies for health insurance discoun

Heavy capital expenditures at Portland International Airport and salary cuts for some top executives

AIDS Drug Coverage Seen Hard to ExcludeHealth insurers will have a hard time excluding cover

Mexico's surprisingly vigorous export sector posted new gains in March, pushing the country's trade

International Business Machines Corp. Monday elected Larry J. Ford, Joseph M. Guglielmi and M. Berna

Japan will open up its markets and expand flows of Japanese capital to developing countries in the f

The use of "medicine people" and traditional American Indian healing methods is finding acceptance a

Japan Agrees to Lend $30 Million to ManilaJapan's Import-Export Bank has agreed to lend $300

President Reagan took a decidedly upbeat view of U.S.-Japanese relations. He told the U.S. C

The Reagan administration plans to send Congress within a month its finaldraft of the propos