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PSE&G Rate Proposal Would Reduce BillsNEWARK, N.J. - The average winter electric bill for a

BASF Corp. agreed to purchase Rohm & Haas Co.'s Blazer herbicide business for an undisclosed sum.

Harris Corp. was awarded a $5.5 million contract by Landsvirkjun, the na tional power company of Ice

Merchant seamen who ply the war-ravaged Persian Gulf rely on well-honed survival instincts, includin

Container shipments via the port of Hamburg, totaling 1,246,000 20-foot equivalent units in 1986, b

Freight service operators might soon find Tanzania a more interesting marketbecause of sever

Orient Overseas Container Line's new ship, the Oriental Fortune, made its first U.S. call at the por

Prospects are brighter this year for Canada's yards thanks to several federal government orders, sai

Transcaribe Line is announcing the start-up of monthly LTL/FCL service direct to Kingston, Jamaica.

Europe's two largest ports, Rotterdam and Antwerp, both used to boast trouble-free records in labor

The great blue bay that British naval hero Lord Nelson called the "finest harbor in the world" is l

The Federal Maritime Commission's Bureau of Hearing Counsel isn't sure a request by British insurers

An executive at Robert E. Derecktor of Rhode Island says the small shipyard expects to rebid for a

Situated on major world sea lanes, Sri Lanka's ports have been frequented by mariners for centuries

Three years of ethnic conflict have caused widespread damage to Sri threatens its trade relations.

Farrell Lines Inc. requested Maritime Administration permission for tripling its service between U.S

The Federal Maritime Commission agreed to allow an additional 15 days for filing comments on whether

The Insurance Exchange of the Americas' board of governors voted Tuesday to suspend all underwriting

Americans may like foreign cars, but car-thieves prefer U.S. models, according to a Chicago company

The New York requirement that insured vehicles be photographed should be made optional for the volun

The New York Mercantile Exchange plans to introduce options in heating oil futures contracts this sp

Economic depression in U.S. energy-producing areas could spread nationwide if the government does no

Reinsurers may attempt to recoup higher expenses due to the 1986 tax reform law, the president of th

Two weeks after being elected president of the National Cattlemen's Association, Jack Dahl will leav

Unocal Corp. will begin passing through a 0.2 cents a gallon federal ''Superfund" charge on all gaso

Only hours after reportedly coming to terms on the price of natural gas sales to Japan, the Indonesi

Further OPEC Cuts Possible, Oteiba SaysABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - The Organization of

Cameroon's oil industry is in the doldrums. Although this central African state of 10 million inhabi

Hostage Negotiations BEIRUT, Lebanon - The kidnappers of three Americans and an Indian are i

The Soviet Union is encouraging joint ventures with Western companies, U.S. companies included, to d

The number of working oil and gas rigs in the United States dropped this week to 802, down 24 from a

All hail Dennis Conner and his 12-meter sailing yacht, Stars & Stripes! Such an expression of a mari

CSX Corp.'s bid to buy Sea-Land Corp. should be decided by the Interstate Commerce Commission today

Intense competition in the international coal market has reached a point where deals unheard of a fe

Treasury Secretary James A. Baker and U.S. Trade Representative Clayton Yeutter told Congress protec

Leather finishing industries in the lesser developed countries may smother their Western European co

There would be no need for passage of protectionist trade legislation by the U.S. Congress if Japan

Experts urged the Indonesian government to adopt legislation to protect computer software against co

Steel production fell to 1.323 million tons in the week ended Feb. 7, a decrease of 1 percent from t

Liberal elements in China appear to be hitting back against the wave of attacks on Western influence