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Although the South African government has a wide range of economic weapons to use against neighborin

Luxembourg's banking and financial service sector is seeking to broaden its commercial banking activ

Corazon C. Aquino is the first woman leader in the history of the Philippines, which inherited a 300

Nepal-Nicaragua Ties KATMANDU, Nepal - The governments of Nepal and Nicaragua decided to est

Gabon, sub-Saharan Africa's third-largest oil producer, is bracing for stricter austerity in 1987.

The picket lines came down in southeastern Florida following ratification of a new International Lon

An unequal division of traffic between the port of Vancouver's two container terminals is to receive

Longshoremen in New Orleans overwhelmingly rejected tentative new labor contracts but agreed to work

Iranian Helicopters Attack Freighter in GulfMANAMA, Bahrain - Iranian helicopters attacked a

Last week's dock strike at U.S. North Atlantic ports didn't prove too costlybecause it only

The Maritime Administration agreed to sell the twin-screw tug Ocean Star to Weeks Stevedoring Co. In

Top Stories The new wave of economic freedom could be a boon or bane for New Zealand as the

Soviet Sub Sinks MOSCOW - The official Soviet news agency Tass confirmed a nuclear-powered s

Some issues never die; they just come back to the Supreme Court in new clothing. The justice

Negotiators for the International Longshoremen's Association will return to the contract bargaining

A maxim in the port industry states that if a new facility will be needed in 15 years, you better st

Canadian west coast ports fell silent at 1 a.m. Monday as maritime employers locked out 3,400 longsh

All except one woman was standing in the hotel's grand ballroom. Corazon C. Aquino, wearing

Hong Kong's local electric utility, China Light & Power Co. Ltd., concluded a deal to supply electri

Despite tough new laws, an older drinking age and aggressive campaigns to keep drunks off the roads,

Prudential Insurance Co. of America confirmed plans to sell an interest in four of its real estate

The number of failed insurance companies in Texas has reached a record high, and regulators say it m

A wrong-way driver smashed his car head-on into another car on Interstate 5 in western Fresno County

The Supreme Court refused to involve itself in major product liability cases including those involvi

The reason the new tax bill's insurance provisions are not a good idea is it basically is hitting us

A concert violinist was indicted in a botched fire insurance scheme that left two men severely injur

Pa. House Amends Senate's Seat Belt LawHARRISBURG, Pa. - A 5 percent automobile rate rollbac

Several hundred AIDS victims bought life insurance either knowing or suspecting they had the deadly

Waterman Steamship Corp. again appealed to the Maritime Administration for access to documents in th

Railcar Producer to Get Tax Break in New BillPORTLAND, Ore. - A second Portland company will

Major U.S. railroads won their bid for Supreme Court review of a lower court ruling that would allow

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

The Maritime Administration approved Bethlehem Steel Corp.'s sale of the Arthur B. Homer to Port Col

The port of Los Angeles, with net income of $57,983,000 in fiscal year 1986, led all other U.S. port

The Department of Transportation dealt the trucking industry its second setback in two years by agai

The Canadian National Railway offered to give Guilford Transportation Industries access to Chicago i

The Asia North America Eastbound Rate Agreement and the TransPacific Westbound Rate Agreement announ

Washington may restrict opportunities for Japanese construction firms in the United States if U.S. c

U.S. steel demand will fall 4 percent next year, an industry expert estimated. Lenhard Holsc

Canada's offer to impose lumber export duties to counter U.S. charges of dumping lumber in the U.S.