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A government-backed corporation is exceeding its projections for container traffic between the landl

Hitachi Ltd. announced a six-month plan to slash its executive monthly salaries by 5 percent to 10 p

In an bid to end a perceived ideological "crisis of faith" created by sweeping economic reforms, the

The freedom to rationalize service may save the steamship lines from suffering the same fate as the

In creases of darkness along Jiao Zhou Road, silent figures stir. Peasants, trying to sleep, toss an

Canada appointed a federal mediator to seek an end to the labor dispute that has shut down grain tra

The gas tanker Concordia Fjord soon will be the only Rederiet Christian Haaland ship still sailing u

A few clerical details are all that stand in the way of President Reagan's signing a major tax overh

Quebec, French Ports Sign AgreementThe port of Quebec signed a cooperation agreement with th

China will slash import duties on most luxury consumer goods Wednesday in what may be a preparatory

Shipping TycoonRetiresHong Kong's shipping and property tycoon, Sir Yue-Kong Pao, re

The new tax bill is already playing havoc with the property and casualty insurance industry's recove

Lasco Shipping Co., a Portland-headquartered steamship company that operates a fleet of tramp ships

GENERAL NEWSThe landmark tax overhaul bill is being prepared for Reagan signature. Page 3A

Daniloff Released MOSCOW - U.S. newsman Nicholas Daniloff, flashing the victory sign and say

While Mexico nears an agreement with banks that will further inflate its $98 billion foreign debt, n

Top Stories An increase in exports and invisible earnings in hard currency are seen as essen

Old Ben Coal Co. is offering for sale four undeveloped low-sulfur coal properties that are likely t

Transax/Rates, maritime information company, signed a sales and marketing agreement with Horace Simi

A top Japanese banker predicted the yen will take over the dollar's international role because the U

Sun Carriers Inc. was sold to a group of investors, including the truck line's management, in a leve

The International Monetary Fund isn't particularly optimistic about a substantially improved economy

The prospect of a dockworkers' strike, at least in North Atlantic ports, became even grimmer Monday

Top Stories Located on China's southeastern seaboard, Zhejiang has become China's principal

American greed is forcing the insurance industry to take a new look at its profes sional standards w

Federal Express Corp. said it will discontinue its two-year-old ZapMail electronic facsimile service

Sparse but intense reaction greeted a Federal Maritime Commission proposal to revise some of its pro

Norway has offered a $30 million loan and some technology transfer to facilitate its sales of shipbu

Nigeria Reviews List Of Banned ImportsLAGOS, Nigeria - Nigeria has banned imports of wheat w

The dairy lobby - already considered one of the most influential groups on Capitol Hill - shows no s

The United Kingdom will have 13.36 million metric tons of surplus grain available for export in 198

Nearly two weeks of talks among International Coffee Organization producers and consumers ended with

Indonesia, which can produce 1.2 million metric tons of rubber a year, is expected to produce only 9

FINANCIALThe seesaw pattern of the credit markets last week will continue while participants

Lumber Production, Shipments IncreasePORTLAND, Ore. - Lumber production and shipments increa

Prosecutors have filed three counts of receiving stolen property against a Los Angeles police offic

Lt. Gov. Leo McCarthy proposed a trade policy for California that calls for coordinating commercial

More than $12 billion may be available for easy-term World Bank loans to the poorest countries over

One of the largest companies in Malaysia, Promet Bhd., has been placed in receivership as creditor b

Iowa Governor Opens Trade Office in TokyoIowa Gov. Terry Branstad formally opened the Depart