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Martin A. Langeveld, a former sea captain and shipbuilding executive, died Friday at his home in New

Normed, France's largest shipbuilding concern, will lay off 2,340 of its 7,017 employees by January.

Lloyd's agents at Chittagong said the 27,145-deadweight-ton British bulk carrier Warnant refloated

Auctioneers in Singapore are negotiating privately in an effort to liquidate more of the salvage fle

Negotiators for the International Longshoremen's Association and the four-port Conasa (Council of No

Bombing in Paris PARIS - A bomb blew open the facade of the Paris city hall Monday, killing

Three companies and three individuals were indicted in federal court on charges they smuggled milli

Next week could make or break government plans to transfer Conrail to the private sector this year.

Reporters, business leaders, legislators and port boosters were called to the Virginia Port Authorit

The sugar market may not see further sizable declines from current levels, given the virtual 50 perc

Brazil May Re-enter Sugar Export MarketRIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Brazil could return to the s

The U.K.-based World Sugar Journal Monday revised its forecast for 1985-86 world sugar output to 96.

Favorable growing conditions helped boost shipments of Florida's fresh citrus to their second-highes

A recent price rally in corn gluten feed may be short-lived if the EC decides to follow through with

International Cocoa Organization consumers and producers are close to agreeing a mechanism to cover

The Federal Maritime Commission is seeking more information from ocean carri ers serving Japan on t

Japanese and other creditors plan to lend Hong Kong's C.H. Tung Group $277.5 million to support newb

CAP Air/Ocean Inc. of Houston and Rider Distributors Inc., Hialeah, Fla.,applied to the Fede

August's limited job market improvements may be signaling gains in the manufacturing sector but caut

The general air of optimism permeating the credit markets in recent weeks, which caused visions of l

Domestic car sales in late August paled in comparison to record gains of a year ago, but U.S. automa

GENERAL NEWSThe labor market improved in August, signaling an end to the deterioration in th

The difficulties associated with insuring liabilities in the United States will be one of the main i

GENERAL NEWSThe labor market improved in August, signaling an end to the deterioration in th

Congress Returns WASHINGTON - Congress comes back today for a session legislators hope can b

Freightliner Corp. gained some ground and regained some workers in the shifting battle for heavy-dut

Several months ago, the U.S. and Japanese goverments struck a deal on trade in semiconductors.

International Longshoremen's Association delegates accepted a new contract pro posal from the New Yo

The Chirac government's plans to allow French shipowners to register vessels in the Kerguelen Island

US Likely to Oppose Chile World Bank LoanPresident Reagan's top Latin American affairs offic

The French government vetoed plans for the state shipping firm, Compagnie Generale Maritime, to abso

Trading began actively on the tanker market Friday with several new orders quoted, although the pace

Activity for Panamax tonnage to load out of the U.S. Gulf slowed Friday, brokers said, although $7.5

A teen-ager has been sentenced to one year in prison for broadcasting a false distress signal that t

The stock market faces conflicting indications and crosscurrents galore, analysts said. Al H

Container traffic is spearheading the growth of commercial activities between the port of Marseilles

Rainbow Navigation Inc. accused the Department of Defense of a grossly unlawful effort to open U.S.-

American President Lines plans to build several new ships too large to fit through the Panama Canal,

Six container leasing companies said the Federal Maritime Commission should drop its investigation i

Frota Amazonica Finds New Berth at Red HookFrota Amazonica's vessels calling at the port of