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While the low incidence of large shipping losses in 1985 has assisted insurers' hull accounts, their

A Swedish reconnaissance plane has photographed what appeared to be a Soviet merchant ship in the B

The number of full containerships operating on more than one international route in 1985 climbed to

Norsk Shell and Statoil, Norway's national oil company, presented Oil and Energy Minister Arne Oeien

Longshoremen and maritime employers on the British Columbia coast are in a position to declare a str

India's 1986-87 autumn crop of cereals and pulses may reach 86 million metric tons if rains are norm

The Japanese government's new economic pump-priming package will involve expenditures of more than $

The United States incurred a record $34.7 billion deficit in international current account transacti

Among the fears that helped trigger last week's big decline in the stock market was a fear that infl

BellSouth to Establish Subsidiary in LondonBellSouth Corp., one of the world's largest telec

The European Common Market decided not to ban imports of South African coal at this time, but will h

Citing a newly declassified intelligence report, Sen. William Proxmire says the United States is in

Growing sea-air traffic out of the Far East has encouraged the Netherlands supplemental airline Mart

Mutual life insurance companies are going public, after all. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.

The New York Public Interest Research Group has filed an amendment to its June 1986 lawsuit challeng

A fully loaded Exxon oil tanker ran aground about seven miles southeast of Cape Henry, Va., at 10 p.

Four prominent economists endorse the Baker plan over the alternative Bradley plan as the best way t

Japanese imports of primary products from members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are

Jamaica's efforts to establish itself in the U.S. market for winter vegetables have suffered a setba

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

Dow to Adjust PolyethylenePricesThe Dow Chemical Co. will adjust its less-than-truck

Failing crops in Africa and dwindling worldwide demand for U.S. wheat have combined to catapult Sout

The French Association of Ships' Captains suggested Premier Jacques Chirac order close protection by

Air Atlanta Inc. announced plans for daily round trip service between Atlanta and National Airport i

Ryder System, which built its name leasing trucks, has been playing Pac Man in the aviation business

Chase Manhattan Bank announced it has seized another ship of the ailing Wah Kwong shipping group, Ho

Marine underwriters were advised Tuesday to urge their governments and international maritime safety

In a market for cheap hull insurance, underwriters should be especially cautious about insuring vess

The port of Quebec was shut down Tuesday by a lockout after employers and longshoremen failed to con

Three Lines Propose Israel Rate GroupZim Israel Navigation Co. Ltd., Farrell Lines Inc. and

The Federal Maritime Commission at its next meeting Wednesday, Sept. 24, will consider the following

Conoco Inc., a Du Pont Co. subsidiary, and Nippon Mining Co., Tokyo, will join in a $135 million joi

Government and business officials here are hoping that Ponce, the third- largest city in Puerto Rico

Peabody Coal Taps Cressler,Two Other VPsHENDERSON, Ky. - Peabody Coal Co. promoted D

CSCE Cuts Margins For Coffee ContractsThe Coffee, Sugar and Cocoa Exchange has cut original

The Dutch government presented a fiscally austere 1987 budget marked by heavy spending cuts, but it

Taiwan may reduce tariffs on 1,800 items in January to boost imports and reduce foreign pressure to

Tokyo Stock Prices Set Second Record LossPrices on the Tokyo stock market plunged Tuesday, s

Four projects approved for India's Cochin Export Processing Zone will concentrate on re-exporting es

Pharmacia AB and Electro-Nucleonics Inc. announced the closing of a contract for ENI to purchase U.