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After months of debate and study, France is finally going to sell off its national ship line.

For Gilberto Vasquez and his son Felipe, the pending sale of Mexico's state railroad Ferrocarriles N

Proposed ocean freight rate hikes on the Atlantic are setting off no alarms, apparently because many

Norasia Lines is transforming the traditional relationship between shipping line and agent by giving

Labor Secretary Robert Reich revived the issue of child labor in the garment industry Monday with a

TWRA EXTENDS RATESFOR COTTON TO DEC. 31SAN FRANCISCO - The Transpacific Westbound Rate Agree

Railroads were in the news in a big way last week. No wonder, then, that they were the sector with t

Daniel G. Cleary, 54, former vice president of operations and general manager for freight for the Lo

MEXICO, BUS GROUPSSIGN ANTI-CRIME PACTMEXICO CITY - Mexico's federal prosecutor and the coun

Maritime unions have given huge sums to political candidates in this election season, contributing f

Schneider National Inc., North America's largest truckload carrier, is adding regional hauler Direct

DHL AIRWAYS INC.Victor Guinasso was named president of DHL's domestic operations. He was exe

The days of longshoremen balancing on a ladder while they check the controls of refrigerated contain

BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELDAGREES TO SETTLEMENTDENVER - Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Mexico agre

After some embarrassing and expensive flops, China said Monday it has successfully put a locally mad

SALES THROUGH BANKSPOWER WESTERN NATIONALHOUSTON - Western National Corp. saw its third-quar

NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO.Richard A. Strait was promoted to vice president in th

A class-action suit has been launched against Manufacturers Life Insurance Co. over its ''vanishing

Massachusetts automobile insurers are examining their discounted auto insurance programs as the stat

LLOYD'S COMPLETES SALEOF 1997 CAPACITYLONDON - Lloyd's of London announced Friday the result

(Census basis - in millions of dollars, not seasonally adjusted)August 1996 July 1996 Au

As more and more corporations gear up to reinvent their supply chains, the Council of Logistics Mana

Everybody remembers their first time. For a lot of people, that first time came a few years ago at a

Virginia is focusing on South America to help generate trade growth through the state's ports.

Shippers who move cargo across the Pacific have only seen the ''tip of the iceberg'' when it comes t

ALLSTATE'S EARNINGSDECLINE AFTER CHARGESNORTHBROOK, Ill. - The Allstate Corp. reported its t

Insurance companies and other multinational corporations say they want to hire others to manage thei

For the first time since 1991, more people are moving to California than leaving it for other states

The head of the Life Insurance Association of Japan showed a cautious attitude Friday toward a propo

The Newcastle Protection & Indemnity Association, based in Newcastle, England, has announced a 90 pe

Legislative reforms to the Texas workers compensation plan have been so successful that the leading

A Miami Beach attorney who helped Lloyd's of London from being swindled out of millions of dollars n

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateCchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Oct. 18, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 32

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Oct. 27, '95 - Oct. 18, '96 (a graph)* A

A new multipurpose port is being planned in northern Malaysia, hoping to cash in on growing trade in

VIETNAM ENTERS GLOBALCOFFEE ORGANIZATIONLONDON - Vietnam deposited its instrument of accessi

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,300-$1,500 per ton lo

As of Oct. 18, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Having been beaten into the lead, Hong Kong's largest bank is fighting back with a card it says is s