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The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers has become the second rail union to drop its opposition to t

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

Three months ago cocoa was just another drink in Japan.But after mixing in a little televisi

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After skyrocketing last year, newsprint prices are likely to ease back to more moderate levels later

An agreement in principle reached last month by the United States and Canada in their longstanding b

Paper shippers are beginning to look increasingly at intermodal carriers for their transportation ne

A surge in new containership capacity across the Pacific should be a boon to U.S. wastepaper exporte

The U.S. paper industry had another banner year for exports in 1995, helped along by huge price incr

An industry that only a few years ago balked at recycling a mountain of wastepaper is now doing so m

Thursday, March 7, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The Clinton administration will not retaliate against China over an intellectual property rights dis

The caption on a Page 1A photo in Tuesday's edition incorrectly identified the source of the photogr

Mexico blasted the passage by the U.S. Congress of tighter economic sanctions on Cuba, saying it wou

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by Reuter Money Service, are selling rates among

BILL WOULD EASE USEOF ELECTRONIC ENCRYPTIONWASHINGTON - A bill making it easier for business

The European Union vowed Thursday to press ahead with a planned trade agreement with Cuba after the

U.S. and other businessmen will get a chance this year to participate more directly in the 18-nation

President Boris Yeltsin attacked Western barriers to Russian exports of textiles and complained that

A battle over country music broadcasts between the United States and Canada was settled Thursday aft

Just six months after the Chinese government allowed commercial access to the Internet in China's tw

The U.S. dollar was mixed Thursday, falling against the Japanese yen, and rising against the Deutsch

For years, entrepreneurs and small businesses in this vibrant British colony have used conventional

It is just past 5 p.m. in India's capital.A journalist, seeking important economic data, tri

Singapore has loudly proclaimed its aspirations to become totally wired. Given its small size and pl

The Net's fast growth in the past year took ''surfing'' to a new level with the opening in December

When Bob Drake set up his Web site for architectural and design professionals, his goal was to reach

CALIFORNIA BILL WOULD CAPHOMEOWNER CANCELLATIONSSAN FRANCISCO - Legislation has been introdu

If China's series of missile tests off northern Taiwan is intended to unsettle the island's business

The Port of Boston suffered declines in containerized cargo tonnage and box traffic last year follow

COAST GUARD FINALIZESOIL SPILL LIABILITY RULESWASHINGTON - The Coast Guard made final on Thu

Mounting losses at Saga, France's largest stevedoring company and a major transport operator in West

Municipal officials said total investment in infrastructure construction in the Pudong development a

Demand for new containerships continues to swell the world shipbuilding order book, bringing it to t

Trade leads supplied by:U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

Imagine a world without Sea-Land Service Inc.For many old-time maritimers, it wouldn't be a

ALEXANDER & ALEXANDER INC. (New York) - R. Jay Lewis III has joined the insurance broker and risk ma

Principal Health Care Inc. Thursday announced the completion of the purchase of Admar Group Inc., a

Swedish-owned Skandia International said Thursday it has begun processing insurance business generat

Financial institutions, including insurance companies, are an essential part of the three-pronged ef