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Despite the public's perception, the insurance industry suffers little from prejudice, according to

The crisis over certificates of financial responsibility seems to be subsiding. But a new threat to

French Transport Minister Bernard Bosson is expected to unveil plans next week for increased aid to

Free engine repairs. Free shore-to-ship delivery of 10,000 gallons of water. Free food. An offer of

The Marine Engineers Beneficial Association is trying to locate a union member who disappeared last

A story Jan. 5 on Page 6B, "Milwaukee Longshoremen Get Contract Extension," and a story Oct. 17 on P

A California appellate court has ruled against a group of ship lines challenging the state's authori

In the 1950s and 1960s, bomb shelters were built to protect people from nuclear attack. In t

PORT OF SEATTLE (Seattle) - Jill Johnson was appointed director of finance for the port's marine div

Several governments and environmental groups are protesting a plan to ship plutonium through Caribbe

Mexico has been the largest and fastest-growing market for U.S. frozen foods, especially vegetables

SHANGHAI SETS RECORD WITH FOREIGN TRADESHANGHAI, China - Shanghai, China's biggest p

Totem Ocean Trailer Express Inc., which provides liner service in the Alaska trade, is still reviewi

Australia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 8.9 percent in December compared with 9.3 perc

"This is the life," said Garvin Holman, gently agitating the ice in his Canadian Club at a weekly bu

Shipping lines in the trans-Pacific trades are enjoying a boom in cotton exports to the Far East and

Strong opposition by the European Union has shot down a compromise that would have cleared the way f

As if being hit by the most severe rains in nearly a decade is not enough, California is also bracin

Shipping lines that carry frozen meat from Australia to the United States are raising their rates ba

With Mexico's financial markets churning, the government's plan to generate up to $14 billion by pri

Traffic on the St. Lawrence Seaway surged during the just-ended shipping season, according to statis

The continuing instability of the Mexican peso is wreaking havoc with U.S. truckers with many report

Although the accession to the European Union of Sweden, Austria and Finland will be good for trade a

DREDGING COMPLETED ON MISSISSIPPI STRETCHNEW ORLEANS - The U.S. Army Corps of Engine

A joke along the U.S.-Mexico border has it that when Mexico sneezes, Texas catches a cold. Port offi

This week's volatility on the Mexican stock market, which has spilled over to other Latin American m

The U.S. merchant marine, once one of the most powerful interest groups in Congress, has lost anothe

The Interstate Commerce Commission is seeking industry opinion on whether trucking deregulation has

After only four months on the job, the executive director of Air Macao resigned Monday in what compa

To have your meeting or event listed, contact Greg Johnson at (212) 837-7120. Fax: (212) 837-7130.

CHIQUITA-GULFPORT PLAN REQUIRES RAIL UPGRADEJACKSON, Miss. - The effort to keep Chiq

The American Trucking Associations is jump-starting last year's unsuccessful effort to increase tax

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Despite a rush of airlines to curtail service to Algeria in the aftermath of last month's hijacking

Arrow Transportation Co., a Seattle motor carrier that faces a misdemeanorcriminal charge du

Another last-ditch effort to halt deregulation of intrastate trucking has failed, but two other laws

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by EAB New York and other sources, are selling r

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Dec. 30, '93 - Dec. 9, '94 (a graph) (2)

JACKSONVILLE PORT AUTHORITY (Jacksonville, Fla.) - John D. Clark was named deputy directorof the avi

Citing a reduction in cargo capacity on commercial airlines, a leading manufacturer of health-care p