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HoW tO Use: Under the U.S. government's American Business Initiative, the Eastern Europe Bus

Prices for low-sulfur diesel fuel - now mandated for all on-road uses - continued upward in the Midw

The New York Mercantile Exchange and EnerSoft Corp., a Houston software developer, will jointly deve

Crude oil inventories fell by 3.8 million barrels in the week ended Oct. 15 compared with the previo

Leaders of Germany's ruling coalition parties agreed Tuesday to raise the electricity tax to 8.5 per

A ship bound for Haiti fled from members of the international embargo fleet trying to inspect its ca

Democrats are quietly working on a legislative plan to recapture control of the Massachusetts Port A

Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. is negotiating to take control of two medium-sized containerships that it

The New York Shipping Association recently presented awards to four maritime companies for waterfron

Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co. is forecast to show a drop in operating profit from car

Shipping lines in Mexico's east-west trade lanes experienced a leveling off of cargo volumes in 1993

Mexico's national railroad, Ferrocarriles Nacionales de Mexico, must be state- owned according to th

The receivership division of the state Insurance Department paid $78,000 to a Georgia consulting fir

The proposed North American free-trade agreement remains highly unpopular within certain specific U.

A story on Page 15A Oct. 18, "Hawaii Drops Law, Insurers Drop Clients," should have saidthat in acco

SUMITOMO LIFE READY TO PLUNGE INTO NIKKEITOKYO - Sumitomo Life Insurance Co., sheddi

NATIONAL RE REPORTS THIRD-QUARTER PROFITSTAMFORD, Conn. - National Re Corp. reported

A narrow victory by the ruling party in Bermuda's election earlier this month means no limits will b

One of the greatest challenges to approval of the North American free-trade agreement in Congress th

While Asian electronics manufacturers receive a lot of attention for setting up shop in Mexico, U.S.

Prudential Insurance Co. of America may sell its entire stake in CenterMark Properties Inc. less tha

As multinational corporations expand their operations across European borders and into the United St

(Percent & Thousand $) 1987 1992 percent CHANGE $ CHANGEAlabama $80,551 $26

Walking briskly through Toyota's new assembly plant here, Edward Welch points at open spaces and at

An appeals court reversed a federal judge's ruling that an insurance company was not required to pay

Several U.S. ports along the Gulf of Mexico are expanding their service to Mexico as trade with that

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The White House Wednesday said it would come up with new ways to fund the North American free-trade

With a North American free-trade agreement hovering on the horizon, U.S. insurance companies appear

With President Carlos Salinas de Gortari's term about to enter its sixth and final year, Mexico is m

A panel of leading shippers and carriers from the inland waterway system launched pre-emptive strike

NORTH AMERICA Expo Petro and Chem '93. Nov. 3-5. Mexico City. Oil and gas field equipment. C

Oct. 19, 1993 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

What are the biggest container exports from Portland harbor? If you think lobster or lumber, you've

The Panama Canal's cost efficiency will ensure that the canal can survive possible competition from

If air cargo operations are to be profitable ventures, the airlines must scrap old philosophies and

For eight years, I've seen Niels W. Johnsen around New York, at various maritime functions, eating l

Spain's state-run Iberia Airlines said it expects 1993 losses to soar to 55 billion pesetas ($425 mi

Quality programs continue to be a sore subject with unions in the railroad industry. Many union lead

Freightliner Corp. stretched its lead in the heavy truck industry with strong September sales as all