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Insurers are becoming more sophisticated in assessing risks in the directors and officers liability

With the election of Gov. Bill Clinton, the United States declared itself ready for change. But will

Southern Co., of Atlanta, one of the top U.S. coal-fired utilities, announced it hasformed a partner

The Venezuelan Energy Ministry will delay to next year its plans to authorize projects planned for t

A patented biomedical Trojan horse that tricks the body's defense mechanisms so it can fight AIDS or

HANYANG ETHYLENE UNIT TO BEGIN PRODUCTIONSEOUL, South Korea - Hanyang Chemical Corp. will be

China is expected to boost cotton consumption or exports over the next three to five years to pare i

CHICAGO BOARD DISPUTES MEMBER INCOME FIGURESA Chicago Board of Trade official last week call

Exporters harbor great ideas about the former Soviet Union. They continue to revere the federation o

Echoing big business efforts to redress and redevelop business tools, property and casualty insurers

Ex-U.S.S.R. livestock herds, forecast to decline by some 28 million head in 1992, are expected to co

The European Community Commission last week shelved a plan to harmonize drug prices in the 12 nation

U.S. exporters are demonstrating heightened demand to secure export credit insurance to cover the ri

Seafaring unions at American President Lines have accused the U.S.-flag carrier of threatening to sw

The European Community has accused Japan of ducking its responsibilities in the Uruguay Round of glo

The owners of the Greek tanker that ran aground and split apart off Spain Thursday probably will pay

Cast (1983) Ltd., a North Atlantic container operator, is laying off some 50 employees in North Amer

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

An item the "People" column on Page 1B Dec. 2 incorrectly characterized Atlantic ContainerLine's pro

A.P. Moller-Maersk Line, Sea-Land Service Inc. and P&O Containers Ltd. are believed to be planning a

'K' LINE DEPLOYS NEW CONTAINERSHIPKawasaki Kisen Kaisha ("K" Line) Ltd. has deployed the fir

U.S. insurers are hoping the recent breakthrough over agriculture in ongoing world trade talks may o

Restructuring the Mexican port system will result in a decentralized environment involving autonomou

U.S. shipping lines expanded their access to Ukrainian ports and gained the ability to compete comme

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The International Monetary Fund has agreed to delay the deadline for Egypt's first economic reform p

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Friday, Dec. 4, 1992 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Changing trade patterns are prompting changes in the container-leasing industry at a time when leasi

Insured pollution liability from the damage caused by the explosion of the tanker Aegean Sea last We

The dream of three world-class containership companies forming an alliance offering a tricontinental

Bulk containers are facing a slew of changes. With shipping lines reorganizing themselves in

Container shipping lines moving cargo between Australia and the United States see little hope that r

Worldwide reefer trade in 1993 could grow by more than 5 percent over 1992 figures. Growth will be f

Despite the ups and downs of container cargo statistics this year through the Gulf of Mexico, Gulf p

Improvements in intermodal railroad equipment and service are keeping loss and damage at a low level

Three of Wichita's large companies significantly reduced their air pollution emissions last year, bu

Duties imposed just last month by Mexico on United States beef and live cattle probably will be elim

Mexico is expected to boost cotton imports during the 1992-93 (August-July) marketing year to 602,00

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 202.45 off 0.15 which compares