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It is an omnibus package with a big price tag, but legislation to revitalize the U.S. merchant marin

Lower training and computer costs helped Southeastern Freight Lines Inc. trim expenses and more than

Intermodal efficiency at the booming Southern California ports will be greatly enhanced in the futur

White House Budget Director Richard Darman Wednesday said he was ''astounded" by a published report

BAIN & CO. (Boston) - Peter M. Dawkins, 51, was named an executive vice president of this internatio

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines earned 374 million guilders ($174.6 million), or 7 guilders a share on reve

Canadian National Railways announced it will cut 1,500 jobs in October due to increased mechanizatio

The Agency for International Development said it will allow ships of any flag to carry U.S. governme

California legislators are calling for greater regulation of oil tankers moving along the California

Fish are the heart and soul of Iceland's economy. Almost 80 percent of Icelandic exports are linked

''Port Listen-In" Series, sponsored by ports and the St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corp., June 7,

U.K. base rates rose 1 percentage point to 14 percent Wednesday following a signal from the Bank of

The U.S. dollar rose slightly Wednesday, but dealers said they suspected thedollar's upward

With fewer U.S.-flag ships and American seamen plying the world's oceans, an increasingly internatio

Traders in potentially harmful wastes are trying a new sales ploy after the international outcry ove

Subpoenas issued by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for records of at least three floor tra

EMERY WORLDWIDE APPOINTS 6 OFFICERSPALO ALTO, Calif. - Emery Worldwide, a CF company, has ap

Singapore is wooing foreign moviemakers and capital, as the great commercial center tries to become

A spurned suitor of Learjet Corp. is pressing ahead with legal actions in an attempt to unravel the

You've heard of the "computer virus." You may have heard of the "worm." But if you have not heard of

The walk-in traffic at Lee Prunty's Case IH dealership in Rochelle, Ill., is moving a little better

A high-level Soviet trade delegation has taken to the American road with a call for U.S. investment

Middle East oil-producing countries are asking Asian oil companies to buy spot crude oil for June de

Two dots converge on a computer screen in the cockpit and a voice warns ''climb, climb" in a mandato

It was a remarkable sight. Right there in the middle of the May Day parade, along a route marked by

CHINA, HONG KONG HALT WORK ON CONSTITUTIONWork on the Basic Law, which will dictate how Hong

The legislative process spurred by the Exxon Valdez oil spill moved forward Wednesday when a House p

The International Monetary Fund approved new lending guidelines to help allay Third World debt.<

Booming business at Singapore's Keppel Corp. shipyards is having a beneficial spillover effect in th

The International Trade Commission cleared the way Tuesday for anti-dumping duties on industrial pow

Asia-Pacific growth in demand for ethylene, a primary petrochemical building block, already outstrip

San Juan has been slated as the winter home port for the Horizon, a 1,300- passenger cruise ship now

Any traffic manager who occasionally feels overwhelmed by the myriad of pricing options available t

A nuclear aircraft carrier will be christened the USS United States, the first time a ship has borne

Are the British the most fickle people in Europe, or is it just that they are less willing to tolera

Proposed legislation to correct the freight industry's rate undercharge problem should face one less

Lloyd's of London, famous for underwriting large risks, seems to be developing a strategy of avoidin

A top Federal Reserve official played down the risk to U.S. exports from the recent dollar surge, wh

U.S. insurance companies, long accustomed to concentrating almost exclusively on the American market

Compaq Computer Corp. has unveiled a new line of desktop computers that are so powerful they will cu