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Nearly half the cruise ships that sail to the United States fail to meet government health standards

New York State Attorney General Robert Abrams and Assembly Democrats say state Senate Republicans sh

CMS Signs Gas Pacts For Converted PlantJACKSON, Mich. - CMS Energy Corp. said it signed thre

The Interstate Commerce Commission has granted a protective order that willallow the Souther

CP Rail has awarded a contract for the laying of more than 10 miles of concrete slab track in the Se

Knutsen OAS Shipping of Haugesund has ordered two vessels from the Spanish shipbuilding group Astill

The president's Commission on Merchant Marine and Defense recommended a seven-point program to overc

College of Insurance Elects New PresidentDr. Ellen Thrower, professor of insurance and direc

The Maritime Administration has disclosed that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization wants to locat

P.T. Moges Shipping Co. will start a new breakbulk service specializing in steel and forest products

The Coast Guard is analyzing results of an investigation into why a Sea-Land containership ran agrou

The Federal Maritime Commission recently revoked the licenses of 16 ocean freight forwarders and rei

Within several months U.S. and Canadian postal authorities hope to draft a formal agreement spelling

Australian National Line plans to continue to reduce its fleet during 1988. The government-o

More U.S. companies may withdraw from South Africa following congressional cancellation of the doubl

Circle, Roadrunner Announce Merger PactCircle Express Inc. and Roadrunner Enterprises Inc. a

TOP STORIES: The Chinese are making forays into Hong Kong to learn what makes it tick as the time

RG&E Hopes '87 First, Last Unprofitable YearROCHESTER, N.Y. - Rochester Gas and Electric Cor

The U.S. market for thermoformable plastic sheet is projected to climb to 1.3 billion pounds by 1992

After 20 years of cleaning up the environment, it is time to question how much more progress the nat

The president of Sea Containers Ltd. predicts earnings records this year for the company, a major co

Jan. 22 Baltic International Freight Futures ExchangePrev.Close High Low

President Reagan was expected to designate Edward J. Philbin, a member of the Federal Maritime Commi

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

THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE Daily Industrial Materials Price Index of Sensitive Spot Commodity Prices on

WORLD BANK TURKEY - Three loans totaling $300 million to enhance Turkey's industrial exports

The Reagan administration may change the way the world looks at trade figures with a plan to report

Peru's Compania Sud Americana de Vapores (CSAV) opposes efforts by a privately owned Peruvian-flag o

Greater freedom in using Teamsters workers heads the list of cost-cutting measures trucking employer

Consumption of U.S.-produced fertilizer was greater for all major nutrient groups for the July-Decem

Japan's 1988 gold imports are expected to be at or slightly above 1987 levels as domestic demand is

Mexicans Go to Tokyo To Discuss Debt PlanTOKYO - A Mexican government delegation is visiting

CF Airfreight Adds 2nd Nightly NY FlightCF Airfreight has added a second nightly flight to t

Crude Steel Production Rose 13 percent in DecemberBRUSSELS, Belgium - Crude steel output in

Brazil has auctioned off a contract to ship 23,000 metric tons of raw sugar to the United States by

While the value of the U.S. dollar has sagged all over the world, Americans could always turn to Can

Fri., Jan. 22, 1988 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

A New York State Supreme Court judge has stayed a court case brought by three insurers against Frank

Virgin Atlantic, the independent British airline, is adding over 20 new cargo destinations this mont

Defendants in a waterfront racketeering trial will turn FBI wiretap recordings to their own use this