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Baltimore longshoremen were expected to reject a new contract proposal Wednesday, while negotiations

The U.S. Salvage Association is closing down Friday after 65 years of handling property insurance cl

The Reagan administration is disappointed" at the failure of the renegotiations on Philippine commer

A technical report to the Federal Maritime Commission concludes that the agency's voluminous, growin

The Federal Maritime Commission formally warned ocean carriers and rate conferences that under the n

Getty Petroleum Corp. signed a definitive agreement to acquire the gasoline station and terminal ass

Celcor Inc. said its subsidiary, the Pay Telephone Co., contracted with Getty Petroleum Corp. to pro

The decline in gasoline prices may be coming to an end, according to the latest Lundberg Survey, whi

Mobil Gives Contracts For Hydro-treater JobMobil Oil Corp. awarded contracts for the constru

The Federal Maritime Commission proposes to require records on service contracts to be kept inside t

OMI Corp. reported third-quarter net income of $955,000, or four cents a share, down from $1 million

The Federal Maritime Commission dropped its formal investigation of container-leasing practices by t

The Maryland Port Administration dedicated a $700,000 bridge connecting the Dundalk Marine Terminal

The crane, with its tangle of beams, trusses and cantilevered booms, is so rare that special heavy e

Total Soviet cereal production is expected to decline this year to 171 million metric tons, compared

The British, who traditionally favor roast beef and Yorkshire pudding for Sunday dinner, have a grow

World Sugar Output Forecast to RiseTotal world sugar production is expected to rise in 1986-

Winnipeg Commodity Exchange trading volume in October rose to 241,849 contracts, up 34 percent from

U.S.-based coffee analyst, E.D. and F. Man said Brazil's 1987-88 coffee crop has suffered only negli

Experts here said they expected Ivory Coast coffee output for the new 1986-87 season to fall below 2

The Department of Transportation hailed double-stack container trains as the ''most important interm

Japanese demand for Australian beef is rising and South Korea may be moving toward resuming beef imp

The European Commission is investigating a French allegation that Italy's state-owned Fincantieri sh

Members of The "8900" Rate Agreement plan to implement a rate increase, effective Jan. 1, 1987.<

Publicly listed Orient Overseas (Holdings) Ltd., controlled by the Tung family, reported an operatin

Marine Underwriters Set Annual MeetingCurrent developments in ship design, cargo loss preven

CHANGES AHEAD: The Japanese liner shipping industry may be in for a period of major restructuring. S

The following index charts weekly changes in motor carrier tonnage originatingfrom 49 produc

A decision by the Panhellenic Seamen's Federation to call a worldwide strike for early December has

New Jersey residents are becoming more concerned about chemical and toxic waste, and although they f

United Reports Rise In Income for QuarterIRVING, Texas - United Insurance Cos. said third qu

The sharp decline in U.S. exports has not been spread equally among the nation's seaports, according

Whether states may tax earnings from key securities backed by the federal government and whether the

PWS Launches Bid To Take Over HeathPWS Holdings launched what it called a final takeover bid

The Labor Department proposed that the Chrysler Corp. be fined $910,000 for allegedly disregarding f

Capital Guaranty Corp. said it raised $200 million from six institutional investors to support its e

Xerox Corp. of Stamford, Conn., and London-based Rank Xerox Ltd. announced the establishment of a Eu

GMC Truck Operation of General Motors Corp. unveiled its heavy and medium trucks for 1987, highlight

Canadian Pacific Ltd. reported third-quarter income rose to C$81.2 million, or 27 cents a share, fro

Japanese Population TOKYO - Japan's population totaled 121,048,923 as of Oct. 1, 1985, up 3.