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Total Soviet grain imports in 1986-87 (July-June) are forecast at 32 million metric tons, down from

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

Mexico Raises Price Of Vegetable OilThe official price of vegetable oil, a staple in Mexican

The Brazilian government, angry about a meat shortage that has lasted several months, seized 2,000 h

Longshoremen in New Orleans went on strike to protest overtime restrictions in their proposed new co

The Commodities Futures Trading Commission has criticized the Chicago Board of Trade for allegedly p

U.S. farmers, long vaunted as the pacesetters for world agricultural productivity and efficiency, ma

Colombia closed its coffee export registrations for October and Novemberbecause of delays in

The wife of a controversial Houston stevedoring executive claims the Port of Houston Authority is pu

The International Longshoreman's Association posted informational pickets in Freeport Friday, protes

Hugely increased crude oil and refined products transshipments boosted the volume of cargo handled a

The financial condition of the property and casualty insurance industry appears to be improving unev

Midwestern farmers, already suffering heavy losses in the depressed agricultural economy, are being

Manville Corp. said it has reached out-of-court agreements with five additional insurance carriers f

Pa. High Court Upholds Law on Liability LimitHARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania's Supreme Court,

Manville Corp. said it reached a $29.75 million settlement with Marsh & McLennan Inc. and Marsh & Mc

Traffic volume has grown but accidents on state highways have dropped 9 percent since state police b

The state should have the power to set auto insurance rates, a critic of the auto insurance industry

A potential AIDS vaccine will be tested on humans for the first time at the newly created Institute

The port of San Francisco is hoping a new city attorney will solve a controversial port problem.

Stevens Technical Services Inc., Brooklyn, N.Y., won a $218,430 contract to perform maintenance and

Commission Extends Moratorium on PenaltiesThe Federal Maritime Commission extended until fur

The directors of Sea Containers Ltd. decided to suspend payment on dividends on the company's common

Marine Industries Ltd. confirmed it reached an agreement in principle topurchase the eastern

Italy retaliated against what it calls discrimination by Algeria in the two countries' bilateral shi

The port of Portland said it will fight plans for a huge regional garbage dump in the Rivergate area

A panel established by the French government in July to study port problems in metropolitan France h

City officials are considering allowing the start-up of ferry service between Elizabeth and Manhatta

The life of this one-time coal town, where an underground mine fire has been burning since 1962, is

ICC Outlines Reasons For Merger RejectionThe Interstate Commerce Commission outlined the com

The Air Force has ordered an unusual second review of an apparently flawedfinancial study th

The rebel supply plane shot down over Nicaragua cruised through a series of shadowy or inactive comp

Frontier Attendants Ratify AgreementFrontier Airlines flight attendants have ratified the ag

THE CREDIT FOR GETTING PROVISIONS imposing labor protective conditions on short line sales dropped f

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

Boeing's new 757 all-freight aircraft most likely will find its best domestic market among small pac

South Pacific Trip WARSAW, Poland - Poland's foreign minister, Marian Orzechowski, is to pay

The port of Sacramento said it expects to start a truck brokerage program early next year. T

Sheller-Globe Corp. signed a long-term contract to supply cabs for a new series of trucks that Mack

Jamaica and the World Bank have settled their differences over what policies are best for the countr