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Divers cut into the hull of the sunken passenger ship Admiral Nakhimov, searching for more victims i

Divers exploring the murky waters of a former shipyard site here believe they have found the sunken

The Canadian Wheat Board announced an emergency plan to ship grain by railfrom western Canad

The U.S.-inspired bid to devise rules for traded services under the General Agreement for Tariffs an

Japan's chemical companies must invest more abroad and Europe's must cut more capacity than they al

Beleaguered Wah Kwong Shipping & Investment Co. Ltd. hit back at Chase Manhattan Bank, denouncing th

A deadlock over the tiered wage system brought a sudden end to contract negotiations between the Int

The Department of Transportation wants the Interstate Commerce Commission to reduce significantly th

Canada suffered in July its first monthly deficit in merchandise trade in 10 years, largely because

Trading was slow on the tanker market with new business limited, brokers said. Rates improve

Subsidized U.S. and European farmers have surrendered their independence to politicians and bureaucr

Peru's 1986 fine copper output is projected to total 397,037 metric tons, down from last year's 401

China's grain harvest this year will exceed last year's 379 million metric tons but is unlikely to r

Despite a rate of $7.00 paid from the U.S. Gulf to the continent Tuesday, most sources were reluctan

The 219,387-deadweight-ton tanker Golar Robin left Subic in the Philippines Seot. 9 after repairs we

A $225 million Teleport, touted as the world's first satellite communications center, will become th

Thirteen North Atlantic port agencies sought Federal Maritime Commission approval to confer on matte

Hapag-Lloyd, West Germany's largest shipping line, told its ship crews itplans to sell six t

James J. Carey, vice chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission, said market conditions are the roo

Thailand has urged the U.S. to review its policy of "dumping" government- owne d sugar on the world

Cotton acreage could be slashed in Texas and reduced in Oklahoma and some mid-south and southeastern

The U.S. Congress will return this week after three weeks of facing the home crowds, and farm-state

India to Support Coffee Export QuotasNEW DELHI, India - India is expected to support the rev

Colombia's steady supply of accumulated coffee stocks helped avoid a price panic in a year of worldw

Three large framed photographs dominate the paneled walls of Mayor James Baker's office. Each pictu

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said it will allow vessels carrying meat product exports to leave

Argentine farmers are demanding a higher support price for remaining old crop wheat and new crop whe

A group of Vancouver investors bought Canada's largest towboating company, Seaspan International Ltd

The Soviet Union's interest in developing an arctic sea route to link Vancouver with northern Europe

About 100 people were feared dead following a collision between two vessels off Port Harcourt in sou

A joint effort by West Coast ports to evaluate Customs Service staffing levels is using the Freedom

HELLO, MY NAME IS: It looks as if name tags may be necessary when the Gulf Ports Association holds i

Grain activity at Thunder Bay, Canada's biggest cereals export port, remains at a complete standstil

Ships registered in Hong Kong will fly two flags beginning in 1990. The flags will be the fa

The Bay Bridge that connects San Francisco and Oakland always has been the ugly stepsister to the fa

Port employees at Rotterdam will not take strike action before Sept. 19, the date Seaport, Multi-Ter

The Maritime Administration received another application for governmentfinancial backing, co

Archie Bennett, chairman of the Houston Port Commission, directed a public tongue-lashing at the ano

A maritime industry trade group warned that without enactment of pending reform legislation three-qu

Holt Cargo Systems Inc. and Lavino Shipping Co. are conducting talks that could lead to Holt acquiri