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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

A lighthouse shines again from Great Point, blinking its warning to mariners every five seconds, as

Tacoma Boatbuilding Co. said it reached an agreement in principle with its secured bank creditors a

Report: Japanese Yards To Lose 65 Billion YenJapan's seven major shipbuilders are likely to

Continental European reinsurers are being urged by a leading Lloyd's of London underwriter to follow

The rising tide of protectionism in Washington and the ebbing of interest in foreign trade in Ottawa

The following are the results of Tuesday's St. Louis Merchants Exchange call session for barge freig

Crowley Maritime Corp. will acquire from International Controls Corp. the assets of Coordinated Cari

Round-the-world ocean carriers have a big impact on rates and competition in the Australia-New Zeala

The port of Quebec will be shut down Monday unless longshoremen and management break their current d

A survey by the Martin E. Segal Co. indicates that fear of federally imposed withdrawal liability st

The New York Insurance Department is investigating the insurer of approximately one-fourth of New Yo

The Reagan administration labeled product liability legislation approved by the Senate Commerce Comm

The Insurance industry challenged a request by Kenneth D. Merin, state insurance commissioner, that

NY, Insurers Disagree On Painting DamagesALBANY, N.Y. - More than 2,000 claims worth an esti

New Jersey doctors soon will be required to report new AIDS cases under a regulation that will allo