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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

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

When Department of Agriculture Undersecretary Daniel Amstutz announced he would sell 145,850 tons of

Foreign exchange analysts say this month's global minister's meetings are unlikely to solve the West

Stocks declined for the third straight day Tuesday after a morning rally disinte grated. Tra

The Ministry of International Trade and Industry will revise the Commodity Exchange Law to introduce

West German bankers and financial analysts seem convinced that the cen tral bank will refrain from l

Sumita Still Opposes Cut in Discount RateBank of Japan Governor Satoshi Sumita again said ec

The federal deficit for fiscal 1987 will likely be $225 billion, far above the $144 billion mandated

Tuesday, September 9, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanadaU

Du Pont, Kobe SteelSign AccordDu Pont and Kobe Steel signed an agreement whereby Kob

The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., or Freddie Mac, reports that it and Fannie Mae and Ginnie Mae

Dr. Armand Hammer, chairman and chief executive of Occidental Petroleum Corp., announced Occidental

Consumers Power Co. will make a one-time refund in October of about $27.9 million to its 1.2 millio