Commentary

Concern appears to be growing about the declining tonnage of the U.S. merchant fleet. Consensus is s

In response to the JofC article "Romania Buys Cargo of U.S. Anthracite", Sept. 5, may I submit the

No doubt as far as Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is concerned, Sir Ian MacGregor's new book, "The

A lot has happened in the trade field lately. In 1985, the total volume of U.S. trade in goods and s

IN THE SPACE OF TWO WEEKS, a dramatic shift has taken place in Middle East relationships that were e

Despite the shock of losing the U.S. tourists this year, there are places in Greece and the eastern

IN ADDITION TO trotting off to numerous briefings and avoiding the icy, gusting winds, journalists a

Corazon Cojuangco Aquino, or "Cory" as the Filipino people call her, is serene. That's what strikes

Philippine President Corazon Aquino returned to Manila from a much acclaimed first official U.S. vis

FREE TRADE BETWEEN CANADA and the United States is an unattainable ideal that should be discarded in

ONE OF THE STAR ATTRACTIONS of the recent Farnborough International Air Show was a piece of Star War

AN INTERNATIONAL ACCORD next week on mixed export credits is given a 50-50 chance by U.S. officials.

Cyprus, The Island of Love, the island where the goddess of beauty and love, Aphrodite, emerged full

THE SOVIET UNION IS BUSY on the economic front. The 92 member nations that make up the General Agree

Column Was Filled With False StatementsNeil Peirce's recent column on Amtrak (Sept. 3, JofC)

WORKERS FROM TWO RIVAL CHARITY GROUPS in Bangkok, Thailand, fought with fists, knives and clubs over

AS ROUND-THE-CLOCK SECURITIES TRADING moves closer to reality, the biggest headache for regulators i

Last summer should have been the best tourist season ever for Britain. There was a royal wed

The United States needs more people like R. Gordon McGovern if it is to lick its mountainous trade d

When Masataka Kawakita, 33, informed his family and friends he was shifting companies, no one could

THE HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE should be commended for deciding not to permit proposals to reimpose radic

The political climate in Athens, indeed throughout Greece, seems to be as hot as the weather. The So

Steven M. Rosenberry, of Wyomissing, Pa., doesn't want a loan in the form of a cash-and-spend check.

What a difference a few years and the price of a barrel of oil make. It doesn't seem that lo

The cruise vessel Oceanos, operated by Epirotiki Line, has been booked almost to capacity on its se

The international banking community is gathering in Washington this week to prepare for the annual

THE AGENDA FOR THE EIGHTH ROUND of trade talks among the 92 member nations of the General Agreement

DOES THE UNITED STATES EMBRACE restrictive international aviation policies behind a smokescreen of f

For a number of years it has been possible for U.S. citizens to set up foreign corporations through

All over Britain small bands of people are being mobilized, ready for action at a moment's notice.

THERE IS AN OLD AMERICAN SAYING that the way to get a mule's attention is to hit him with a two-by-

As secretary of agriculture in the Reagan administration, I sat in many Cabinet debates on tax poli

THE MARITIME COMMUNITY LOST A FRIEND the other day. Retired Coast Guard Adm. Frank Higbee, 92, died

PHILIPPINES PRESIDENT Corazon Aquino won rave reviews for her speeches here last week, but U.S. busi

In 1984 - the last year for which complete data are available - about 40 million tons of cargo moved

ABOUT 100 MILLION TONS of hazardous materials are moved by railcar each year. Some 95,000 rail tank

The United States and Canada are to wrap up next week the first stage of their exploratory talks tow

BRAZILIAN PRESIDENT JOSE SARNEY'S visit to the United States last week demonstrated there is, in Mr.

An article in the Aug. 8 issue of The Journal of Commerce, noting statements made by New York state

NOW THAT THE PRICE OF GASOLINE HAS DECREASED, we have been besieged by various groups over the last