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

July 16 Baltic International Freight Futures ExchangePrev.Close High Low

Trade-related issues such as protectionism and U.S. competitiveness in the world economy are the mos

THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE Daily Industrial Materials Price Index of Sensitive Spot Commodity Prices on

Citing the need to examine serious competitive issues, the Transportation De partment Wednesday ende

July 16, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Utilities have collected $2 billion in excess tax payments in California and close to $20 billion na

West German exports shrank more than expected in 1986, but may start growing again by the end of the

Exxon Co. U.S.A.'s barge customers were still smarting Wednesday over reported changes in the compa

Americans have used much more gasoline than expected this year, according to industry statistics.

The American Stock Exchange has begun trading 10 long-dated currency options, a development that cou

Philip C. Kantz, senior vice president and general manager of the Transportation and Industrial Fin

A.A. Pettis Sr. Dies; Shipyard Union LeaderWASHINGTON -- Andrew A. Pettis Sr., a long-time h

Disgruntled Canadian longshoremen said they are willing to negotiate on a proposal to break away int

A key Senate Republican blistered the Reagan administration for moving too slowly to improve heavy t

In a broadside attack on the insurance industry, California's attorney general says the state should

With the price of imports from France and Italy rising steadily, the prices of wines from the Iberia

The Federal Maritime Commission will tighten its rules by forbidding late filed material, and requir

More than 100 corporate jets that normally carry some of the nation's top business executives on the

The port of Oakland has sued the Environmental Protection Agency in a dispute over port development

Merger and acquisition announcements dropped sharply in the first half of 1987 from a year earlier,

The trade bill is now well into its fourth week on the Senate floor and the majority leader isn't ha

NY Authority Awards Contract to Fluor UnitIRVINE, Calif. - Fluor Constructors Inc., a unit o

Construction begins this month on a California cogeneration plant that will use advanced technology

As commercial banks reconsider how to deal with Third World debt problems, the U.K. Treasury expects

Midwest Advisory Board, biannual meeting, July 15-17, Pioneer Inn, Oshkosh, Wis. Meeting will featu

Lower productivity tied to a growing truck driver shortage trimmed earnings for J.B. Hunt Transport

A report released Thursday by the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development predicts a worsening trad

Jamaica to Inspect Furniture ExportsKINGSTON, Jamaica - Effective Oct. 1, 1987, furniture be

The port of Tacoma has cut a tentative deal with an Indian tribe to allow Sea-Land Service Inc. to e

The U.S. merchandise trade deficit worsened in May with imports hitting a new high, but U.S. offici

The West German chemical industry is spending an increasingly large amount on the environment, prim

The odyssey of eight stowaways who spent six days going back and forth from Miami to Freeport, Baham

Sea-Land Service Inc. has seen its plans to acquire ships and container handling gear from United St

The fired maritime director at the port of Chicago signed a contract to work with the state of Illin

Eighteen South Korean seamen squatted over a burning hibachi, enjoying their first "real Korean food

Federal product liability reform is alive and well in the 100th Congress, according to the Product L

Oil prices vaulted over $22 a barrel Wednesday amid strong demand for gasoline and market nervousnes

The refusal of the Korean crew of the tanker Gogo Regent to work is disrupting operations at a Chels

Park Jung-ki, president of South Korea's national electric utility, has reportedly offered to resign