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Citing "extremely serious friction" with trading partners, leading Japanese businessmen called for u

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

Fri., May 29, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

Down on Woods Creek, grizzled prospectors still guard their claims jealously, sipping whiskey as the

The media spotlight on heavy trucks and highway safety is putting heat on Washington for a quick ans

1070.5 (May 29) Previous day - 1076.0 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange in L

The 65 mph speed limit signs went up in California at the weekend, the first time in 13 years that a

Britain's Central Electricity Generating Board is sending a slight ripple of excitement through the

WORLD BANK TURKEY - $184 million for water supply and sewage facility in Izmir, a $521 milli

A third meeting between two groups planning to form a consortium to rival Japan's existing internati

Economic "drift" by U.S. leaders risks inflicting on the world economy a plague by the modern equiva

The Santa Clara Valley has become inhabited by a class of Americans so elite that demographers have

Alabama textile manufacturers heard once more that the nation cannot tolerate trade policies that co

SPEAKING OF CSX, word in industry circles is that the company will put about 20 packets of lines up

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

Connecticut Central Railroad, a subsidiary of a steam-powered tourist line, last week began freight-

The Seafarers International Union of Canada and the Canadian Lakes Carriers Asso ciation reached a t

Serious thought should be given to building a new St. Lawrence Seaway to handle larger ships and the

The TransPacific Westbound Rate Agreement said it will start charging a currency adjustment fee on N

To compensate for stagnating traffic to North Africa and Middle Eastern ports, the Marseilles Port A

The New Orleans Dock Board, walking a diplomatic tightrope, has avoided a strong stand on an attempt

Maersk Takes Delivery Of Car CarrierThe vehicle carrier, Maersk Sea, has been delivered to M

GENERAL NEWS A jumbo gold mine goes back into operation on the Mother Lode. Page 1AIndex of

Toll collectors on Sydney's harbor bridge went on strike late last week, complaining that drivers sp

The following is a partial list of ongoing efforts related to truck brakes: * Truck and Bus

An agreement allowing Exxon to begin building its long-delayed $2.5 billion offshore oil project is

A new joint venture between an American Indian tribe and a Finnish company wants to sell prefabricat

Obtaining Top Performance From Distributors and Agents in International Markets. June 1-2, World Tra

Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone said the yen finally appears to be stabilizing against the dollar a

Nippon Steel Reports $91 Million Net LossNippon Steel Corp., the world's largest steelmaker,

The Federal Aviation Administration wants to require that jetliners have equipment to help pilots re

British Caledonian Airways is adding 140 metric tons a week of extra freight capacity between Britai

The American Shortline Railroad Association has announced a new member, Dynamic Sciences Ltd. of Mon

A year ago, the Money Store, a financial services company based in Springfield, N.J., dismantled its

International Minerals & Chemical Corp. and Synbiotics Corp. announced plans for a multi-year progra

Spokesmen for the Brazilian central bank, private industry and academia disagreed here about the imm

Hoffman-La Roche Inc., Nutley, N.J., plans to sell a 3,000-ton-a-year intermediates plant in Freepor

Bank of America has leaped out of a frying pan of bad commercial shipping and oil-related loans, onl

The long-awaited decline of the dollar has produced no export miracles for the trans-Atlantic ocean

U.S. exporters may have to look increasingly to Japanese and European banks to obtain trade financin