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Amid signs of some dissension in the ranks, longshoremen in eastern Canada begin voting today on the

The 1987 profits of U.K. insurance brokers should outstrip expectations as the supply of insurance p

The United States may move faster toward helping expand the World Bank's lending resources, a Treasu

British industry is paying more for raw materials and fuels again after nearly two years of declinin

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

UK Gilt Auction Today May Bring 8.4 percent YieldLONDON - U.K. gilt market makers said they

The House Aviation Subcommittee Tuesday approved legislation authorizing a 70 percent increase in fe

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will increase its output ceiling of 15.8 million b

Iraq is again demanding an OPEC oil production quota equal that of Iran, its foe in the Persian Gulf

Neste Oy, the Finnish state oil company, is joining Union Texas Petroleum Co., Houston, in an explor

The number of working oil and gas rigs in the United States this week totaled 767, a decrease of 13

The U.S. court of appeals here strongly criticized the Interstate CommerceCommission's metho

Airborne Express says it will be the only carrier handling express cargo in and out of China now tha

Limits on foreigners' stock holdings in Finnish companies will be eased next month and mutual funds

It started late last year. There was a noticeable upturn in the carrier's export traffic. For a whi

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries is slowly winning the respect of a skeptical oil m

A contractor pleaded innocent this week to a 43-count indictment that included charges of defrauding

Geico Earnings Up for QuarterGeico Corp. reported first quarter operating earnings rose to $

Western Canadian and United States' thermal coal shipments to Ontario Hydro have declined during the

New York PSC OKs Energy Coalition PlanALBANY, N.Y. - The New York State Public Service Commi

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

Denture Cleaner Uses Ultrasonic VibrationsA Hong Kong company has developed an ultrasonic de

The Commerce Department is sponsoring a trade mission to the Benelux countries aimed at increasing U

India's fleet of 375,000 railroad freight cars spend, on average, 20 hours a day standing still.

Rails, Eurotunnel Set Accord on Toll LevelsBritish and French railways announced agreement w

U.S. export shipments are leading a general rise in the amount of air cargo into and out of the Unit

A wheel fell off a railroad car, causing it and 26 other cars to derail, spilling 115,000 gallons of

The first Navy ship named for a black Vietnam War hero was commissioned in honor of a man who threw

Baltimore to Handle New Ford, GM ImportsBaltimore has been selected the exclusive East Coast

The Gotaas-Larsen Shipping Corp. is a jewel in a troubled industry, according to one Wall Street inv

The Belgian government is close to signing an agreement with shipowners and seamen's unions to permi

Transportation and other trade-related industries see just a modest, fragile turn so far in favor of

Sixteen applications for licenses to act as independent ocean freight forwarders have been filed wit

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

Inversiones Chase Manhattan Ltd., the Chilean subsidiary of Chase Manhattan, is predicting Chile's p

Lederle Laboratories, a division of American Cyanamid Co., announced a price reduction for diphther

Miners were back on the job Tuesday at five Western coal mines after United Mine Workers of America

More than 100 construction workers who say their livelihoods depend on road and bridge projects conv

Industry officials urged the House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee to follow the lead of the Senat

Industry analysts are worried about BankAmerica Corp.'s commitment to reducing costs as Chairman A.W