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On-dock container railyards may be the last word at some ports, but the port of Oakland isn't entir

Jost von Hopler, general manager of the top Austrian wine supplier for the U.S. market, is quick to

Pfizer Inc. has increased 1987 research and development investment by 20 percent to $400 million.

State tree growers are facing a transportation crisis: they can't find enough Belgian draft horses t

Mass. to Start Stricter Drunk Driver ProgramMassachusetts will implement a stricter program

The United States expects to push by early summer for further access to the Taiwanese market for U.S

Bangkok's Don Muang international airport could soon rival Hong Kong and Singapore as one of Southe

European governments are moving closer to U.S. proposals for reducing the use of chlorofluorocarbon

DOT OKs Two Sites For US-London ServiceThe Department of Transportation gave final approval

Matson Intermodal System is now in business, moving cargo between California and Gulf Coast ports.

All seven major industrial nations agree a further dollar drop in currency markets could be harmful,

The Interstate Commerce Commission proposed new rules for determining rail freight rates on recyclab

The U.S. economy is too fragile to risk a monetary tightening, Robert Heller, Federal Reserve govern

Intense freight rate discounting sliced first quarter earnings for most of the nation's largest truc

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

Two New York legislators say a proposed insurance department regulation to restrict health insurers'

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

The American Insurance Association said it is considering asking the Florida Supreme Court for a reh

After 35 million years or so underground, Northern Ireland's lignite soon may make its commercial de

One year after the explosion of a nuclear reactor at Chernobyl, which Soviet scientists admit had ba

A Houston businessman says he's close to raising $25 million to fulfill a contract with the Aruba go

From 84 rooms in a tiny hotel in Australia four years ago, Ramada International Hotels has mushroome

Jamaica plans to buy Aluminum Co. of America's bauxite refinery located in the center of the Caribbe

From 84 rooms in a tiny hotel in Australia four years ago, Ramada International Hotels has mushroome

Consumer prices continued their slow but steady climb last month, moving up at an annual rate of 5.1

Private Japanese investment in U.S. property will reach $1 billion a month this year as Japanese com

The American Consulting Engineers' Council gave its Honor Award to Soros Associates of New York City

Tractors, trucks and other engine-powered farm equipment are vulnerable to excessive wear if operate

Iraq said its warplanes hit two ships off the Iranian coast Friday and shot down an Iranian fighter

The Environmental Protection Agency will not seek immediate sanctions against the 28 urban problem a

Squibb Posts Rise In Income, SalesJournal of Commerce StaffPRINCETON, N.J. - Squibb

Aetna L&C Posts Operating GainHARTFORD, Conn. - Aetna Life & Casualty Co. reported first qua

Exxon Corp., citing lower average prices for crude oil and natural gas and intense worldwide competi

PUC Ruling to Slash NJ Utility's RevenuePLEASANTVILLE, N.J. - The New Jersey Board of Public

Joint Venture To Develop VaccinesEMERYVILLE, Calif. - Emeryville-based Chiron Corp. and Ciba

Household Spending Rises 3.7 percent in JapanJapan's average salary-earned household spendin

Worldwide car sales are forecast to fall by 2.6 percent this year, equivalent to around 900,000 unit

GENERAL NEWS The Journal of Commerce named Alan D. Newborn vice president/advertising. Page

The United States is taking its dispute with Canada over corn exports to an international panel in G

Unions claim a contract dispute that threatens shutdown of Canada's two major railroads is an attemp