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Plunging oil prices and a weakening dollar had a sharp impact on East-West trade in 1986 and sent th

One of the world's poorest nations is pinning its hopes for future economic growth on the private se

One of the world's poorest nations is pinning its hopes for future economic growth on the private se

The Swedish merchant shipping fleet is following the same pattern as that of its Norwegian counterpa

Southwestern Bell Corp. formed a corporate technology management group, and named Ross H. Spicer, a

Bill Would Protect Abandoned ShipwrecksSen. Bill Bradley, D-N.J., introduced a bill to prote

Fred. Olsen & Co., the shipping firm, is raising hackles in several camps with its decision to remov

The Justice Department will allow the Fashion Accessories Association Inc. to form a shippers associ

Tucked away in the House version of the trade bill is a shipping provision, aimed at gaining a share

GENERAL NEWS Consumers paid 0.4 percent more for goods in February. Page 3AU.S. inflation i

A leading Iranian clergyman said Friday that the strategic Strait of Hormuz in the gulf will remain

A year ago, 100 employees worked at United States Lines' office at the World Trade Center. But on Fr

Dart Containerline said it will double its fleet capacity between Europe and the U.S. East Coast and

Matson Navigation Co., a name closely associated with intermodalism on the West Coast, is forming a

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

The Navy will proceed with construction on the Staten Island, N.Y., homeport, even though it faces t

The 50-mile container rule, which was designed to preserve work for longshoremen, has failed and eve

The Office of Management and Budget notified the Department of Transportation it does not agree with

The Senate approved compromise banking legislation that imposes a limited freeze on new powers for b

Creditor banks cut their interest charges on Philippine debt. The Philippines reached an agr

Brazil's indecision on how to handle its mounting domestic and international economic problems poses

India and Uruguay have drafted a trade and economic cooperation agreement that is expected to be sig

Fewer young workers entering the job market contributed to a decline in the state's unemployment ra

The United States, long the No. 1 one favorite of international bankers, is No. 4 behind Japan, West

Net new orders for U.S. machine tools fell to $145.1 million in February, a 31 percent decline from

James E. Devine IV has been named vice president, Pacific, for the Transax/ RATES and PIERS subsidia

U.S. inflation is on the rise, despite a moderation of consumer price increases in February, and wil

Top Stories The incoming and outgoing presidents of the Risk and Insurance Management Societ

GENERAL NEWS Consumers paid 0.4 percent more for goods in February. Page 3AU.S. inflation i

Sea-Land Corp. will pay $125 million for the Hawaii-Guam leg of United States Lines' trans-Pacific s

Forthcoming Figures WASHINGTON - The Commerce Department issues its monthly report on single

The world airline industry, supported from birth by indulgent taxpayers, is being dragged into the h

The first quarter is ending with little change in interest rates during the period, leaving credit m

The Senate will settle the fate this week of the highway and mass transit legislation vetoed by Pres

Donald J. Schultz resigned as president of the American Association of Port Authorities after only s

Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea and Singapore are slowly open ing their markets to U.S. products beca

The Tass news agency said a Leningrad construction bureau that failed to keep pace with the Soviet U

President Raul Alfonsin still seemed intent on recruiting an opposition Peronist union leader as lab

Brix to Step Down As Portland Port ChiefPORTLAND, Ore. - Peter Brix, Port of Portland Commis

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