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States may require companies with federally approved mining operations on federal lands to obtain st

The dollar rebounded quickly from record lows against the yen Tuesday after reported Federal Reserve

The Massachusetts Port Authority seized a containership, the BCR King, for past due bills. But Anne

American President Lines Ltd. questioned the right of several other carriers to participate in the c

A new problem in the insurance market for families is once again raising comparisons with the crisis

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

Stepan Co. started construction of a microbiology laboratory to support and advance the technology f

Texaco Inc. has filed a motion seeking a new trial in a lawsuit by Pennzoil Co. that led to a multib

Nippon Kokan, a Japan-based engineering and construction firm, received a $2 million contract from H

The skyrocketing cost of producing mercury has spurred U.S. producers to drop out of the market and

After less than six months in business, it's hard to believe that anyone would worry about the futur

Potash Imports May Be Causing InjuryThe International Trade Commission has made a preliminar

One of the nation's larger shippers associations hopes to team up with the National Shippers Council

Nippon Steel Corp., The world's largest steel maker, said it will join Inland Steel Industries of th

A federal appeals court upheld an $8.5 million judgment against theInternationa l Longshoremen's Ass

A story in Tuesday's paper on a meeting of the Trilateral Commission incorrectly described the forum

The port of Portland has joined a growing number of ports using new double- stack railcars dedicated

Lloyd's Register of Shipping, the world's largest ship classification society, warns in its annual r

IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE the International Longshoremen's Association without Teddy Gleason, or Mr. Glea

An explosion on board the Panamanian supertanker Magnum March 22 left seven persons dead and several

The Argentine Coast Guard arrested a Japanese trawler for illegally fishing inside South Atlantic wa

The leaders of both House and Senate labor committees are flirting with the idea of allocating some

The Independent Bankers Association of America has expanded its liability insurance coverage for the

The financial services arm of Jardine Matheson doubled profits last year to a record HK$209.5 millio

A senior U.S. Agriculture Department official Tuesday warned the European Community not to tax veget

Output from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has fallen to a record low of 13.36 mi

March 24, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Procter & Gamble Co. completed a multi-million dollar upgrade of its fatty acid plant near Boston, M

The European Community's Information Technology Research Program, called Esprit, is being endangered

Maritime union leaders said Monday they are prepared to repeat Friday's shutdown of all of the ports

Taiwan may cut tariffs on 800 items in April in a move to boost imports and head off foreign pressur

Philippines Resumes Talks With BanksTalks between the Philippines and a committee representi

International Terminal Operating Co. has chartered the Delta Transloader, a catamaran floating eleva

Damages From Storm Listed at $40 MillionA southern storm earlier this month caused an estima

As Foss Maritime Co.'s president sat in his office overlooking the Lake Washington Ship Canal, steel

The foreign exchange market began the week by dumping dollars and buying yen, but analysts claim the

Monday, March 23, 1987 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

In the cool morning hours of a Brazilian summer day, a convoy of tank trucks winds down the seacoast

Karl-Heinz Sager had reason to smile. The weather was Chamber of Commerce perfect, and the president

Cars, trucks and vans are shown at Copenhagen's new car terminal. The facility is operated by the C