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Britain's secretary of state for transportation, Paul Channon, has called on the International Marit

A public-private venture cultivated over a three-year courtship has netted Mitsubishi Electric Sales

The aging of the dry bulk and tanker fleets, combined with steady demand for the global movement of

Wilh. Wilhelmsen Ltd. is saving $470,000 annually on each ship it places in the Norwegian Internatio

Proposals to expand Britain's largest containerport, Felixstowe, will be debated in Parliament later

HMMMM . . . George Nichols and Bob Goethe, executive director and deputy executive director, respect

APL Withdraws Bid For Foreign CharterAmerican President Lines Ltd. has withdrawn its applica

Construction is more than one-third complete on the Oak Point railroad link in the Bronx, N.Y.

The maritime industry honored Sea-Land Service Inc. and Shannon J. Wall, president of the National M

Western Fuels Sets Coal Shipment PactWestern Fuels Association has reached an agreement in p

Preferential access to some of Australia's richest mineral deposits is the bait being offered to a

Circle Earnings Off By 3 Cents a ShareCircle Express Inc. earned $473,000, or 10 cents a sha

LCP Hikes Price Of Caustic SodaEDISON, N.J. - LCP Chemicals & Plastics Inc. has announced an

Domtar Gypsum announced the sale of its paper converting business in Lockport to Niagara Fiberboard

Koppers Co. and Tarco A/S, of Nyborg, Denmark, have formed a joint venture, Tarconord A/S, to proces

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. and ConAgra Inc. of Omaha, Neb., have announced the formation of an eq

Colgate-Palmolive Co. and Minnetonka Corp. jointly announced that they have signed a definite agreem

All foreign pharmaceutical companies exporting to China will need import licenses beginning next yea

The American Association of Port Authorities has reaffirmed its commitment to a free trade policy fo

Baxter Travenol Hikes Investment in GeneticsCAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Genetics Institute Inc. annou

Two unsubsidized U.S.-flag ship lines are joining three subsidized carriers to form the United Shipo

EC Delays Ban on Meat Treated With HormonesThe European Community plans to postpone a contro

VU/TEXT Information Services Inc. introduced a global search procedure, which makes it possible to s

Rijk Wetering de Rooy was appointed managing director of Nedlloyd U.K., the British arm of the Dutch

The federal court of appeals Monday said the Brazilian subsidiaries of Ford and Volkswagen were allo

As world financial markets continued to hope for a strong leadership signalfrom U.S. budget

AIR CARGO Massport is suggesting that Logan Airport air cargo operators might want to start

Simply building an office tower in Chicago and calling it a World Trade Center will not help solve I

Lower agricultural output, higher imports and less government pump-priming probably will cut growth

Toyota Motor Manufacturing U.S.A. Inc., has announced a major expansion of the automobile manufactur

U.S. Trade Representative Clayton Yeutter will meet with British government and industry leaders Wed

Taiwanese Forecast 7.5 percent Growth in 1988TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's economy is expected t

Japan has developed a reputation as a very difficult market to penetrate. But taking the time to und

Past mistakes best illustrate some of the cultural pitfalls facing Americans in overseas markets, ex

Japan has rejected a shipment of 5.49 tons of Australian beef after officials found it contained amo

Toyota Motor Corp. of Japan plans to set up a US$75 million plant in Jakarta, the company's local ag

Japan's Trade Ministry Monday urged Japanese semiconductor users to buy more foreign-made computer c

Japan Sends Official To US for Food TalksJapan's Agriculture Ministry will send an official

The seventh Chinese bottling plant for Coca-Cola Co. products has officially opened in Shanghai.

If projections by the Agriculture Department are accurate, farmers next year may come close to the a