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That ripple of revival in the offshore oil and gas industry last spring is growing into a welcome su

Major U.S.-flag ship operators will push for a scaled-down subsidy reform bill in an effort to get s

The falling dollar has made U.S. labor costs more competitive, a new study reports. Labor co

GOING BY THE SCRIPT isn't Mat Scocozza's strong suit. During the Transportation Department b

Eastern Carries Out First Round of LayoffsPink slips have gone out to the first of 3,500 wor

Two U.S. agencies have staged a series of ambushes" on ports through which unsafe toys are imported

International trade in the 1990s will rely increasingly on offset, a mechanism now being dubbed as t

Tandy Corp., an electronics giant best known for its Radio Shack retail stores, said it will boost p

The prescription drug taken by Delta Air Lines Capt. Edward N. Connors should show up in the type of

Diversified Tech Inc. has completed a $1 million sale of polymer rods for orthopedic reconstruction

An advisory group of Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry released a report Friday u

Tighter operating restrictions on freight brokers are not needed to resolve the few complaints voice

Nov. 13 Baltic International Freight Futures Exchangeprev.Close High Low

Allied Mineral Products Inc. has seen its export business grow from 3 percent to 4 percent of overal

A probable deterioration in the already unsettled economic climate that could deepen the financial p

AIR CARGO Bowing to customer pressure, a reluctant air cargo industry is sharply increasing

U.S. property and casualty insurers may be ripe for picking by foreign players. English, Ger

A House Commerce subcommittee will start Wednesday to draft legislation establishing federal standar

Nearly 2,000 people were expected to gather in Maui, Hawaii today for the opening of the National As

Exchange rate stability "within current levels" agreed by the Group of Seven industrialized countrie

GM Seeks Turnaround In Japan SalesGeneral Motors Corp. Thursday announced plans to boost its

Royal Insurance, one of Britain's largest general lines insurers, announced pretax profits for the f

Eastern Airlines called its layoff of 3,500 workers absolutely essential to offset mounting losses,

The battle between European and U.S. aircraft manufacturers for market supremacy has spilled into th

Any day now, an Alberta government agency expects to start pumping steam underground into deep oil s

Seattle's port commissioners voted unanimously to endorse an earlier position that pledged $4 millio

An American newspaper group, Ingersoll Publications Co., has announced it is buying two English prov

The second sale of government-owned stock in the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. has finished w

Strong export growth in the manufacturing sector and a slide in imports caused the U.S. foreign trad

Labor is uneasy about the Alabama State Docks' plan to shift general cargo warehouse work at the por

The Traffic Club of New York. Annual Thanksgiving luncheon. Nov. 16 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, New Yo

Airlines and railroads paid less federal income tax than most U.S. companies in 1986, but the trucki

California's insurance industry is prepared to lay to rest any concerns about the way it sets rates

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

Conrail, Distributor Offer Delivery ServiceConrail and Distribution Services of America have

Congress is debating whether to spend an extra $100 million for enhanced safety - through the use of

United States Lines (S.A.) Inc. has asked the Federal Maritime Commission to issue an order to settl

China's economy will show further growth this year with a projected 4 percent increase in agricultur

Machinery Orders Rise 20.8 percent in JapanJapan's industrial machinery orders during the fi

The Bank of England is forecasting moderate growth for the world economy over the next couple of yea