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Attempts to phase out flags of convenience "can only be the ultimate in lost causes," claimed John W

The United States and Brazil are in a new computer software trade dispute that may lead to U.S. repr

October 2, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon

Members of the House of Representatives basically ignored funding issues Thursday when they voted to

It looks like a gravel parking lot built in the middle of a swamp. Only a little complex of pipes in

A supertanker, the Maryland (center), has been chartered to Kuwait for use in the Persian Gulf. A si

Although there will be the usual temporary shortages in some areas, nationally there is plenty of st

Ship lines operating on the West Coast have shifted much of their fuel purchases from Los Angeles to

Balance of Payments Falls Sharply in JapanJapan's current account surplus fell sharply in Au

A major Chinese effort to trim customs red tape and harvest a new crop of imports has gone largely u

Efforts to provide pilots with better and more timely weather information, including warnings about

Department of Health & Human Services Secretary Otis Bowen has announced the award of $10 million in

Japan lodged a protest with Iran Friday over alleged Iranian attacks on two Japanese tankers in the

Soviet commercial ships are getting repairs at Chinese shipyards for the first time in 20 years, an

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

Japanese shipowners and seamen agreed to temporarily bar Japanese-registered ships from the gulf fol

The TransPacific Westbound Rate Agreement announced it will impose a terminal charge of $120 for eac

State health officials at a public hearing have defended their method of estimating the health risks

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

Hong Kong's 5.5 million people are on a buying spree, with retail sales 17 percent higher in July th

Automobile shipments to Volkswagen and Ford dealerships in Brazil will halt this week in protest ove

Senate approval of the defense authorization bill will give shipbuilders their first glimmer of hope

Australia delivered a strong protest to Iraq Friday, one day after an Australian fishing boat captai

AVIATION The chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee has scheduled the first series of hea

Occidental Petroleum Corp. said that underwriters had begun selling 21.5 million shares of common st

Five years ago, as the economy lay in one of its deepest depressions ever, the big U.S. oil companie

The port of Los Angeles reported record net income of $67.2 million in the fiscal year that ended Ju

Annual Banks and Insurance Conference will be held Oct. 7-8 in New York. For information, callExecut

Uncle Sam to Accept Credit Cards SoonWASHINGTON - Americans, who have been able to settle up

The following business missions are scheduled to arrive in the United States. The Journal of Commerc

Teleports and Regional Economic Development. Third Annual World Teleport Association General Assembl

Waterfront management from Atlantic and Gulf ports will meet again Nov. 2 to try to figure out ways

Three times the International Longshoremen's Association has tried to organize Chickasaw Terminal Co

Scrabble players are hugely indebted to the Greeks for those valuable little words such as xi, pi, m

As steelmaking rises and falls in economies evolving around the world, conflicting national interest

Thomas L. Finkbiner moves up from North American Van Lines to its parent, Norfolk Southern Corp., at

Thailand appears set for at least a 6 percent growth rate this year, according to the government.

The number of oil tankers calling at Iran's Kharg Island oil terminal in the Persian Gulf has droppe

Calif. Tremor Triggers Nuclear Plant AlarmsThursday morning's earthquake centered near Pasad

On the second and final day of the 5th International Air Freight Days, nine speeches by industry exp