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

Today marks the 160th anniversary of The Journal of Commerce, which began publication six days a wee

After years of building up their economic and political influence in the United States, U.S. Hispani

Matsushita Merger Agreed To in JapanOSAKA, Japan - Matsushita Electric Trading Co. Ltd. will

Genentech Heart Drug Approved in S. KoreaSOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - Genentech Inc. announ

Japan to Seek Removal Of Punitive US TariffsJapan's Ministry of International Trade and Indu

More than 100 Chinese governors, mayors and business executives come to mid- America in November in

Ocean carriers and rate-setting shipping conferences will have to keep better records on their "serv

With soiled faces and grimy clothing, the workers at the Allied Leather Co. plant look up from their

Of the emerging wine producers in the world, perhaps none is more promising than Australia.

Two Swedish engineers have developed a pneumatic hand tool to vaccinate fish in farm cages.

President Miguel de la Madrid's decision to open the economy to foreign goods and investors while pr

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

American builders will lose $220 million in contracts for a hydroelectric dam in south China because

Australia to Test Cattle for ExportAustralian beef producers will test for chemical residues

Power Packaging Inc., one of the nation's largest packagers of food products, has won approval to op

AUTOMATED CARRIERS. On or about Sept. 5, 1987, Maersk Line will become the third carrier in the Los

Florida's point man for agriculture has promised to put pressure on his state's delegation to Congre

An Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) professor has invented an economical process for convertin

International Minerals & Chemical Corp.'s decision to spin off a substantial portion of its fertiliz

It is the intent of the Environmental Protection Agency to cut down on the number of (pesticide) pro

The 850 lock operators and maintenance workers employed by the St. Lawrence Seaway in Canada have vo

Imperial Chemical Nears Top of UK Exporter ListImperial Chemical Industries came close to ed

A proposed rule by the Department of Transportation that would require any shipper of hazardous mate

BP Detergents International announced that it has acquired the PT Wheelock Marden Indonesia Ltd., a

Oslo Investa, the Norwegian investment firm, has purchased the 357,000- deadweig ht-ton Swedish tank

Shipping in the South American trade is subject to a tangle of restrictions and national-flag regula

When Erik Holter-Sorensen takes a vacation, he spends four weeks on an island - not a balmy tropical

The maker of an antibiotic commonly used to treat cuts and scrapes is stinging from its latest legal

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

Canada's Stelco Inc. is making inquiries about the purchase of a significant amount of spot market

After being walloped by a series of economic calamities, Jamaica may finally be poised for the econo

The U.S. Navy is considering positioning large barges in the Persian Gulf for use as offshore bases

Japanese officials meeting U.S. representatives at semiannual trade talks in Hawaii starting today h

Japan reported that its seasonally adjusted trade surplus rose to $7.68 billion in July from $6.88 b

Sea-Land Service Inc. may participate in a hotly disputed mainland-Hawaii service case, a Maritime A

The Tennessee Valley Authority bought 13,500 tons of coal in five contracts awarded on Aug. 21 and

American Telephone & Telegraph Co. has showed its continued strength in the phone business by winnin

Digital Equipment Corp. wants everyone to know that its ship has come in. Not just any ship

North of nearly everything, on an island nearly off the map, Norwegians and Russians are braving the