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Shipping executives are watching with a mixture of surprise, agreement, puzzlement, interest and eve

Tonka Corp. of Minnetonka, Minn., said it plans to purchase a leading Italian toy company, Milan-bas

UK Modular Frame Made of AluminumA modular aluminum building system from Britain allows arch

A New Orleans barge line, hard hit by the decline in the oil market, will use seven of its ocean-goi

British Firm Designs New Degausser TubesA new design of degausser tubes that neutralize the

New England Agrees To Oversize RulesCAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Five of six New England states, actin

Lightning struck two container cranes at Norfolk International Terminals when a thunderstorm passed

Eight Polish nationals, officers on a Cypriot-flag tanker, were taken off the vessel here and put up

Wijsmuller of the Netherlands, one of the world's leading towage and salvage companies, is involved

Despite price cuts by the ports of New Orleans and Pascagoula, Miss., several key rubber shippers ar

The Maritime Administration's new trade route system has drawn its first objection and its first app

THE JAPANESE CONSORTIUM of NYK Line, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and Y.S. Line announced last year its inten

Chemical Manufacturers Association efforts over the past few years to stay ahead of U.S. public conc

ICI Americas Inc. will establish a $20 million comprehensive advanced materials research and develop

Production of plastics resins totaled 4.1 billion pounds in March, up 10.8 percent from the same mon

Pennwalt Hikes Price Of Sodium ChloratePennwalt Corp. is increasing its off-list prices of s

When Priam Corp. completes construction of its first robotic assembly line this summer, the disk-dri

Reauthorization of the Airport and Airways Trust Fund gained ground in the House as the Department o

France's state-controlled airline, Air France, is gearing up to the rising demand for seats from its

The Transportation Department Thursday moved toward accepting a request from USAir and Piedmont Airl

So now that there are all those home computer programs to help book business travel, I guess we don'

An aerospace executive urged that the U.S. restart the engine of its space program to regain leaders

Sharply higher levels of technology transfer and indigenous research and development are essential i

Tariff Cuts Approved By Taiwanese CabinetTAIPEI, Taiwan - The executive Yuan, or cabinet, ap

NCA Levels Criticism At Trade LegislationThe National Coal Association is lodging more criti

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

Icelandair Orders Two Boeing TwinjetsIcelandair announced an order for two 737-400 twinjets

One of Australia's largest coal producers is trimming its operations in response to depressed intern

The Nakasone administration will try harder to improve access to Japan's market for semiconductors m

Senegal appears ready to take delivery of 10,500 metric tons of mixed U.S. wheat, its first shipment

Current projections point to grain supplies remaining well in excess of de mand over the coming 12 m

American Brands Inc., the Connecticut-based consumer products and financial services conglomerate, i

The European Community's plans to tax vegetable oils and fats will not affect oilseed imports, an EC

Legislation pending in Congress could put steel importers out of business by re- quiring them to tra

Current Apparel Quotas Where the Average Recent Utilization Rate Indicates Full QuotaUtiliza

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

Disease Could Reduce Argentine Beef ExportsThe outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Argenti

Shipping on the Illinois Waterway between Peoria and Beardstown will be interrupted for two months t

Norway has become the first major maritime nation to adopt a ship registry system open to foreign ve

Fresh from a trip to Japan, the top executive of Navistar International Transportation Corp., denied