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Effective May 11, pilotage charges in two of the three districts on the Great Lakes will rise.

Two bills aimed at introducing some safety features to virtually unregulated fishing vessels have be

Irving Bank Ratings Under Moody's ReviewMoody's Investors Service said Monday it is reviewin

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

Standard Oil Production Co. awarded a contract to CBS Engineering Inc., Houston, for detailed design

An Indonesian-European Community joint investment committee held its first meeting to discuss obstac

Midland Bank PLC said Sir Kit McMahon takes over as chairman and group chief executive, effective Ma

Members of the Swiss Bankers Association are concerned that no one knows howbroadly the mora

A new copyright law that came into force Friday is aimed at ending Singapore's role as a heaven for

Legislative deadlines for implementing new heavy-truck safety laws may be too ambitious for federal

The next generation of anti-lock brakes for heavy trucks could be even shorter lived than the last.<

Canadian Airlines International Ltd. and Flying Tiger Line Inc. have launched the first joint round-

In Tokyo's financial district, each upward tick of the Japanese yen now registers on new digital wal

Witco Unit Hikes Price Of Aluminum ChlorideWitco Corp.'s Argus Division has posted a 4-cent-

Reichhold Division Hikes Price of ResinsThe Newport Division of Reichhold Chemicals Inc. ann

Kent Line has started a modest westbound trans-Atlantic service between Rotterdam and Saint John, Ne

THE REDOUBTABLE PRESIDENT of the International Longshoremen's Association, Thomas W. Gleason, was c

Although beer consumption by Americans has slowed in recent years, it still is a hop or two ahead of

Australia is expecting a large increase in Japan's beef imports under a new agreement yet to be nego

The Journal of Commerce has added three cities to the gasoline price table for reseller rack sales.

U.S. oil producers are not pleased with the House's deficit-reducing idea of having the petroleum in

China's cotton supply is expected to fall short of demand by some 1.5 million metric tons (about 1.6

GENERAL NEWSEconomists expect a further dollar drop will bring weaker U.S. and foreign econo

Top Stories Florida's three major railroads are involved in a new program designed to enhanc

In Tokyo's financial district, each upward tick of the Japanese yen now registers on new digital wal

Orders for U.S.-made semiconductors broke through the $1 billion level in March, creating optimism t

Portugal, China To Sign Macao AccordBEIJING, China - Portuguese Prime Minister Anibal Cavaco

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

An estimated 250 men Friday joined about 600 coal miners who were reported on a wildcat strike Thurs

Nationale-Nederlanden reported net profit in 1986 was the equivalent of $289.9 million. The

Western Canada's vast amount of backhaul cargo for the Far East will be the prime motivator for kee

The stock market will return to its winning ways later this week, analysts predict, although much wi

A portfolio of 37 biotechnology companies outperformed the Dow Jones industrial average by a 2-to-1

China used more cotton in the last two years than previously indicated, which has triggered extensiv

African Debts Worry US Treasury SecretaryProblems of some African debtor countries are of "s

The liability question concerning the August 1985 crash in Japan of a JAL- operated Boeing jumbo jet

Caribbean countries that export sugar to the U.S. market will be badly hurt if proposed changes in t

Importers will do well to keep their eye on up-scale markets, statistics show. According to

The European Community is considering raising tariffs on certain Japanese products that it fears may

The loss of jobs and businesses to states with lower transportation costs is fueling trucking refor