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Members of the Portland chapter of the Pacific Metal Trades Council voted to accept a new wage cut c

One of the more controversial provisions of the Shipping Act of 1984 is the section that permits oce

The chairman of the House Commerce Committee has agreed to plunge ahead this spring with hearings on

State insurance regulators slapped a quarter-million-dollar fine on Executive Life Insurance Co. of

The port of Oakland plans $226 million in capital spending over the next five years. Its exp

Twenty-eight members of the California congressional delegation complained that the Interior Departm

New textile import legislation proposed by South Carolina members of Congress violates several major

Japan and the United States will start trade talks in Geneva shortly on a U.S. request to lift Japan

Foreign investment in Indonesia declined last year, but officials saw a sharp upturn in the year's s

The government's second-consecutive deficit budget aims to boost business by holding down costs.

The battle for control of San Miguel Corp., the largest industrial corporation in the Philippines, e

There is room for "all of us" in the Japanese beef market, if that market can be opened up, said Jac

Toyota Motor Corp. last year remained Japan's highest earning company for a fifth consecutive year,

Record Taiwan Budget Proposed to CabinetTAIPEI, Taiwan - The National Security Council recom

Itel Agrees to Purchase Flexi-Van Fleet, AssetsItel Corp. has entered into a formal agreemen

DEVELOPMENT IS WOMEN'S WORK. Like women's work, it is never done," World Bank President Barber Conab

GENERAL NEWS The U.S. electronics industry announced plans to develop a non-profit corporati

A major Teamster union pension fund will file a claim for more than $9 million in liabilities agains

China will continue to reform the management of its overburdened transportation system, said Qian Y

New England Association of Rail Shippers Spring Meeting, March 4-5, Back Bay Hilton, 40 Dalton St.,

Postal Service Weighs Express Collect ServiceCollect-on-delivery mail service could speed up

The Franco-Italian 42-50 seat twin-turboprop commuter airliner, the ATR-42, is making a major impact

The Conrail engineer whose locomotive caused the fatal Amtrak crash Jan. 4 has been admitted to a ps

The airline industry will witness the end of the shakeout phase and see the emer gence of seven mega

Air cargo statistics for November show strong growth in domestic tonnage with a 26.1 percent increas

The chairman of the House Aviation Subcommittee has taken aim at the controversial computer reservat

Air cargo agents who once enjoyed the predictability afforded their industry by government regulatio

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

The airmail package from Australia was labeled camera lens" - but when a U.S. Customs inspector open

Expos Feature Hong Kong GoodsSome 25 Hong Kong manufacturers/exporters will participate in w

Mexico Held Dumping Some Flowers in USThe Commerce Department made a final determina

Venezuela and its major commercial bank creditors have agreed to allow the conversion into shares of

A class-action lawsuit (87-ch-02033) was filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Chancery Divisio

GENERAL NEWS The U.S. electronics industry announced plans to develop a non-profit corporati

New legislation to set national energy efficiency standards for refrigerators, heat pumps and other

West Germany's seasonally adjusted industrial output was 3 percent lower in January than a month be

Financial leaders from Latin America, economists and U.S. bankers will address a March 16 conferenc

An administrative law judge at the Department of Transportation recommended Federal Express Corp. fo

Morocco Expo Set for April WASHINGTON - The Commerce Department is inviting U.S. equipment m

European Community farm ministers Wednesday agreed to allow the ECCommission, under certain