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Rotterdam dockworkers expanded their strike last week after employers decided to break off negotiat

It's still too early to get a firm reading on the prospects for merger of the Santa Fe and Southern

Top Brazilian economic representatives carry to Tokyo this week their globe- trotting search for pol

General Motors Corp. says it will save up to $3 billion this year and about $10 billion annually by

The chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee today will unveil a more moderate trade bill in a

That the cruise industry will be marked by greatly expanded capacity is a given. The question is whe

The Propeller Club of the United States. Presentation of Maritime Industry Salute to Congress Award

Legislation aimed at preventing an insurance crisis for homeowners this time was introduced here by

An Australian company plans to build a service center for international businessmen in Beijing.<

US Corn Sales Found Hurting Canada SectorWINNIPEG, Canada - The Canadian Import Tribunal rul

The devastated real estate market, which has crippled four of Alaska's largest banks, also is taking

A Japanese trade official said he was not pessimistic about semiconductor chip talks with the Unite

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

Canada's west coast terminal elevators are shipping grain at a record rate and are putting the count

When it comes to Federal Reserve monetary policy, lightning is not likely to strike twice any time s

Brazilian coffee policy in the near future will be cautious due to the breakdown in London of talks

Australia's TNT transport conglomerate is pushing ahead with its global thrust in the wake of increa

British companies have welcomed a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that the California Supreme Cou

TWA Reveals Size Of Stake in USAirIn response to inquiries concerning the size of its stake

Charges that the Japanese government is not honoring its pledge to permit U.S. companies to particip

Here are some of the key institutions involved in the political and economic integration of Western

It came as no surprise when Customs officials openly declared that more brokers should file their en

Chinese Goods Fair NEW YORK - Some 150 manufacturers, brought to New York by China's Foshan

Treasury Secretary James A. Baker III said the United States must continue to be aggressive about br

Japan Line Ltd., one of the nation's largest shipping firms, may manage to avoid a pending serious f

A 21-year project to deepen the port of Stockton's ship channel is fin ished, said Alexander Krygsm

A Japanese consortium of three oil development companies discovered two promising oil deposits in th

Japan and Burma exchanged notes for a total of 1.1 billion yen ($7.1 million) in Japanese grants for

Some analysts are predicting a frenetic rally in the stock market over the next few months, fueled b

Zaire has agreed to accept the tin export quotas laid down earlier thisyear by the Association of Ti

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

South Korean textile mill operators visited Dallas last week to sign purchase contracts for Texas co

Union Carbide Corp.'s audited 1986 earnings revealed a strong performance by the company's chemicals

For the week ended Feb. 21, 1987, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equ

At the invitation of the Italian government,the European Community Commission will meet in Rome Marc

The paper industry says it's headed for another record year as the dollar's weakness against major c

In what is thought to be an unprecedented move, a U.S. company is establishing its Asian headquarter

European oil prices closed the week sharply higher in response to a reported decrease in oil product

The Socialist government presented to Parliament a draft law permitting a state takeover of an inter

Spot prices for natural gas sold through the Natural Gas Clearinghouse Inc. held steady or weakened