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Today we begin publishing an expanded Global Commerce, Pages 12A-14A. The section, which formerly ra

Carrier solidarity in the rate-making group operating between the east coasts of the United States a

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Nov. 28, 1997 - Oct. 2, 1998 (a graph)*

The Christian Coalition has revived a bill to punish countries that practice religious persecution a

Foss Maritime Co. took delivery of the tugboat Daniel Foss, the first of three tugs being converted

The dollar tracked the Dow Jones Industrial Average to lows for the year last week, and analysts sai

Amtrak named Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson as chairman of its new board of directors.Gov. Th

Cargo traffic at the world's airports, heavily influenced by a sharp contraction in the Asia-Pacific

Continental Airlines is discussing forming a new global marketing alliance with four other airlines,

Mediterranean Shipping Co. has launched its second feeder service from the Freeport Container Port i

The Federal Aviation Administration wants Congress to permit the nation's airports to use up to $100

DSR-Senator Lines plans to leave the Trans Atlantic Conference Agreement because of declining market

The following business missions are scheduled for the coming months.The Journal of Commerce

The leads are classified and listed by their Harmonized System (HS) codes. U.S. firms should note th

The Panama Canal Commission is setting up an international body for users to air their views as the

China's coal exports are expected to get a boost from a venture linking the country's largest shippi

The JOC calendar is a detailed listing of upcoming events in transportation and logistics, regulatio

Oct. 2: 959

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

967 (October 2, 1998) Previous day - 959The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Oct. 2, 1998Baltic international Freight Futures Market PREV.CLOSE HIGH LOW

The New York foreign exchange rates below are selling rates among trading banks of $1 million and mo

When the Ocean Shipping Reform Act's time finally came, nearly four years after large U.S. shippers

The U.S. government and business executives haven't done enough to publicize and promote the benefit

Six months after a unanimous Supreme Court ruling forced a revamping of the harbor maintenance tax,

Proposals for replacing the Harbor Maintenance Tax will be the top concern of U.S. port officials ga

Thursday Oct. 1, 1998Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad lost the support of an early ally when Minnesota Gov. Arne Ca

As U.S. shipyards such as Kvaerner ASA and Ingalls Shipbuilding prepare to build vessels for the U.S

Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp., the operating subsidiary of Kaiser Aluminum Corp., Thursday said o

The Yokohama Commodity Exchange, formed by the merger of the Maebashi Dried Cocoon and Yokohama Raw

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,500-$1,600 per ton lo

When one of the world's largest nickel producers contradicts itself over whether to cut or raise pro

Philippine Airlines Chairman Lucio Tan Thursday ordered senior officials of the grounded flag carrie

The Surface Transportation Board, as expected, awarded joint ownership of a Texas Gulf rail line to

U.S. Customs has announced the arrest of seven more persons tied to a alleged drug-smuggling ring on

A routine inspection by Mexican law enforcement authorities at the Port of Manzanillo turned up equi

The British government is threatening to reclaim franchises from poorly performing private railway c

European shippers are bracing for more strikes by disgruntled truck drivers after talks with truckin

Thailand's national airline, Thai Airways International, is seeking to cancel a purchase order for t