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* Noon Tuesday - The U.S. dollar was trading lower at midday Tuesday on expectations that Japanese p

The Andean Pact trading nations have decided to work together when hemispheric trade talks begin in

U.S. ports seeking more cruise ship traffic say they envy American Hawaii Cruises as it proceeds to

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The top U.S. trade official here said Washington will push hard in the World Trade Organization to e

WESTERN EUROPEBRITAINThe Office for National Statistics said the global trend in the

Two articles in recent issues of The Journal of Commerce spoke volumes about the changing nature of

U.S. automakers may be about to come under closer tax scrutiny in Japan, threatening to complicate a

When Gazprom, Russia's big natural gas producer, needed equipment to build a new pipeline to Western

EXPORT PROMOTION GRANTSAVAILABLE FOR NONPROFITSWASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Commerce

Easterners would remind pals setting out on westward motor treks: ''Bring back a case of Coors.''

Sales of imported motor vehicles in Japan fell for the first time in five years in the fiscal year t

The third round of talks between the European Union and the United States last week ended in an impa

ALLIANZ WANTS HOLOCAUSTCASES SETTLED OUT OF COURTFRANKFURT - German insurer Allianz AG has s

Once the astonishment from the planned merger of Citicorp and Travelers Group ebbed, sober evaluatio

Asian governments' steps toward budget tightening and ensuring greater domestic savings will prove a

Shipowners soon will have to pay substantially more in damages for marine mishaps or oil pollution o

As China gradually opens its doors to overseas insurers, some foreign brokers may also get legal per

TOWER GROUP INTERNATIONAL INC.Burtram ''Burt'' Anderson retired from this logistics and info

When Customs undertakes a record-keeping review during the course of a compliance assessment or audi

APRILGREATER BAY AREA TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION. April 9. Oakland, Calif. 12th Annual Trans

The Japanese port dispute that almost resulted in Japanese ships being barred from U.S. harbors last

The Journal of Commerce Stock Index gained .077 percent to close at 5202.2 last week, but was eclips

April 6, 1998This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the e

Walter B. McCormick Jr., the new president of the American Trucking Associations, is developing an a

DOT SHIFTS POLICYIN THE AIR-FARE WARWASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation made

Australian Transportation Network, which is partially owned by Wisconsin Central Transportation Co.,

Navieras/NPR Inc. will be the only container carrier to call the Port of Miami direct in the Puerto

PLANESGERMAN AIRLINES SUPPORTAIRPORT PRIVATIZATIONFRANKFURT - Germany should

Mexican airport authorities praised the first, formal information exchange with U.S. federal aviatio

Looking to capitalize on the growing trade with North Europe and the east coast of South America, Br

Finding some meaningful identity in the ever-growing world of logistics will be the main challenge f

When Coca-Cola executives recently investigated complaints that cans were arriving badly dented in C

The Coast Guard has ordered mild restrictions on barging through the heavily traveled St. Louis harb

U.S. cotton exports could drop by more than 1 million bales, or about 14 percent, in 1998 because of

Tugboat pilots are striking along the inland river system, but the action's extent, and fallout, are

Mexico's economy has crawled back from the near collapse of 1995, consumer spending is up and

ST. PAUL COS.MARK BAIN has been named general manager, North American treaty underwriting at

Lloyd's of London underwriter Barnabas Hurst-Bannister predicts that soft market conditions eventual

AIRBORNE EXPRESS OPENSFLORIDA DISTRIBUTION CENTERAirborne Express has opened a facility in J