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China's central bank may soon authorize "one or two more" overseas companies to start full insurance

Taiwan's President Group is proposing to expand its alliance with Britain's Eagle Star Insurance Co.

The U.S. Customs Service Cargo Examination Task Force received the "Hammer Award," a special award g

Trade leads supplied by: U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service<

Asked to come up with a quote that best describes his philosophy, John S. McKennirey - the executive

The Christmas season will not bring its usual cheer this year to Pacific ports and shipping lines.

The barge Patricia Sheridan has been refloated early, 10 days after it capsized off Charleston with

Amtrak has settled claims with neighbors of the Paoli (Pa.) Railroad Yard who contend that they have

WISCONSIN CENTRAL TO APPEAL TAX MOVEROSEMONT, Ill. - Wisconsin Central Transportation Corp.

Some 10 months after a botched peso devaluation and subsequent currency collapse, the Mexican govern

The first private-sector bank formed since China's 1949 communist takeover will open its doors in No

John Cosgrove knows first hand the destructive power of a hurricane. After hiding in a close

The expansion of international trade offers the best means for poor nations to climb out of the cycl

An aggressive industrial policy is needed if the Mexican chemical sector is to survive the country's

Oct. 23, 1995 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Monday Oct. 23, 1995 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

1640 (Oct. 23, 1995) Previous day - 1656 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the estimated tonnage repr

The European Union said on Monday it would allocate new funds totaling 50 million European Currency

India will host its second international trade fair on pulp and paper technology from Dec. 8-12.

CURRENT TEXTILE AND APPAREL QUOTAS: Average recent utilization rate indicates full quota uti

American President Lines, dealing a blow to the Port of Oakland, will no longer bring its own vessel

The world's leading trade powers refused over the weekend to ease conditions for China's accession t

China produces most of the world's silk and silk garments, and a rapid increase in production is ala

It's getting colder and wetter on picket lines at Boeing Co. plants. Strikers are scurrying

Normally placid on weekends, the midtown neighborhood bordering the United Nations took on an atmosp

Two port-affiliated companies that were sinking in deeply troubled financial waters one year ago are

Florida's total trade through June jumped more than 21 percent, compared with the first six months o

A new stevedoring concern formed by the Port of Miami last year has had a tough start-up period but

W.J. Amoss Jr., the former head of Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., said the federal government helped sin

After the worst domestic harvest in three decades, Russian grain imports would normally rise, but tr

The following is the list of bunker prices obtained during the course of week ending Oct. 20, 1995.

A United Nations commission is quietly trying to ease the headaches of international businessmen by

The credibility of Japan's mighty Finance Ministry, already dented by domestic and foreign criticism

The U.S. dollar fell victim once again Monday to political uncertainty in Europe, specifically Italy

Britain's gross domestic product rose by a real, seasonally adjusted 0.5 percent in the third quarte

Trade advocates are blasting a decision by Mexico's finance ministry to raise to U.S. levels its mon

WESTERN NATIONAL NET DOWN AS FIRM REALIZES LOSSES TO OFFSET PRIOR GAINSWestern Natio

GLOSSARY AR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

The number of containerships on order leaped by almost 10 percent during the second quarter of 1995