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Shippers of dried fruit and nuts, one of the major commodities moving off the West Coast to Europe,

In September, West Coast Editor Peter Tirschwell posed several questions to Mr. Ma in writing.

If the world's major steamship lines thought they had a lot to fear from the Beijing-owned China Oce

The U.S. dollar will have a tough time moving higher this week, currency traders and analysts said,

It wasn't the way Western powers preached it should be. There were no elections, no popular

House advocates of shipping deregulation have made key changes in the rate- monitoring provisions of

Norfolk Southern Corp. has become the latest company to join the ranks of railroads offering buyouts

China's mighty Yangtze River is not mighty enough. The river provides a direct link between

Rail unions will strongly oppose the proposed Union Pacific/Southern Pacific rail merger, claiming t

As of Sept. 29, 1995 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from

Vietnam will start discussions "very soon" with foreign companies interested in replacing France's T

WINNIPEG EXCHANGE REVAMPS CANOLA CONTRACTWINNIPEG, Manitoba - The Winnipeg Commodity

Alcan Aluminium Ltd. said it is writing down its investment in a huge British Columbia hydroelectric

For the first time in 25 years, Hong Kong is not building new container terminals. That's wo

The deep-water port of Stockton, Calif., located 75 miles inland from the Golden Gate Bridge, can fi

For more than a decade, foreign companies have been spinning a wheel of fortune when it comes to pic

Hong Kong developer Gordon Wu, a k a "the No. 1 infrastructure player in Asia," is an enigma.

Safeguarding against international financial crises will be a principal focus of this year's annual

Friday, Sept. 29, 1995 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

"It will be prudent for east Asia to have Europe as a full partner, and be as fully engaged in its e

New York Mercantile Exchange - Sept. 29, 1995 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

With the ink barely dry on a merger deal, the new Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. expects to wrap

A U.S. company looks set to join the largest shipbuilder in southern China in its project to expand.

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The country's four state banks are hoping to uncover millions of dollars of bad and doubtful loans m

REGIONAL BLOCS Virginia: Global Gateway. Oct. 4-6. Richmond, Va. Contact: Lou Ann Ladin, Vir

South Korea's electronics industry is predicted to surpass the $50 billion mark, according to a fore

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 241.78 up 1.18 w

The stampede for realignment and the elbowing for position is in full swing in what's variously call

Is China a 500-pound gorilla throwing its weight around, or just a rambunctious youngster unaware of

What goes up but can't come down? Freight on China's three main north-south rail routes.Offi

Europe's telecommunications market resembles the starting line of a huge sailboat race, with hundred

CELADON GROUP EXPECTS $4.2 MILLION LOSSNEW YORK - The Celadon Group Inc., which has

Japanese construction orders in August were down 10.9 percent from a year earlier at 1.488 trillion

India on Friday took another step to liberalize its foreign exchange trade and interest rate structu

Comparison of freight costs is nearly impossible in China - dozens of rates and surcharges apply. Th

You can reach 10 times as many people in China by phone today as you could 15 years ago, and the num

China has been building up its ports almost as if it were in a war. While the results are im

EU, MOLDOVA TO SIGN INTERIM TRADE ACCORDBRUSSELS - European Union foreign ministers