Latest news

When the dust settles from a last-minute scramble that by next month will yield some 500 contracts b

Cuba is contracting out its seamen to foreign shipping and fishing companies to help its hard curren

Citing accidents in which truck wheels came off, causing two fatalities, Ontario is stepping up insp

U.S. firms manufacturing and assembling in Mexico's border region must soon choose between two types

2333 (Apr. 27, 1995) Previous day - 2320 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

BLUE STAR (NORTH AMERICA) LTD. - Philip Pawley was named owner's representative for Blue Star Line i

Newport News Shipbuilding's operating profit fell to the lowest level in more than five years during

When is an offshore drilling rig not just a drilling rig? When it's considered a vessel, subject to

The skyrocketing cost of catastrophes is spurring insurance providers to develop increasingly compre

U.S. coal exporters and Mississippi River barge operators are at a crossroads created by a surge in

Preserving the nation's civil air resources for use in defense contingencies has emerged as a new el

The European Union will study the feasibility of establishing a free-trade zone with the United Stat

MEXICAN SOYBEAN CROP SEEN DROPPING BY 13 PERCENTWASHINGTON - Mexico's soybean produc

National Iranian Oil Co. (NIOC), Iran's state oil company, has proposed denominating oil sales to Ja

Although Japanese trade officials have come to accept that the United States is prepared to move for

The slowing U.S. economy is making the rousing first-quarter financial performance by major U.S. rai

Pie chart: U.S. made to U.S. buyers 461U.S. imports 382U.S. export

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

Apr. 27, 1995 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low Vol. C

China's move this month to grant greater autonomy to its central bank is a step in the right directi

Hungary's manufacturing-industry output was up 13.3 percent in January and February over the same pe

The U.S. apparel industry is at odds with itself as companies try to come up with a strategy to deal

Apr. 27, 1995 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

No text.

The European Union's annual inflation rate stood at 3.3 percent in March, upfrom a revised 3

If predictions prove correct, the United States will be importing almost 70 percent of the crude oil

Thursday Apr. 27, 1995 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

The Swiss consumer price index will likely rise by 0.1 percent in April from March and rise by 1.6 p

Lower costs, better productivity and "social peace" on the waterfront are contributing to strong tra

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

With less than 20 brokers currently placing insurance risks in the London market by electronic means

Striking truckers who have "paralyzed" Colombia's largest port of Buenaventure are threatening to ex

Apr. 27, 1995 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Premium-Unl

Think of it as the harvest that never ends. The record crops of soybean and corn continue to

ABB LUMMUS CREST TO HELP IN THAI PLANTABB Lummus Crest will provide basic engineering and ad

Although Lloyd's of London will overall post a loss for 1992, marine underwriting is spearheading a

The Hong Kong Container Port Operators Association (HKCPOA) deferred the imposition of HK$100 ($12.9

Air Jamaica has withdrawn an offer to sell a 10 percent stake to American Airlines, fearing the "agg

Sharp cuts in, and possibly outright dismantling of, the federal agency overseeing Canada's leading

GUARANTY, VIKING RATINGS UNDER REVIEWOLDWICK, N.J. - A.M. Best Co. on Thursday place