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Shipping lines operating services between Europe and Japan are predicting a possible increase in car

U.S. shipbuilders face a difficult dilemma: the use of robot technology in the construction of ships

Jamaica's largest bauxite refinery, which was closed by a strike Jan. 20, restarted production Monda

GRAIN DELIVERY CRITICAL IN RUSSIA, USDA SAYSGrain procurement problems in Russia are being l

The Tech Museum of Innovation has received two big donations pushing it past the halfway point of th

A defective part that could have caused severe rudder control problems was discovered on a United Ai

As of Jan. 30, 1995 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

After more than 37 years with the company, Robert J. Pfeiffer announced his retirement as chairman o

The Mexico bailout package, conceived as a way to boost investor confidence in Mexico, is now itself

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Jan. 27, '94 - Dec. 30, '94 (a graph) (2

The first meeting of the council of the World Trade Organization will go ahead today as planned afte

Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo, just months after pledging not to privatize the state-owned railr

SANTA FE SECURES LOAN COMMITMENTSSCHAUMBURG, Ill. - Santa Fe Pacific Corp. said Mond

Squeezed into a crowded corner of suburban London, just south of Heathrow Airport, the barracks-like

WITCO CORP. (Greenwich, Conn.) - Bruce G. David joined the specialty chemical and petroleum products

Jan. 30, 1995 This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals andthe e

JOHNSON & HIGGINS (New York) - Donald H. Birdsong, branch manager of the insurance brokerage firm's

International Petroleum Exchange Jan. 30, 1995Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The number of active oil and gas drilling rigs in the United States continues to decline, with the U

Port of Houston commissioners unanimously approved a $120,000, two-year, personal services contract

TODD POSTS DECLINE IN REVENUE, PROFITSEATTLE - Todd Shipyards Corp. reported a 25 pe

European, U.S. and Japanese electronics industry leaders urged governments to promote the global inf

FHWA AWARDS PACTS FOR TRANSPORT STUDYWASHINGTON - The Federal Highway Administration

Despite recent rains that have provided some relief, South African corn production is now forecast a

If the aim of Zhu Rongji, China's vice premier, in coming to this exclusive Alpine resort was to rea

New Jersey will continue to comply with federal regulations on gasoline oxygenate standards, but the

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 234.01 off 1.48 wh

The protection and indemnity clubs that insure shipowners against liability claims must reach an agr

Jan. 30, 1995 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pre

Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. is significantly expanding its containerized and breakbulk services to Rus

International Finance Corp. signed an agreement to provide up to $35.5 million to Pakistan's Premier

Shipping executives are berating the Panama Canal Commission for mishandling a vessel backlog that d

Canada has gently rebuffed a second attempt by Central American countries to get special access to t

The U.S. dollar and the Mexican peso both fell sharply on Monday as concerns over the future of Mexi

"Mexico's progress toward economic and political reform is as momentous a development in our hemisph

Cuba, liberalizing its economy as it seeks to emerge from crisis, is for the first time offering for

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

1,200 COPPER WORKERS TO STRIKE IN CHILENEW YORK - A strike by around 1,200 employees

Textile Quotas to Watch as of Jan. 26, 1995* Country Category Description % FilledBr

BELCOM INC. (New York) - Christopher Seelbach was elected president and chief executive. Belcom Inc.