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The U.K. shipping industry gave a cautious welcome to the government's announcement of tax relief me

We talk maritime. We write maritime. We read maritime. But can we DO maritime? Jim Barker, m

A leading legal studies institute in Mexico and a German economic foundation are teaming up for an i

The number of employees CF Motor Freight has asked to take leaves of absence in order to reduce expe

Airports in Asia-Pacific countries will have to be greatly improved in the next few years to keep pa

Trans-Pacific cargo volume so far in 1994 has been growing smartly, but unlike this time last year,

Looking to park a new 747-400 freighter? David S. Fowler says he can do it for about as much as it w

The first aerodynamically designed containership is attracting attention during its first few months

Driven by increased demand in the Far East, the worldwide semiconductor market will top the $100 bil

African National Congress President Nelson Mandela Friday moved to calm nerves in South Africa's bus

The Brazilian government this week issued a new list of duty cuts on 19 items, including beer and pr

When Dominick Ricci, president of Cargo Specialists International in Kearny, N.J., opened up his con

Those who believe today's intermodal marketing company bears any resemblance to the shipper's agent

The lines were clearly drawn this week on the Clinton administration's plan to merge workers compens

After a year of negotiations, a small Denver company has secured a $10.9 million contract to provide

(1) DAILY INDEX Annual Smoothed percent +6.604/15 98.44/18 98.74/19

Crude from Colombia's Cusiana and Cupiagua fields will displace Alaskan crudefrom the Gulf C

PHILLIPS SAID TO SETTLE DISPUTE WITH FORMOSABARTLESVILLE, Okla. - Phillips Petroleum

Re-engineering is one of today's fashionable business buzzwords for whipping a company into shape.

Ocean carriers are seeking greater cooperation from governments, ports and the insurance industry to

Peter Sutherland, chief of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, is expected to announce to tr

Retail gasoline dealers are starting to see their profits shrink as competition and other factors ea

Refiners should show solid earnings this year as the price of crude oil continues to drop. M

As of Apr. 21, 1994 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

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

More than 100 foreign-backed companies in the capital of China's booming Guangdong province have bee

Marine accident investigators next month hope to agree on a proposed international shipping regulati

Thursday Apr. 21, 1994 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

While a key union of Navieras de Puerto Rico said it was ready to sit down with the Chicago investme

A decision by an international customs body has paved the way for a major increase in sales in the E

IMF PREDICTS OIL PRICE RECOVERYWASHINGTON - The International Monetary Fund Wednesda

Teamsters negotiators have agreed to allow trucking companies to move more freight by rail on long-h

Lawmakers representing energy-producing states and Northeast consumers are waging a campaign to kill

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 220.31 up 0.10

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

A large company in the fast-growing biotechnology industry has to be especially nimble to keep a lea

The Teamsters strike is beginning to take a heavy toll on nonunion workers as well as the union memb

Senior State Department officials want to postpone U.S. action that had been expected next week agai

Although there are approximately 16.7 million colors identified in the spectrum, of which millions a

In 1981 Michael Dolan, a Washington, D.C.-based writer, decided to switch his home heating system fr