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Members of the Seafarers International Union of North America will vote today on a new three-year co

Jet fuel blending for the purpose of upgrading and lowering average sulfur content in diesel fuel is

Workers compensation insurers in Pennsylvania jointly filed for an additional 4.66 percent rate hike

If the National Performance Review to be unveiled today calls for the privatization of the railroad

1409 (Sept. 3, 1993) Previous day - 1414 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

OIL WORKERS' STRIKE CONTINUES IN NIGERIALAGOS, Nigeria - An oil workers' strike that

Chinese corn prices are staying firm despite recent losses in Chicago Board of Trade futures, reflec

Friday Sept. 3, 1993 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

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

Mexican officials will allow five new commercial banks to operate here. The move is aimed at increas

The state-owned shipping line of Malaysia plans to launch a container service to South Africa this m

The pride of Japan's fleet of bullet trains is having an unexpected drawback - it is making staff an

President Clinton, as expected, named former Rep. William Frenzel of Minnesota to lobby fellow Repub

The success or failure of Fiat SpA's newly unveiled Punto model compact car will determine whether t

The Pentagon has awarded the first construction contract on its multibillion- dollar military sealif

The recently formed Joint Seaway Tariff of Tolls Review Board, which will oversee tolls charged for

A bleak future faces Bangladesh's textile and garment sector unless it diversifies and improves dome

A new row looms over the future of Britain's once-mighty "King Coal," with the threat of more mine c

Serbia is exporting aluminum to European Community countries from its smelter in Titograd, Montenegr

PESTICIDE REGISTRATIONS CANCELED BY EPAWASHINGTON - The Environmental Protection Age

Major rubber producing nations are encouraged by signs that the European Community and Japan may res

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

European Community Agriculture Commissioner Rene Steichen is to visit Geneva Sept. 8 for talks with

CURRENT ACCOUNT SURPLUS SETS RECORD IN JAPANTOKYO - Japan's balance of payments surp

A 1,000-foot freighter left the Burlington Northern ore dock last week carrying what may be the fina

Native title to land would be revived, after the expiration of mining leases, under proposed legisla

Credit Lyonnais Rouse Friday said it has formed a new company here to handle its over-the-counter co

AON, CNA ESTABLISHING BERMUDA REINSURERCHICAGO, Ill. - Aon Corp., CNA Insurance Companies an

U.S. insurance underwriters apparently are turning up their noses at the prospect of insuring search

Some of the nation's best known property and casualty insurers have made deep job cuts in the '90s t

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

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Sept. 3, 1993Bid AskedCopper_

Physical aluminum premiums are softening in Asia after a probable peak in early August, as demand re

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by EAB New York, are selling rates among trading

State Rep. Tom Huntley was elected chairman of Minnesota's five-member delegation to the U.S. Great

DEEPSEA MARKETING SERVICES INC. (New York) - Evi Novotny, a former Zim Line executive, was named gen

Unemployment in the former East Germany rose slightly in August from July, the Federal Labor Office

California winemakers are in for tougher competition in the 1990s as global markets continue to shri

Southeast Asian pepper prices have recovered from their recent lows, spurred by poor harvests and sp

U.S. financiers controlling $500 billion in pension funds - about one-eighth of the U.S. total - wil