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Most of South Korea's business powerhouses appear lukewarm about the prospects for taking up Russian

Bremer Vulkan AG and Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG, two large shipbuilders in western Germany, for

As the number of Americans without health insurance grows to more than 33 million people, federal la

Nearly two decades have passed since Louisiana, flush with an oil boom, watched disinterestedly as M

The realization of the North American free-trade agreement promises to shift some of the United Stat

Two House subcommittee chairmen charged senior officials in the Treasury Department and the U.S. Cus

With a global coffee supply deficit and climbing prices, Colombia should not seek a new quota-based

Private industry and the government are working together to set up an electronic data interchange sy

Somewhere in town, a municipal generator unexpectedly sparks to life, granting a few minutes of powe

The United States and the European Community reached a deal on reforming worldwide trade in agricult

1263 (Nov. 20, 1992) Previous day - 1248 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

In a victory for terminal operators and car handlers, the Port of Los Angeles has backed away from s

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

Europe's biggest chemical companies, dogged by a miserable combination of a harsh economic climate a

Friday Nov. 20, 1992 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

HARPER GROUP (San Francisco) - Robert Diaz, who joined this freight forwarding organization as chief

NORWAY VOTES TO SEEK MEMBERSHIP IN ECOSLO, Norway - Norway's parliament, in one of its most

FORWARDING GROUP ELECTS OFFICERSNEW YORK - Stewart B. Hauser was elected president o

FINLAND GENERAL STRIKE COULD HIT ZINC FIRMA general strike in Finland, planned for next week

As analysts pick through the details of the complex compromise on farm trade reached Friday between

TENNESSEE GAS TO RETURN INTERRUPTIBLE SERVICETennessee Gas Pipeline, operated by Tenneco Gas

Sithe Energies Group and Consolidated Edison Co. of New York Inc. have reached a new agreement for t

The Port Everglades Authority said it plans to file a motion to dismiss efforts by the Broward Count

Limited Canadian supplies and soaring prices are forcing Japan's oilseed processors to increase thei

As of Nov. 20, 1992 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained

WOMEN IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE (Seattle) - M. Martha Ries, an associate at the Seattle law firm of Bog

A federal commission on transportation has urged the government not to bail out Canada's struggling

Talks about an international coffee pact to support depressed market prices resume here today, but m

While the transportation industry is having a computerized love affair with electronic data intercha

Transportation News Ticker The dry cargo and tanker fixtures listed herewith and compiled in

If war is survival of the fittest taken to extremes, there is a currency conflict under way in Yugos

COFFEE STOCKS ESTIMATE IS LOWER FOR 1992-93LONDON - German statistician F.O. Licht o

The dollar's advance will be suspended in coming weeks as cheerless U.S. consumers, reconsidering th

Disputes this year over trade in autos, oilseeds and textiles, among other sectors, have strained re

Six unions offered to put up $900 million in contract concessions for Northwest Airlines last week,

The rows of young women assembling personal computers here for Acer Inc., the world's largest maker

Investors are unlikely to rush to buy shares in Malaysian national car maker Proton, though the gove

Juergen Moellemann, German economics minister, Friday called on Japan to reduce tariffs on copper, c

Five people were indicted on Thursday by a federal grand jury in connection with International Forum

Port of Melbourne executives said Friday that the giant containerline Evergreen Marine Corp. is inte