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Government initiatives to expand the use of electronic data interchange can have an electrifying imp

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural ServiceAgExp

Amid signs of deepening recession, U.S. sales of heavy trucks slumped to their lowest November level

TNT North America, a regional trucking concern, said Monday it has agreed to sell most of the compan

This time it's for real. After years of delays and false starts, the Federal Maritime Commis

Ward B. Gordon, president of Brokers & Reinsurance Markets Association, died last Tuesday of colon c

CUBA, SOVIETS DISCUSS SUGAR-OIL TRADE PACTOfficials from the Cuban sugar trading company Cub

Monday Dec. 9, 1991 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

A proposal to expand Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and shift some traffic to Paine Field in E

The tale of American chestnuts reads like a Hollywood script with a hopeful ending. Nutsand trees ar

Dec. 9, 1991 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley

Strong growth in cargo volumes from the Far East to Europe, accompanied by a sustained increase in f

As of Dec. 9, 1991 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list prices

A U.S. and a German shipping company announced Monday the launch of a joint service which will carry

Quotations, provided by Citibank/New York, Foreign Exchange, are offered rates of New York City bank

Iraq, saying U.S. bombing in the Persian Gulf war destroyed nearly $1 billion worth of food, is appe

FROM THE UNITED STATES/CANADA BOLIVIA Dec. 10-13. La Paz. The mission will explore mining op

John McCarthy, current president of both the Tacoma Port Commission and the Washington Public Ports

Aluminum consumption is set to grow by 3.5 percent to 15.58 million metric tons in Western countries

Dec. 9, 1991 Copper Total, 29,259. Gold Total, .1,738,779.Silver Tota

Algeria's decision to open its oil, natural gas and mineral wealth to foreign exploitation and exper

The European Community was on the verge of a historic agreement Monday night to set a fixed timetabl

A story headlined "Turkeys Fly Out Of US At A Record Pace" on Page 1A Wednesday, Nov. 27, misstated

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

The Bush administration is taking a "wait-and-see" stance on the latest move by Soviet authorities t

Europe Combined Terminals BV, the Rotterdam terminal operator, completed a major financing deal with

WORLD WHEAT OUTPUT EXPECTED TO RECOVERThe International Wheat Council, in its first estimate

BAY AREA COALITION TO LOBBY FOR DREDGINGBay Area business, labor and government officials jo

Further disruptions at French border posts are expected as forwarding agents protest threatened job

IMELDA MARCOS PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO CHARGESMANILA, Philippines - Imelda Marcos, former Philip

The U.S. dollar rose moderately Monday amid concern about the breakup of the Soviet Union. D

SINGAPORE COMPANY FACES QUERIES ON ARMSThe United States is investigating a Singapore compan

AMOCO, AZERBAIJAN NEAR OFFSHORE OIL DEALAzerbaijani authorities expect to sign a major contr

GENERAL ACCIDENT ASSUMES C&F UNITBASKING RIDGE, N.J. - Crum & Forster Inc., an insurance hol

The possibility that Iraq could reach agreement with the United Nations on a revised oil-sale mechan

Aluminum ingots_ $1,137 per ton lots & in warehouse min. 99.7%Antim

EPA GIVES NISSAN OZONE PROTECTION AWARDThe Environmental Protection Agency has awarded Nissa

Americans spend less than 6 percent of their budget on insurance, according to a report by the Allia

Southern Co. is considering building a major electric generating plant in India in a project that wo

Gascard Inc., a provider of fuel management services for truck fleets, has signed its second Texas d