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Among the ports along the South Atlantic, there seem to be those that just cruised through the reces

Slow growth in the world's economy during the next nine years will mean a similar slow growth in se

Although containerization provides the glamour, the big bucks, and the headlines for ocean transport

BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO. (New York) - Dr. Leon E. Rosenberg was appointed president of the company's

THE WEATHERMAN forecasts sunny skies at the Chicago Board of Trade but lots of heat at the National

A trail-blazing joint management venture by Burlington Northern Railroad Co. and Atchison, Topeka &

International Petroleum Exchange July 19, 1991Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

July 19, 1991 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond

New York Mercantile Exchange July 18, 1991Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High

The story headlined "Former OSHA Official Focus of Chemical Row" on Page 1A of The Journal of Commer

Freight traffic handled at Washington's Dulles International Airport is expected to rise by 6.7 perc

Reversing a general trend away from U.S. insurance investments in Europe, Principal Financial Group

The five Central American presidents are wasting no time in answering President Bush's call for free

JULY 18, 1991 OPEN INTEREST AND SALES - JULY 17, 1991All life-of-contract highs and lows on

Ships carrying spent fuel from Japan's nuclear power stations, unchecked oil drilling and a hungry f

The U.S. dollar remained sharply lower against most currencies Thursday afternoon after tumbling ove

Occidental Petroleum Corp. has became the first American oil company to be awarded a production-shar

TRADE GAP NARROWS IN WESTERN GERMANYFRANKFURT, Germany - Western Germany's trade gap narrowe

Exxon USA Co. said, effective Thursday it will no longer release its prices for heating oil, diesel

INT'L SHIPHOLDING CORP. REPORTS PROFIT GROWTHSecond-quarter net income at International Ship

WYNDHAM BAKING CO. (Augusta, Ga.) - Jerry Cavitt was named senior vice president, biscuit division,

Thursday July 18, 1991 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

After several years of rapid cargo growth, Iowa's Des Moines International Airport is looking to use

JAPANESE BANK SAID TO BE BCCI VICTIMTOKYO - The Industrial Bank of Japan lost $30 million by

Foreign investment in South Korea rose for the first 6 months of this year after 2 years of decline,

Equitable Life Assurance Society of the U.S. agreed Thursday to a $1 billion cash injection from Gro

In the insurance industry, A.M. Best Co. has long been as close to the Bible as it gets. Since 1906,

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) July 18, 1991Bid AskedCopper-

American Waterways Shipyard Conference. July 23-24. St. Louis, Mo. Committee meetings on July 23, ge

A thumbs-up signal appears to be the gist of the first working paper in a federally funded study on

Transportation Secretary Samuel Skinner said Wednesday the administration's determination to veto a

A CSX Corp. presentation at an analysts' meeting today is being watched closely for clues to the fu

U.S. refiners are concerned that a tightening of crude-oil supplies may develop soon in the north-ce

The Ukraine has banned free-market grain sales to other Soviet republics to ensure food supplies for

A New Zealand-based forestry company, Fletcher Challenge Ltd., has reportedly become the world's lar

Japan is bracing for renewed friction with the United States and the European Community as the proba

Containerization has made today's longshore industry all but invisible to the general public, but in

AIG SUBSIDIARY ENTERS INVESTMENT VENTUREAIG Investment Corp. and Standish, Ayer & Wood, a Bo

July 18, 1991 RESELLER Rack-Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid- Prem

Aluminum ingots- $1,315-$1,325 per ton lots & in warehouse min. 99.