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Steamship lines at the Port of Los Angeles are trying to head off a proposal to raise port fees 40 p

The edited version of "Japan Airlines Moves to Upgrade Cargo Facility," in The Journal of Commerce,

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

Thomas A. Cremer joined the ocean freight consolidator as western regional sales manager. He

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

The Federal Maritime Commission is starting a formal investigation of shipping practices in the U.S-

Faced with rising debt and economic chaos south of the border, Gates Rubber Co. either had to find a

President Carlos Salinas de Gortari embarks today on a campaign-style tour of Europe during which he

As organizing director for the Teamsters Union, Vickie Saporta has brought thousands of workers into

Auto parts are two to three times more expensive in Japan than in the United States, driven up by Ja

HOUSE PANEL PASSES FARM LAW REVISIONSWASHINGTON - A House panel approved, over U.S. Agricult

A Tacoma business delegation aboard the inaugural flight from the West Coast to the Soviet Far East

A small San Carlos, Calif., biotechnology company said it has developed an alternate method for prod

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Ohio has filed a complaint in U.S. District Court accusing a podiatric m

If container operators think they are getting a raw deal in the proposed general rate increase at th

The National Archives is looking for help in assembling a yearlong exhibit on the role of the mercha

SODEXI, the French express freight network dedicated to moving dutiable items, will expand service t

Allen Wastler has been a staff member of The Journal of Commerce for over two years. For the last si

Industrialists and farmers Wednesday protested the Colombian government's new foreign exchange measu

Officials with the German central bank, the Bundesbank, said Thursday that a large increase in impor

International investors probably will not be putting much new money into Brazilian mining without fi

Grain and soybean futures slumped to new lows Thursday on selling tied to favorable weather conditio

JAPAN STUDIES USING MTBE IN GASOLINETOKYO - A study group of scientists and executives from

Because of their need to hedge investment risks, Japanese life insurers and other major institutiona

Insurance companies and agents lost two key votes on expanding banks' insurance powers in House Bank

A last-ditch effort by a coalition of insurance agents and brokers, aimed at preventing commercial b

From Wire Reports Standard & Poor's Insurance Rating Service said Thursday it believes that

James D. Pugh ended a controversial and stormy five years as executive director of the Port of Houst

Sea-Land Service Inc. is selling part of its interest in its Hong Kong container terminal company to

For years, the Gulf of Mexico has been the world's biggest offshore oil and gas province. No

The world air cargo market will continue to expand over the next 15 years, but not as rapidly as in

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) June 27, 1991Bid AskedCopper-

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Prices of U.S. imports, excluding fuel, fell 0.2 percent in May, according to unadjusted figures rel

BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB (Princeton, N.J.) - Barry W. Wilson was named to the new position of president,

Environmentalists said a formula proposed by several industrialized countries to deal with the green

A Louisiana judge this week ordered Midwest Life Insurance Co. placed under state control, turning o

The titles of William P. Verdon, who will join Matson Navigation Co. as deputy general counsel in Se

Republican policies on maritime issues and international trade "are negatives for the (U.S. maritime