Latest news

Erik F. Johnsen, president of International Shipholding Corp., sat at the head of the huge, mostly e

Traders are worried that a court decision against two unauthorized importers of Coca-Cola may mushro

Beachcombers along the Oregon and Washington coastlines are scrambling to collect Nike running shoes

In 1989, unscrupulous ocean cargo consolidators regularly described the contents of containers as "l

The latest headlines on insurance and transportation news can be obtained from The Journal of Commer

Peavey Electronics Corp. has been trying unsuccessfully to score in Japan since the mid-1970s. Now t

May 31, 1991 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Friday May 31, 1991 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

A former soybean trader at the Chicago Board of Trade who now operates a fast-food stand was sentenc

A spokesman for solvent Monarch Life Insurance Co., which was placed in temporary receivership last

Executives at major ports on Puget Sound say it may take years to make the legal changes necessary t

Perhaps it was for someone's mother. Some time between 6:10 p.m. on May 12, Mother's Day, an

The government of Pakistan plans to increase allocations for power, transport and communications by

Before walls of water inundated little Ouachita Railroad, the new short line had planned to upgrade

South Korea's government-run Korea Electric Power Corp. concluded a $350 million contract Tuesday wi

AIRBUS AID MUST STOP, BOEING OFFICIAL SAYSThere is no longer any justification for subsidies

AT BREAKNECK SPEED, Texas lawmakers last Monday night passed several insurance reform measures, endi

Caleb L. Fowler, president of the Cigna Property and Casualty Cos., is calling for more innovative t

Singapore Airlines said it will take delivery of two 747-200 freighter aircraft next year from Gener

VAN OMMEREN CETECO, FEDERAL EXPRESS IN TALKSROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Van Ommeren Ceteco is c

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

Two more weeks' analysis still shows that switching to low-sulfur coal at the giant Gavin power plan

Carriers moving U.S. exports across the Pacific to the Far East are instituting another series of ra

Health-conscious consumers the world over are eating more fish, and suddenly insuring livestock has

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

The Bank of Korea, South Korea's central bank, Friday exempted 71 core subsidiaries of the country's

Aluminum ingots- $1,265-$1,275 per ton lots & in warehouse min. 99.

FORD MOTORS RESPONDS TO PALLADIUM CLAIMNEW YORK - Ford Motor Co. said that its platinum-free

The Commerce Ministry is deferring introduction of a new documentation system that would have consid

Nonferrous metal analysts anticipate a summer of discontent for producers and fabricators as the stu

Mushrooming air cargo shipments are the bright spots in North Carolina air traffic, airport official

CONSISTENCY IN WASHINGTON is any position held more than five minutes. Consistency certainly

EC SEEKS NEW ACCORD WITH SE ASIAN NATIONSLUXEMBOURG - The European Community called Friday f

An effort to change a law that bars most Alaskan cruise ships from operatingfrom the Port of

EVERY WHERE IN THE WORLD, energy planners are meeting and conniving to establish a world energy plan

Years ago a collector was someone of wealth who hoarded fine wines or purchased impressionist painti

Eliminating shipping subsidies in the United States could spur the creation of additional U.S.-flag

$2.3 BILLION IN AID PLEDGED FOR BANGLADESHDACCA, Bangladesh - A record $2.3 billion in annua

A pledge by Louisiana officials to reform the state's insurance codes hasunraveled, less tha

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 215.64 off 0.31 which compares