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East German farmers are reportedly making a quick transition from the wasteful production methods of

CZARNIKOW COMPLETES PURCHASE OF V. BERGU.K. commodities trade house C. Czarnikow completed i

The U.S. military sent 496 ships loaded with 6.5 million measurement tons of general cargo from arou

New Jersey Transportation Brokers Association, monthly meeting, April 2. Speaker is Paul Lamboley, T

Canadian Airlines International Ltd. of Calgary ruled out a merger with Air Canada in any future res

The Sierra Club of New England has filed a court suit, and several other suits are in the wings, tha

The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled in favor of a shipper billed for undercharges by a bankrupt

HEALTH CARE SYSTEM SEEN FACING PROBLEMSU.S. Health Secretary Louis Sullivan said this week t

POLAND WAS ONCE A POWERHOUSE of the international coal market, but judging by what several Polish o

House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt, D-Mo., presented President Bush with a detailed list of issu

Wed., March 27, 1991 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

HONG KONG REGISTERS SURPLUS IN TRADEHONG KONG - Hong Kong posted a trade surplus of HK$798 m

Only two years ago, the European Community's 1992 single-market exercise was perhaps the most hotly

International Petroleum Exchange Mar. 26, 1991Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

In a novel approach to limiting vessel capacity across the Pacific, Sea-Land Service Inc. and Maersk

Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. of South Korea will team up with Wanhai Line, a Taiwan-based feeder ship

The Singapore National Shipping Association has issued guidelines for vessel operators in pirate wat

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

Twenty-one countries hardest hit from applying U.N. sanctions against Iraq have appealed for additio

JAPAN REJECTS CRITICISM OF RICE-BAN INCIDENTJapan's agriculture minister Wednesday rejected

Japan's Ministry of Finance may retain restrictions on the price movement of stock index futures, a

Legislation introduced by Rep. Frank J. Guarini, D-N.J., will deny an automatic business deduction f

The Soviet grain-buying agency Exportkhleb has started to make long overdue hire payments to shipown

China hopes to boost coal exports to 18 million metric tons this year, a 6 percent increase from 199

California Republican Gov. Pete Wilson Tuesday joined a broad-based coalition supporting a mandatory

Independent heating oil marketers are just as frustrated as consumers by dramatic price spikes, a he

Manufacturers in Germany, the world's leading exporter, said Wednesday that their sales have been hu

Mar. 27, 1991 Copper Total, 22,548. Gold Total, .1,342,693.Silver Total, .259,116,590.

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 217.28 off 0.53 which compares

Thousands of Barrels Week Week WeekEnded Ended Ended3-22 3-15

American maritime companies are competing fiercely for contracts to supply 16 vessels and accessorie

A special government committee is considering a billion-dollar development proposal to increase the

SINGAPORE COMMANDOS GUN DOWN HIJACKERSFour Pakistanis who hijacked a Singapore Airlines jet

Ray Irani, Occidental Chemical Corp. chairman, cautioned that while some Third World countries may a

Ford Motor Co. and Japanese transplant operations have the most efficient auto assembly operations i

A Great Lakes pilotage official accused the Department of Transportation of slandering his organiza

Questions on access to technical information about the Federal MaritimeCommission's automate

JAPANESE URGE THAIS TO BUILD TOLL HIGHWAYSThe Japan International Cooperation Agency said Th

The Mexican government locked in the price of 100 million barrels of its heavy crude oil at a favora

The U.S. dollar came off its highs late Wednesday following a statement by Treasury Undersecretary D