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

Wednesday Jan. 9, 1991 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

London underwriters placed insurance cover for all cargo movements in and out of Israel on a held-co

Political risk insurance on Soviet deals is becoming more expensive and even elusive. Case i

A rebel insurgency last year in Rwanda is still a major concern to U.S. officials, although the Cent

LARGEST CORN SALE EVER TO SOVIETS REPORTEDThe U.S. Department of Agriculture said private ex

Waterfront police arrested four men Tuesday in connection with an apparent coffee theft ring operati

An air freight forwarder trade association will make its debut next month, promising to offer servic

EMERY CONTINUES E. EUROPEAN EXPANSIONMOSCOW - Emery Worldwide's international air express an

RYAN-WALSH INC. (Mobile, Ala.) - F. Brooks Royster was named port manager in Charles- ton, S.C., for

Industrial output in China hit its target of 6 percent growth last year after a sluggish start, offi

The U.S. dollar remained lower on the day Wednesday, but it rose sharply on news that the U.S.-Iraq

The Bush administration and Congress are "seriously out of touch . . . with the fundamental economic

JAPAN'S KAIFU OILS TROUBLED SEOUL WATERSSEOUL, South Korea - Toshiki Kaifu, Japan's prime mi

Gold futures did an about-face late Wednesday in hectic trading tied to renewed concern about war in

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is expected to make only minor adjustments to its 1990 U.S. soybe

The University of Bridgeport's College of Business and Public Management again is offering a graduat

The 8th International Intermodal Expo in Atlanta's World Congress Center May 28-30 will focus on "Gl

Kuwaiti Airways Corp. is shopping for a 747 cargo conversion kit so it can resume cargo service afte

SAUDI OIL OUTPUT ROSE SHARPLY IN DECEMBERTOKYO - Saudi Arabia's crude oil production in Dece

INDUSTRIAL WORLD HAS 3-MONTH OIL SUPPLYPARIS - The industrialized world has more than three

Growth in the consumption of petroleum products is falling rapidly as the government applies a combi

Oil markets saw one of the most volatile trading days in recent memory Wednesday, with the price of

EC, US TO WORK TOGETHER AGAINST FEEWASHINGTON - The European Community and the U.S. Federal

The Federal Maritime Commission bogged down Wednesday on proposed rules to enforce container consoli

The uncertain state of the auto industry, hurt by the weak economy and and kept off balance by the P

Jan. 9, 1991 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Wednesday made available up to $50 million in credit guarantees t

Japan is hiring more scientists from other countries as young Japanese reject scientific careers the

KANSALLIS BANKING GROUP (New York) - John L. Hickey, 42, was named sen- ior vice president of the tr

American Video Entertainment said it filed a lawsuit against Nintendo Co. and its Nintendo of Americ

When Patrick Patton, a Mexican businessman, started cultivating tropical flowers eight years ago, he

A 9 percent surcharge on imports, much debated and long stalled, is waiting to be put into effect on

The Electronic Data Interchange Association completed its name change and held elections for its off

The heavy truck industry said goodbye and good riddance to 1990 as manufacturers closed the books wi

In light of the shaky economy, workers seem resigned to the prospect of modest pay raises in 1991. A

Arbitration is commonly used in international shipping as a method of resolving maritime contract di

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

Singapore Airlines, its interim profit already sharply lower, will tighten controls further in the f

Faced with changing world trade patterns and loss of business to competing modes of transport in Nor