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Ships chartered by the Japanese government under Tokyo's Persian Gulf aid package are ready to sail

State insurance regulators said a bill to limit the use of racketeering laws threatens their ability

Tenneco Inc. said it plans to expand production capacity at its Tenneco Minerals Co. Green River, Wy

A leading marine underwriter called for a 25 percent increase in hull insurance rates Thursday.<

Long-term commitments between U.S.-flag shipowners and the U.S. government are vital to national sec

The Navy has all but given up on the snake-bitten SS Gulf Banker. Longshoremen unloaded 200

Atlantic Container Line Inc. and American President Lines this week are opening a jointly operated i

Automated links with the Customs Service are about to spread to a number of different U.S. airports,

Tetsuo Matsufuji was appointed president of the Japan External Trade Organization New York. In his n

TAIWAN EXPECTS VETO OF TEXTILE QUOTA BILLTAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan government officials and bu

International Petroleum Exchange Sept. 20, 1990Brent Crude Oil(Dollars Per Barrel)

New York Mercantile Exchange Sept. 19, 1990CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cent

Singapore International Monetary Exchange Sept. 20, 1990Dubai Crude Oil(Dollars Per

Textron Inc.'s Jacobsen Division looked overseas in the mid-1980s and saw trouble brewing for Americ

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago9/20 9/19 Change % Change

Sept. 20, 1990 Copper Total, 7,704. Gold Total, .1,532,868.Silver Total, .259,702,679.

Sept. 20, 1990 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bon

This week is expected to see the elimination of one of the last obstacles to a wider Brazilian marke

LAST FRIDAY'S BANQUET celebrating the Admiral of the Ocean Sea award went off pretty smoothly, with

Commercial paper outstanding in the United States rose by a seasonally adjusted $8.826 billion in Ju

Michel Camdessus, the International Monetary Fund's managing director, Thursday praised economic ref

The Federal Railroad Administration will cut working hours for all safety inspectors and other emplo

John Hourihan was named vice president, national sales, for the Atlantic Division of Crowley Maritim

The South Carolina State Ports Authority took a blow when a federal appeals court overturned a rulin

The Port of Hampton Roads, Va., is adding two more carriers to the stable of ship linesregularly cal

CSX TRANSPORTATION INC. (Jacksonville, Fla.) - John L. Sweeney was appointed executive vice presiden

Since Nedlloyd Lines restructured its North American operations in 1987, the number of 20-foot conta

An over-valued local currency is contributing to a sharp drop in Brazilian shoe exports, industry le

FRENCH GRAIN TRADER DENIES EMBARGO BREAKFrench grain trading company Interagra Thursday deni

U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Clayton Yeutter Thursday said he intends to set the 1991 wh

Sept. 20, 1990 RESELLER Rack-Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid- Pre

African countries are becoming major exporters of fresh fruit, vegetables and flowers, but shipments

Port officials and the area's biggest railroad may join together to build a waterfront rail link to

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 236.02 off 1.42 which compare

Ford Motor Co. may seek reduced early-retirement incentives in the tentative United Auto Workers-Gen

DEBT WAIVER FOR EGYPT UNIQUE, SAYS OFFICIALThe Bush administration said its plan to cancel E

"Operation Iron Fist" has brought an uneasy calm to South Africa's townships, but the black factiona

REPORT SAYS EXECUTIVES PESSIMISTIC ON ECONOMYCorporate executives' views of the coming quart

AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE IMPORTATION REQUIREMENTS. The Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of

West Germany, alarmed at a seemingly endless flood of refugees, may start paying them to go home.