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A freight rate increase set to take effect Tuesday for cargo shipped from Japan to the United States

DOT APPROVES SALE OF EASTERN ROUTESMIAMI - The U.S. Department of Transportation has approve

The Boy Scouts of America will honor Alex J. Mandl and Lillian C. Liburdi May 16 at the annual marit

REGIONAL BLOCS East/West Investment and Trade Opportunities and the Offshore Dimension. May

The spring session of China's largest export fair has highlighted the country's spotty success in a

Currency traders and analysts expect the dollar to continue to rise in the next six to 12 months, no

WASHINGTON - For the week ended April 21, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's majorrailro

CONSTELLATION NAVIGATION INC. (New York) - Evans U. Sismanson resigned as president of thesteamship

Trucks don't outnumber people here on any given day, but it's close. An average of more than

Leaders of the New York dockworkers' union are fighting back. Some 26 officers of the Intern

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries' crude oil production level in the third week of A

Fri., Apr. 27, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

JAPAN TO ACCELERATE NEW STORE APPROVALSJapan by the end of May will slash the maximum waitin

Shareholders of Stolt Tankers & Terminals (Holdings) SA will receive a final 1989 dividend of 30 cen

1373 (Apr. 27, 1990) Previous day - 1379 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Britain's Imperial Chemical Industries PLC said it will supply its "totally degradable" plastic for

Commodity Exchange Inc. said Friday that Arnold F. Staloff has resigned his position as president an

Lower plywood prices pushed the Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index lower last week.

Trading was halted at 10:57 a.m., Eastern time, at the five exchanges at the Commodities Exchange Ce

S. KOREAN TRADE SURPLUS WITH US FALLS SHARPLYSEOUL, South Korea - South Korea registered a $

Congressional efforts on maritime issues should focus for the rest of this year on getting cargo and

MELAMED: TOO EARLY FOR GLOBEX IN S. KOREASEOUL, South Korea - Globex will not be implemented

PRICES OF OCEAN freight futures contracts moved sharply lower last week, dropping the maximum permit

U.S. Trade Representative Carla Hills' decision last week to cite India for trade restrictions but n

Increased competition in post-1992 Europe will mean lower prices for a broad range of products, spea

The Union of Myanmar has packed off high-ranking officials to Hong Kong in a bid to attract foreign

Profits for Safeco Corp. of Seattle fell more than 14 percent in the first quarter, partly as the re

Apr. 27, 1990 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Turning brown coal green will be one of the major challenges of the coal industry as producers try t

NEWBRIDGE TO PROVIDE T-1 NETWORK FOR CFHERNDON, Va. - Newbridge Networks Inc. has signed a c

Any doubts that the fate of Delaware & Hudson Railway Co. will be resolved shortly should be removed

Taiwan's Nationalist government is facing heavy pressure to drop its ban on direct air links with Ch

Singaporean and Japanese companies are taking advantage of a trade agreement between the Soviet Unio

Insured damage worldwide more than doubled in 1989 to reach $13.75 billion, according to a report re

EARTHQUAKE LEGISLATION PLANNED IN CALIFORNIATough earthquake legislation along the lines of

British Petroleum Co. is completing its effort to unload U.S. coal properties by selling its remaini

JAPAN EXPECTS IMPORTS OF COAL TO INCREASEJapan's coal imports will likely increase to 50 mil

The Navy has awarded Newport News Shipbuilding a $30 million contract to begin design work on "a new

Apr. 27, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low

Aetna Life & Casualty Co. reported a modest increase in net income in the first quarter, with increa