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American Airlines is more concerned about terrorist threats from passengers and their baggage than f

Japanese shipyards strengthened their domination of the world shipbuilding industry in 1989, as the

Fri., Feb. 9, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.K

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

THE FUTURES MARKET made a strong rebound following a falloff in prices earlier in the week.

Container leasing companies aren't yet tagging their boxes with electronic identity transponders, bu

PRESTON REPORTS LOSS FOR FOURTH QUARTERPRESTON, Md. - Preston Corp. lost $4.2 million in the

An obvious lack of progress in talks between government officials and dock unions is prompting fears

Five U.S.-flag carriers will haul general Department of Defense cargoes between U.S. ports and San J

Two naphtha crackers described as desperately needed by the petrochemical industry seem no closer to

Two of the country's largest conglomerates are under government order to export 50 percent of the o

West Coast oil markets so far have been little affected by Wednesday's crude oil spill from a tanker

Sushi bars all over town are the first clue that something Japanese is going on here, but there's mo

Gov. James Florio has taken several shots at the insurance industry in his attempt to reform New Je

Illinois has joined a lawsuit filed by ethanol producers that accuses nine oil companies of running

Japanese banks may have a lion's share of the international banking business, but they now must come

US AIRLINES POSTPONE FUEL SURCHARGESCompetition once again is affecting airlines' ability to

Juries awarded more than $475 million in damages in the nation's 10 largest civil lawsuits last year

BN CONFIRMS SALE OF UNIT TO MARK VIIFORT WORTH, Texas - As reported by in The Journal of Com

Asia will continue to be the center of world bulk shipping in the 1990s, a new report suggests, with

MOYNIHAN DEFENDS SOCIAL SECURITY TAX CUTSen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan says his plan to cut So

MEXICO GETS FIRST LOAN AFTER DEBT PACT SIGNINGMexico's cash-starved business sector has won

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index moved lower last week in response to lower plywood, b

The U.S. coking coal exporter leading off 1990 contract talks with Siderbras, Brazil's national stee

Fuel buyers for West Coast utilities said that prices for low-sulfur fuel oil are unreasonably high

PACIFICORP (Portland, Ore.) - Verl R. Topham became president and chief executive of the company's U

A story published in the Thursday, Feb. 8, edition of The Journal of Commerce, whichstarted on Page

The 1990s are getting off to a good start at the Port of Genoa where dockworkers rang in the new yea

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

The bankrupt Delaware & Hudson Railway Co. finds itself the pawn in a high- stakes struggle between

Carla Hills, U.S. trade representative, said the Bush administration cannot support a bill providing

A unified Germany will not be a threat to the rest of Europe because it will be completely integrate

Wallem group, a global shipbrokerage and management firm with a large office here, is boosting its p

IVOLIN CHANGES NAME, RELOCATES OFFICESIvolin Enterprises, a New York flavors and fragrances

The headline on a story on Page 8B of the Feb. 7 edition may have given some readers the mistaken im

The New York Mercantile Exchange board voted to begin trading its long- awaited natural gas futures

American promoters involved in selling pieces of the Berlin Wall are putting profit above humanitari

The West German government's bold call for monetary union with East Germany is creating a great deal

BONN'S TRADE SURPLUS NARROWED IN DECEMBERFRANKFURT, West Germany - The West German trade sur

The U.S. Air Force said it is prepared to entertain proposals for civilian aircraft operations at Mc