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THE LAST RAIL CARLOAD of grain is in no danger of being moved. The decision by major grain-h

Japan has ended its holdout status in electronic business messages by agreeing to participate in the

China is deferring payment on numerous loans and trade finance obligations, even those guaranteed by

Corporate America last year dropped a record number of pension plans that pay workers set monthly be

Georgia officials are considering legislation that would require insurance companies to notify an in

German reunification has come to the shipping industry with an announcement that Senator Linie GmbH

CANADA SEEN PLANTING LESS CANOLA IN 1990WINNIPEG, Manitoba - Canadian canola plantings this

South Korea's crude oil imports in 1989 totaled 296.4 million barrels, worth $4.94 billion, an incre

The central bank has decided to accept Brazilian international debt paper purchased at discounts on

REGIONAL BLOCS The European Revolution. Feb. 15. New York. Conference discusses the changes

An influential South Korean businessman, leading a buying mission in the United States, said U.S. co

A U.S. subsidiary of British Petroleum Co. that owns the 300,000 gallons of oil spilled from a tanke

FRENCH ACQUISITIONS ABROAD NEARLY DOUBLEFrench businesses increased their foreign investment

AMERICAN PRESIDENT COMPANIES LTD. (Oakland, Calif.) - Joseph McKeon was named to the newly created p

When Francis Le Baron opened a survival food business in his garage in 1970, customers clamored for

Wheat farmers would be in serious trouble if the Bush administration's proposals for flexibility in

The Port of Baltimore's longshore checkers, after a recent two-day slowdown at a port terminal, are

A dramatic, new hard-currency incentive plan to increase Soviet producer sales of wheat, pulses and

State-owned National Shipping Corp. of the Philippines will go back on the auction block Feb. 27 wit

Judge Karl Johnstone, presiding over the criminal trial of Capt. Joseph Hazelwood, will consider the

OHIO FIRM IN VENTURE TO BID ON JAPAN PROJECTCLEVELAND, Ohio - An Ohio company has formed a j

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