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WHAT IS IT: The U.S. Customs Service's user fee is a levy on goods entering the United States, paid

The government-owned Export-Import Bank of Japan is studying a request from three Southern states in

Back in 1980, when Aetna Life and Casualty Co. began selling computer systems to independent insuran

EX-IM BANK TO KEEP LOAN RATES UNCHANGEDThe U.S. Export-Import Bank's loan interest rates wil

Japanese enterprises accounted for roughly 40 percent of the total number of new foreign direct inve

New foreign investment in South Korea for 1989 totaled $1.09 billion in 336 projects on an approval

The U.S. dollar rose sharply Thursday, mainly on technical factors. Dealers said market part

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

FRANCE'S TRADE DEFICIT DECLINED IN NOVEMBERFrance's trade balance in November reached a seas

Air freight forwarders anticipate continued strong growth this year in cargo volume and revenue.

A group of four U.S-flag shipping companies is slashing prices for moving some military goods across

Captain of capitalism Donald Trump is selling his sleek Trump Princess, the world's longest private

Malaysian International Shipping Corp. has ordered a US$80 million containership from South Korea's

THE SOUTH CAROLINA STATE PORTS AUTHORITY appears to be leaning heavily toward building its fifth Ch

In an article appearing on Monday, Jan. 8, The Journal of Commerce reported that David E. Vincent w

International Longshoremen's Association President John Bowers directed locals in the Port of Baltim

A U.S. appeals court has ruled that ocean carriers and conferences did not violate antitrust law whe

American Ship Building Co. said it earned a profit for the three months ended Dec. 31, 1989, its fir

Jan. 18, 1990 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Japanese imports of China's Daqing crude oil will remain unchanged at 9.1 million tons this year, in

South Korea's crude oil imports in 1989 are estimated to total around 296 million barrels, up 13 per

The first two U.S. coking coal exporters to engage in serious negotiations with Japanese steel mills

Jan. 18, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low Vol.

ANR Pipeline Co. and Northern Indiana Public Service Co. announced Thursday that they have completed

Saudi Arabia announced a substantial cut in its exports of some grades of light crude oil to Japan

1664 (Jan. 18, 1990) Previous day - 1663 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

CONSUMER PRICES ROSE BY 4.6 PERCENT LAST YEARGains in the cost of a broad range of goods pus

Trucking companies are considering rate increases of 2 percent to 4 percent to compensate for the hi

Yellow Freight System Inc., the nation's largest general freight trucking company, is withdrawing fr

Pregnancy test kits, fake fingernails, batteries, prophylactics, perfume and cosmetics. Not

ICC SCHEDULES VOTE ON 2 RAIL LABOR CASESThe Interstate Commerce Commission has scheduled an

Ordernet Services has introduced new versions of its Gentran software for mainframe and minicomputer

CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS is set to make another rate adjustment, its second in a month, for lumber

The Interstate Commerce Commission granted Central Transport Inc. temporary authority to operate P.A

The towboat Arkwright of Consolidation Coal Co. led a veritable parade of tows that passed through M

The Interstate Commerce Commission will begin holding regular public meetings, possibly as early as

EX-NJ COMMISSIONER JOINS INVESTIGATIVE TEAMTRENTON, N.J. - Former state Insurance Commission

The new year triggers a major overhaul in California's workers compensation system, one that will ra

Underwriters in the Lloyd's of London market are locked in debate as to whether or not they should p

The time is ripe for a more "exciting, venturesome" Overseas Private Investment Corp., says its pres