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The new coalition government is reviewing trade policy, and one option is tocut imports, Com

The crisis in Panama has sparked a surge in Liberia's ship registry program, but the new leaders of

* Customs Update 3A * Liberia Ship Registry Expected to Compete Harder 1B* Propane Firm Gets

Dockworkers and employers at the Port of Baltimore are still trying to negotiate a new labor contrac

Birth centers provide a safe, less costly alternative to hospital childbirth for healthy women at lo

Angry homeowners, besieged oil delivery companies and governors across the Northeast are calling on

Imports of gold will fall this year from last thanks to reduced official buying, but Taiwan remains

Attorneys for Mobil Oil Corp. wanted to shield top executives from details of environmental problems

CONRAIL ELECTS SWANSON SENIOR VP-OPERATIONSDonald A. Swanson has been elected senior vice pr

Prices continued to fall in the precious metals complex Thursday, with Commodity Exchange Inc. silve

Continued export expansion and increased sales in high-technology industries will enable the U.S. ma

Now that the Cold War is thawing, Philadelphia and its North Atlantic competitors are vying to be th

Cooperative efforts between the private insurance sector and the federal government are beneficial t

EVALCA BOOSTS CAPACITY AT TEXAS PLANTEVAL Co. of America (Evalca), based in Lisle, Ill., has

The fall of the Romanian government won't disrupt a large-volume, long-term coal supply contract Isl

Alsen Coal Terminal Ltd. of Rhinebeck, N.Y., resubmitted an application to the state Department of E

MONTANA POWER CO. (Butte, Mont.) - Robert P. Gannon, 45, was elected president to succeed retiring u

Cargo fees used to fund dockworker longshore benefit programs here will drop by $1 a ton effective J

Prominent among costs that make the Port of New York/New Jersey more expensive are trucking costs.

Grain output in China this year amounted to just over 407 million metric tons, equaling the 1984 rec

Winter has arrived with a vengeance this year, making life hard in all sectors of the livestock indu

Two New York investors put Camden, S.C.-based Builders Transport Inc. on notice that they would take

Reflecting increased automation, all railcars that are interchanged between railroads must be regist

HAZARDOUS CARGO WORKSHOP. Jan. 4. New Orleans. Stowage, segregation and securing containerizedcargo

HONDA WILL SELL AUTO PARTS TO ISRAELJapan's Honda Motor Co. will be able to supply Israel wi

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

The cost of damage caused by Thursday's earthquake in Newcastle, Australia, is expected to be many t

Airlines are concerned that a U.S. Postal Service plan to provide slower delivery for some first cla

EASTERN PLANS TO CUT JOBS, MANAGEMENT PAYMIAMI - Eastern Air Lines said it would cut almost

CATERPILLAR WORLD TRADING CORP. (Peoria, Ill.) - H.R. (Rich) Buttleman has been named president, Cat

The federal government, for the first time, has weighed in on the issue of where consumers may buy r

Planted area for Brazil's central-south 1989-90 (October-September) soybean crop will total 10.638 m

FAMILY GROUP PLANS TO SELL CAMPBELL STAKEA group of Dorrance family members Thursday confirm

Steam locomotives built in the Philadelphia area were exported to railroads around the world years a

CANADA'S WILSON SEEN ASSUMING IMF POSTWASHINGTON - Canadian Finance Minister Michael Wilson

As the final containers of the year move through the nation's harbors this weekend, the nation's tw

CONSUMER PRICES RISE 0.2 PERCENT IN FRANCEFrench consumer prices rose 0.2 percent in Novembe

A new battle over auto insurance faces California legislators when they return to work next week.

Shipyards in Singapore, buoyant for many months on an upsurge of business, are looking for a strong

Shipowners who had planned to shift out of the Panamanian registry are largely expected to stay with