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Compagnie Generale Maritime and the French state-owned rail company SNCF have formed a joint venture

Van Ommeren Ceteco Group has purchased 100 percent of Nassau Terminals, the private terminal and ste

A reluctance by Indian shipowners to acquire modern container vessels is drawing expressions of conc

PERHAPS FINDING INSPIRATION in his composer namesake, ex-forwarder executive Robert Schumann derives

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

A preliminary trade protocol between the Soviet Union and a private U.S. group may open the door for

SALES OF WHITE GOODS BOOMING IN EUROPESales of so-called white goods such as washing machine

The European Commission's annual economic report for 1989-90, which thecommission adopted la

FORD MOTOR CO. (Dearborn, Mich.) - Chairman Donald E. Petersen has announced the appointment of W. W

A sharp improvement in Britain's international trade performance last month failed to alleviate unde

Scott Paper Co. had a problem shipping from the Pacific Northwest. Manville Corp. had a prob

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, comprising 24 industrialized Western nati

Guilford Transportation Industries indicated Tuesday it does not share the goal of a grass roots cam

Ailing Brown Transport Co., a major truck line hauling freight in 27 states, is cutting its far-flun

The United States is falling into the same old trap again trying to negotiate with Japan. Fo

A landlord who fails to keep his apartment free of lead-based paint can be held liable for damages i

A new deep-sea port in Thailand, hailed as the savior of a harried industry, will be ready on time,

NAVIERAS HELPS OUT IN HUGO RELIEF EFFORTSEDISON, N.J. Navieras de Puerto Rico has carried f

The Bush administration Tuesday unveiled two critical negotiating papers for the ongoing round of mu

Keppel Group wants an additional dry dock for its Philippine operations, where business has been boo

This issue: NEW ENGLAND: Eastern Utilities Associates, BostonMID-ATLANTIC: Long Island Light

Portfolio insurance, the whipping boy of the 1987 stock market crash, is making a comeback.

LAMBOLEY TO SPEAK TRANSPORT TABLEInterstate Commerce Commissioner Paul Lamboley will speak a

LOOK FOR BUDGET DIRECTOR RICHARD DARMAN to step up the pressure on the Federal Reserve to lower inte

Togo Tuesday urged cocoa producers to show unity and solidarity to support the current depressed mar

FEDERAL EXPRESS CHIEF RECEIVES SERVICE AWARDST. LOUIS - Frederick W. Smith, chairman and chi

SEATTLE - Airborne Freight Corp., which operates under the trade name Airborne Express, increased ne

The world's trading partners must overcome protectionism and the formation of ''restrictive" trade b

When Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev arrives in Helsinki today, he will sign a new five-year Fin

The first officially sponsored U.S.-European export conference is set to open here Friday, with Com

More than 1,300 companies took part in this year's International Electronics Show, an increase of 21

The president of the Greater Los Angeles World Trade Center Association, Robert Rivinius, is resigni

The U.S. dollar followed the stock market down Tuesday in a thin market. ''All eyes were on

The death knell has sounded for new stock issues by companies whose basic business strategy relies o

An export-driven economic boom around Puget Sound is drawing so much electricity that the Bonneville

Gary Giovanni of Sea-Land Service Inc. had her own reason for working last weekend to arrange help f

Fatalities have increased an estimated 31 percent on rural Interstate highways in states that increa

Suddenly it's judgment day in the $210 billion property and casualty insurance industry. An extraord

Determination, commitment and strict discipline will be essential if the Federal Maritime Commission

A massive explosion and fire at a Phillips Petroleum Co. plant has apparently destroyed 17 percent o