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US TRADE PRIVILEGES EXTENDED TO HUNGARYPresident Bush Thursday extended most-favored-nation

BACKGROUND: U.S. interests span the world's oceans geopolitically and economically. U.S. national

Evergreen Marine Corp. and Yang- ming Marine Transport Co., Taiwan's two big containership operator

FEDERAL EXPRESS CREW SAYS NO TO UNIONMEMPHIS, Tenn. - Flight crewmembers at Federal Express

French President Francois Mitterrand has called on the 12 members of the European Commission to revi

A shipping company and a shipyard are among state-owned enterprises in Taiwan slated for privatizati

Inflation in the European Community accelerated in September and the gap widened between its average

A top official with the Japanese Embassy said the United States and Japan must work together to assu

XL Insurance Co., a Bermuda insurer of some of the biggest U.S. and Canadian companies, announced th

Mississippi River barge traffic, already groaning under the weight of a surge in grain exports, face

The start of Euroyen futures trading on the Singapore International Monetary Exchange today will be

UPDATE TO THE HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE OF THE UNITED STATES. The following changes are pursuant to

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

Jim Berkland moonlights as an earthquake prophet, using theories based on lost pets and lunar tides,

ECONOMIC GROWTH RATE IS 2.5 PERCENT IN QUARTERThe economy grew at a 2.5 percent annual rate

FUJITSU WINS CONTRACT WITH BID OF 1 CENTJapan's leading computer maker, Fujitsu, won a bid T

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

Trans World Airlines has cut losses from cargo theft dramatically by beefing up security at the comp

DHL Worldwide Express wants to become a bigger player in the remail business, but company officials

Early this year, Michigan Millers Mutual Insurance Co. was having second thoughts about its fleet of

With less than nine years of British rule remaining, Hong Kong is experiencing a wave of new pressur

The president of the Asian Development Bank said Tuesday it is preparing new loans for China, which

Europe's historic market-unification plan is still in a "fragile" state and has yet to deal with its

The Bush administration Wednesday said it generally supports a House effort to further revise ship m

A Paterson, N.J., money management firm sees bright prospects for Nortankers Inc., thanks to a reduc

Brazilian government financing has been approved for the construction in local shipyards of three o

Oct. 25, 1989 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

NORWAY'S NEW MINISTER TO MAINTAIN OIL POLICYHELSINKI, Finland - Norway's crude oil productio

The U.S. grain handling and marketing system faces a challenge unlike any since the "good old days"

China will adopt further "strong measures" to curb imports of such ''luxury" items as refrigerators,

Brazilian environmental authorities met here Wednesday for their second attempt this month to impose

The surge in Soviet buying has led to a doubling of barge rates in recent weeks, contributed to spot

The Mexican government is seeking investment from the private sector, foreign governments and intern

Taiwan's two biggest shipping lines both say they are continuing negotiations with shipyards after p

PAN AM, SHERATON IN MOSCOW VENTUREPan American World Airways Inc. and ITT Sheraton signed a

The U.S. dollar edged higher Wednesday on Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's anti-inflation r

A company's failure twice in less than two weeks to promptly report a chemical spill has prompted a

EC Agriculture Commissioner Ray MacSharry Wednesday said the latest U.S. proposal on farm trade refo

Few fisheries are more fabled than that of Massachusetts, which in the 1940s landed a whopping total

The crew of foreign nationals had to collect rainwater for their laundry and showers. Anothe