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Superfreighters are succeeding in helping Australian railroads win back freight business lost to the

Because they have the sophistication that small domestic insurance carriers lack, reinsurance underw

ABOARD THE COAST GUARD CUTTER WRANGELL - Coast Guard and other intelligence sources had just passed

US FARM PRICES FELL 1.4 PERCENT IN AUGUSTThe index of prices received by farmers for their p

(Second in a special series of columns devoted to an overview of the air freight forwarding industry

Japanese homeowners may be climbing spiral staircases built in Keyport, N.J., with a boost from an e

MONSANTO PLANS SHIFT TO HIGHER-VALUE GOODSMonsanto Co. of St. Louis plans to enter "into the

Tue., Sept. 5, 1989 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

BECAUSE OF STRONG DEMAND FOR GASOLINE, U.S. refiners recracked significant amounts of distillate fue

(First of Two Articles) Three years ago this summer, Conrail won an arduous struggle to cont

San Jose International Airport's problem in providing adequate housing for U.S. Customs Service insp

EXPORT GROUP, CHILE HOPE TO BOOST TRADEThe Mississippi Valley Coal Exporters Council is expe

Labor contract talks aimed at preventing a longshore work stoppage in New York harbor Oct. 1 resume

President Bush has signed the Federal Maritime Commission's $16.4 million budget bill for fiscal yea

The Chicago Board of Trade set a monthly volume record of nearly 14 million contracts during August,

With seven months to go before Peruvian elections, the International Monetary Fund has taken center

ISRAEL RECONSIDERS DEAD SEA CANAL PROJECTIsrael again is contemplating a project linking the

American President Lines Ltd. and CMB Transport of Belgium, the liner division of Compagnie Maritime

Larger share offerings are likely to be made by Japanese companies with stock traded in the over-the

The railroad industry is beginning to hear an old familiar tune, and some insiders believe this coul

High-level U.S. and Japanese negotiators meeting here over the past two days agreed Tuesday to draw

Insurance Editor: Janet AschkenacyTHE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE110 Wall St., New York<

This week: NEW ENGLAND: Boston Edison Co., BostonMID-ATLANTIC: Delmarva Power Co., Wilmingto

The Singapore International Monetary Exchange may lose some clients to the new International Petrole

Five hundred years after Portugal ruled the seas, its naval force is negligible and its shipyards ar

FRANCE'S SUEZ WINS BATTLE FOR INDUSTRIELLEThe French insurance-based group Cie. Industrielle

Cocoa and coffee futures sank Tuesday on a stronger dollar against the British pound. The do

TNT Mailfast, a large international remailer, plans to hit U.S. streets later this year with 200 dro

The battle lines are forming over northern New Jersey. Over the next year or so, TNT Skypak

1429 (Sept. 5, 1989) Previous day - 1428 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke said Monday domestic airlines are enjoying success in signing up

USE OF EDI TECHNOLOGY HIGH ON BANKERS' LISTSBankers are committing resources to electronic d

China has dismissed a vice governor of the central bank in a move that has puzzled foreign bankers a

West Coast shippers are livid over what they see as unjustifiable and unfair handling charge increas

Two major U.S.-flag liner operators supplanted a small U.S. carrier as low bidders for containerized

Combined shipments of iron ore, coal and stone on the Great Lakes fell in July due to a miner's stri

PERSONAL INSURANCE FEDERATION OF CALIFORNIA (Sacramento, Calif.) - Dan C. Dunmoyer was named vice pr

UAL STOCK SOARS TO NEARLY $300 A SHAREShares of UAL Corp. rose sharply Tuesday, nearing the

CSX TRANSPORTATION INC. (Jacksonville, Fla.) - Paul R. Goodwin was appointed executive vice presiden

BRITISH UNIONS DEMAND ANTI-STRIKE LAW REPEALBLACKPOOL, England - Britain's trade unions Tues