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The Commission on Merchant Marine and Defense will meet in closed sessions Sept. 19-20 on the fact-f

U.S. Commerce Secretary William Verity said on Monday a U.S.-Japan free trade agreement is not the b

This index alphabetically lists all significant references to companies and other operating organiza

Air cargo companies are taking a leading role in pressing for development of an advanced supersonic

Air Midwest Inc. reported revenue passenger-miles increased 34.5 percent to 15.2 million during Augu

BANK IN CHINA HALTS LENDING FOR REST OF '88BEIJING - The Construction Bank of China, one of

Australian cattle producers will use the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade as a forum to embarr

Northern Air Freight, a Seattle-based air freight forwarder, has just upgraded its cargo tracking sy

Sept. 12, 1988 Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange*PrevClose High

CDF-Chimie SA, the French nationalized chemicals group, has changed its name to Orkem and should dou

Construction of Southern California's first major on-dock railyard will be delayed at least until No

Japan's trade surplus fell 3.9 percent in August from a year earlier and 31 percent from the previou

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service Agri

The U.S. Agency for International Development said recently that it is pressing Third World governme

Patrick Foley, former chairman of Hyatt Hotels Corp., was named chairman, president and chief execut

An historic shift toward private enterprise is under way in many developing nations, a World Bank ag

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

Loss-making enterprises in the Soviet Union could be closed or merged with other, healthier firms as

BEECHAM GROUP PLC (London) - In a move to streamline its international operations, John Hunter was n

Mitsubishi Motor Sales of America Inc. announced passenger car sales of 7,606 in August, representin

The recent U.S. agreement with Japan on beef and citrus was hailed as a major step toward improved t

A high-level team of jute traders and government officials leaves for the United States Sept. 25 to

Canadian shipyards this year expect a modest recovery from the slump of the past few years, the Cana

TWO NJ FIRMS WIN PATH LINE CONTRACTThe Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has awarded

The Interstate Commerce Commission said enhanced rail competition in the Western states' central cor

The mating ritual had begun. The creamy white 1973 Jaguar XKE Roadster turned on the revolvi

Chilean coal officials are expected to decide next month whether the United States or Colombia will

Third World nations could turn to chemical weapons as the poor man's deterrent, following the lead o

MOISTURE RULE EASED ON UK WHEAT, BARLEYThe European Community's grains market management com

MOBIL CORP. (New York) - Walter S. Piontek was named vice president of North American producing oper

The average price of gasoline in the United States edged downward by about a penny in the last three

Improving hazardous cargo identification and packaging, and updating aircraft systems for handling a

The U.S. dollar declined slightly Monday, while the market was on hold awaiting Wednesday's U.S. tra

September 12, 1988 This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at United States and Canad

MITSUBISHI TO MARKET WINNEBAGOS IN JAPANWinnebagos, those behemoths of America's wide-open s

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

Computer systems that can spot forged checks, read electrocardiograms and recognize aircraft from ae

A new $39 million container terminal at the Port of Seattle is helping a Japanese shipping line incr

OXYCHEM HIKES PHOSPHORIC ACIDOccidental Chemical Corp. increased its schedule and off-schedu

Cyprus Minerals Co. said that it agreed to acquire Windsor Minerals Inc. and has completed the previ