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Mitsui O.S.K.'s America Maru was the first ship to call at Mitsui's new 29- acre container terminal

1253 (Aug. 25, 1988) Previous day - 1252 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange i

Amoco Chemical Co. announced that it is adding incremental capacity at its four polypropylene plants

About 50 dockworkers protested on Wednesday to demand payment from the Panama government, which face

I.C.H. Corp. and Conseco Inc. said Wednesday they signed a merger agreement. Under the agree

The United States and the Soviet Union are continuing negotiations on a new long-term grain agreemen

A tentative agreement will allow Pacific Bell to cut the price it charges business customers for its

Pilot Freight Carriers Inc. earned $100,000 in June, its first monthly profit in several years, the

U.S. dissatisfaction with Japan's patent laws will be high on the agenda at U.S.-Japan trade talks t

Japan should eliminate barriers that restrict U.S. chocolate manufacturersfrom promoting the

Westwood Shipping Lines and Gearbulk Container Services have announced plans to share space on each

ENVIROPACT INC. (Miami) - The company appointed Michael H. Ayers vice president for engineering. He

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

* Customs Update 4A * Craig Dunlap - Dan Quayle's Fear of Vietnam 8A* James C. Clow - The Wo

LOTUS PLAGUED BY RUMORS OF DELAYSNEW YORK - Lotus Development Corp. is suffering from persis

Due to an error in the editing process, a Page 1A story about Lynn Korwatch in the Aug. 25 edition i

Tin is shrugging off the effects of a crash nearly three years ago to shine once again in commodity

The Massachusetts Port Authority has spent another $3.4 million to acquire a commercial shipping ter

The United Arab Emirates, a group of Persian Gulf sheikdoms, plans to build an oil refinery in China

FOREIGN FIRMS TO GAIN TOKYO ASSOCIATE STATUSThe Tokyo Commodity Exchange for Industry has de

An article in the Aug. 16 Journal of Commerce incorrectly attributed two comments. The comments that

WHITE HOUSE URGES RESTRAINT IN SPENDINGThe White House said on Thursday that the budget defi

The Federal Maritime Commission wants to tighten its rules to make sure that the ocean freight rate

A federal bankruptcy judge approved Wednesday a $14 million state bailout of the Chicago, Missouri &

International Commerce Club of New Jersey. Sept. 21. Guest speaker: Joseph Cleveland, dangerous good

The United States announced it was easing a ban on payments to Gen. ManuelAntonio Noriega's governme

Japan would like a free trade agreement with the United States, but current debate on the issue may

When the oil industry wanted to find a way to take the squeaks out of its business practices, it tur

The electronic data interchange industry will soon have an international phone directory. In early S

When Martin and Susan Tolchin last year published Buying Into America, they painted a picture of a U

A group of London-based insurance and reinsurance companies may all move in to the same building in

US MAY EASE RULES ON WHISKEY EXPORTSFederal authorities said Wednesday they were trying to m

As the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries tries to close loopholes in cartel rules to cur

Within days of government action to open up aviation in the Philippines, at least three groups have

A $73 million pension payment due next month from Pan American World Airways could leave the ailing

Austrian Airlines is to plow $130 million into upgrading its fleet in preparation for the launch of

Both Republican and Democratic camps want to move from the general to the specific on ocean shipping

When is a hot dog not a hot dog? To Protein Technologies International, that is the question

INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT DECLINES 0.2 PERCENT IN JAPANTOKYO - Japan's industrial production fell 0.

U.S. executives may be surprised to hear their Japanese colleagues insist they don't have any specia