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The Army Corps of Engineers expects to keep navigation open on the Mississippi River without diverti

Wholesale prices rose a moderate 0.4 percent in June after a 0.5 percent increase in May, the Labor

Slow but steady is the way Johnson & Higgins officials describe the insurance brokerage firm's appro

The Maryland Insurance Division ruled last week that Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. violated the la

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

American labor unions did slightly better by their members in negotiating new labor contracts during

PULLMAN TO SELL ASSETS TO HELP REPAY DEBTPRINCETON, N.J. - Some Pullman Co. assets will have

Paccar Inc. earned $43.6 million, or $2.43 a share, on revenue of $752.2 million during the second q

ASSOCIATED CONTAINER TRANSPORTATION/PACE LINE (San Francisco) - Brendan R. McCahill, who has been ma

Iran plans to put a new oil platform in the Persian Gulf, and the sophisticated electronics being in

A report from Japan's Labor Ministry said the Takeshita administration should lead a nationwide camp

Oil prices staged a late rally at the close of trading in Europe Friday for a gain of 60 to 70 cents

The Soviet Union is steadily building up its presence in the international coal market, beefing up i

The nation's industries used 83.1 percent of operating capacity in June, reflecting tighter labor ma

FORWARDER TO EXPAND NEW FACILITY AT DULLESWASHINGTON - Hellmann International Forwarders Inc

JAPANESE PARTIES AGREE ON TAX REFORMTOKYO - Japan's ruling and opposition parties Friday agr

SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT: Sea-Land Service is having a hard time dispelling rumors that the Grea

Massachusetts' ongoing state budget problems pose a threat to the future of the Massachusetts Mariti

Under the sunlit arch of a plastic greenhouse, an artificial swamp of cattails and elephant grass sp

CHARLES RIVER ASSOCIATES INC. (Boston) - Michael A. Kemp was promoted to vice president, transportat

For the week ended July 2 total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 116

July 15, 1988 Baltic International Freight Futures ExchangePrev.Close High

U.S. export sales of grains and soybeans are expected to remain brisk for the second half of 1988, r

Business inventories rose 0.6 percent in May to a seasonally adjusted $728.39 billion following a 0.

The Chubb Corp. announced last week that it will issue rain insurance policies valued at $40 million

Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney is expected to announce a final go- ahead today for the devel

Japan may finally be in the process of ending its easy monetary policy of extremely low interest rat

The USDA is expected to raise the U.S. sugar import quota before the start of the 1989 fiscal year o

Bank of America realigned its world banking group, creating two offshore divisions. A Europe

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of Commerce , U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service, Room HCHB

POLYSAR, LUMMUS CREST PLAN JOINT VENTURESARNIA, Ontario - Polysar Basic Petrochemicals' chem

New overseas demand for hardwood logs from deep in the heart of Dixie has forest product companies f

Ship lines have sent different signals to the Maritime Administration on a proposed policy that woul

Orient Overseas Container Line said it will alter its North Atlantic service starting July 25.<

Soviet efforts to improve trade relations with the rest of the world appear to be paying off in Asia

Three automobile manufacturers and three oil distributing companies in Japan have joined to launch a

An administrative law judge is going to allow a trade association's complaint of unfair practices ag

July 15, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

LILCO DEAL HITS SNAG IN NY LEGISLATUREAn agreement between Long Island Lighting Co. and New

All over Asia this morning, businessmen and women are emerging from buses,trains, taxis and