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Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. of New Orleans asked Transportation Secretary James F. Burnley to halt the

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

Officials of the Securities and Exchange Commission said that they were examining possible violation

Bringing scenes of death to life is Napoleonic Tactics Inc.'s business. War has always been

U.S. official reserve assets declined $781 million in May to $41.949 billionfrom $42.730 bil

The central office of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners should be strengthened, a

The persistent stability of copper prices at levels exceeding $1 a pound during the first half of th

Britain's brewers and distillers are disappointed that they will not be able to drink to any windfal

CHICAGO MART BEGINS NEW LIMIT RULESCHICAGO - Regulations creating a one-day schedule for tri

Severe drought in the United States has prompted hopes that Argentina's agriculture export earnings

Legal and Tax Aspects of Foreign Investment in U.S. Real Property. June 27-28. World Trade Institute

Trade officials from Europe, North America and Japan have narrowed their differences and reached a c

Japan agreed on Friday to phase out restrictions on beef imports, opening up a tougher fight for its

PAYMENTS SURPLUS IN S. KOREA MAY FALLSEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's 1988 balance of paym

The Senate vote today on an amendment to legislation requiring advance notice of plant closings will

Americans' personal income, held back by a decline in subsidy payments to farmers, rose a modest 0.3

Today's Journal of Commerce was reduced in size due to technical difficulties.

As they size up the outlook for the U.S. economy at mid-1988, many analysts see good prospects for c

When Taiwan opened its doors to foreign beer manufacturers on Jan. 20, 1987, so much beer poured int

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

Canadian carriers on the St. Lawrence Seaway are concerned over possibly large losses in grain traff

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as

The Federal Maritime Commission will decide complex issues arising from Brazil revenue pools in the

June 24, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

If futures markets correctly anticipate price trends, then freight rates for oceanborne dry bulk shi

The Supreme Court settled the battle between the Federal Energy RegulatoryCommission and sta

BFGOODRICH CO. (Akron, Ohio) - David C. Bonner was elected vice president, research and development.

Under a new proposal, 10 states in the upper Midwest, Northeast and Southeast are going to have to t

CHEMFIX TECHNOLOGIES SIGNS TREATMENT PACTSMETAIRIE, La. - Chemfix Technologies Inc. recently

MAXTOR CORP. (San Jose, Calif.) - David M. (Mike) Kowalski was promoted to vice president, finance a

It's official. The United Nations has given the EDI for Administration, Commerce and Transpo

As information in the shipping industry migrates away from paper documents and becomes encoded elect

Smaller is better in the case of what researchers are calling the world's fastest and most powerful

Frustrated House members are calling a new $16 million telephone system a failure after its third ou

SYNOPTICS, GSA SIGN NETWORKING CONTRACTWASHINGTON - SynOptics Communications Inc. said it si

Jon Jacobs has joined The Journal of Commerce as maritime editor, directing the paper's coverage of

The 11 charter members of a new committee formed to battle the flow of illegal drugs aboard their ve

Cyprus, which has the world's seventh-largest shipping fleet, is quickly building a reputation as an

CHINESE PORT OPENS MORE DOCKS FOR TRADESHANGHAI, China - The Port of Shanghai has opened 14

A story on these pages June 24 concerning cargo assessments being reduced at the Port of New York &