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Synthetic fiberfill materials are fluffing up the non-woven market with a 1987 contribution of $281

Chemical companies with interest in the quickly growing paint and coatings sector will likely find R

A bill that would dramatically increase the scope of California's program that screens food for pest

International terrorism is increasing, bringing with it the need for companies to reduce their risk

The U.S. love/hate relationship with the Japanese is reaching a critical juncture. On the on

US Won't Agree To Extend Coffee PactLONDON - The United States will not agree to an extensio

The jobs of at least a dozen dismissed workers at Mack Trucks Inc.'s new plant in Winnsboro, S.C., w

Iran Will Continue Giving Oil to SyriaNICOSIA, Cyprus - Iran has renewed its agreement with

If it were not for the services of air freight forwarders and their second- day service, the cost of

A new portable computer, appropriately called Voice, can translate spoken English into one of four E

THOSE WERE SOME TIRED CAMPERS in Atlanta at the booths on the exhibition floor near the end of the 1

The following business missions are scheduled to arrive in the United States. The Journal of Commerc

Transit Strike Ends In Western Polish CityBYDGOSZCZ, Poland - Bus and tram drivers in this w

Production of crude glycerine, including synthetic material, in January 1988 totaled 28.6 million po

Combined production of Frasch-recovered sulfur and elemental sulfur in January totaled 794,000 metri

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

The Federal Maritime Commission will allow seven ocean carrier rate-making groups to participate in

Boeing Co. earned $136 million, or 89 cents a share, on revenue of $3.6 billion during the first qua

Welcome to the clone wars, volume II. A little over a year ago International Business Machin

The Soviet Union's economic problems may turn the country more to the West, a U.S. government study

This index alphabetically lists all companies and other operating organizations such as ports mentio

Four days of tense U.S.-Taiwan trade talks kick off today at an undisclosed location here, against a

The Supreme Court will give Exxon Co. U.S.A. one more chance to argue that Banque de Paris et des Pa

Today's unprecedented meeting between the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and a number

Even on a gray, misty day, the view from the 31st-floor board room of Orient Overseas Container Line

Elaine Chao, President Reagan's nominee to chair the Federal MaritimeCommission, says she in

April 25, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

United Transportation Union President Fred A. Hardin struck a conciliatory tone in response to a riv

The average price of gasoline in the United States jumped 2.67 cents to nearly $1 a gallon in the pa

Carriers hauling overweight foreign trade containers have another highway they may use to gain acces

Hoffman-La Roche said last week that the company will propose far-reaching changes concerning its pr

Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and President Reagan are expected to hold up the proposed U.S.-Canada

Higher air cargo rates that Airborne Express was unable to pass along immediately hurt profits durin

Pacific Australia Direct Line said it will charter three vessels from Compagnie Generale Maritime fo

E. Gerald Corrigan, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Monday urged the much-needed

AIR CARGO Air Freight veteran Lawrence Rodberg says that without air forwarders, cargo costs

Democrats Hopeful On Trade Veto OverrideSenate Democrats Monday gave their most optimistic f

ADDITIONS TO FOLKLORE AND HANDICRAFT PRODUCTS FROM PAKISTAN. The U.S.-Pakistan bilateral agreement h

Wardair Canada Inc., which started domestic scheduled air services in 1986, is considering buying as

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