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The federal budget deficit is growing more slowly in fiscal 1988 than in 1987, the government report

AVIATION The turbulence left by the Massachusetts Port Authority's decision to adopt new air

The ability of state and local governments to raise low-cost funds, including money for port project

A story on the Senate conference offer to the House on changes in the import relief law in the March

-A-B-C-D- Agrico Chemical Co. 9BAllegis Corp. 5BAm. Assn. of Port Authorities

The Senate urged the Reagan administration Monday to open negotiations with the Soviet Union aimed a

The Supreme Court will decide whether states may slam the door to its courts when out-of-state compa

This week The Journal of Commerce introduces a new daily feature, on Page 2A, listing page reference

Japanese Life Insurers Seen Affecting DollarThe U.S. dollar declined against the Japanese ye

The reorganization of the Soviet Union's foreign trade apparatus has caused confusion within the gov

Hapag-Lloyd AG, West Germany's largest shipping line, plans to embark on a major investment program

Developing countries say they will press for the extension of cargo- sharingrule s to bulk shipping

Lower taxes provide Canadian coal producers a significant cost advantage over U.S. companies, accord

Over 130 computer companies will play fill-in-the-blanks with the Federal Maritime Commission over t

The Eastman Chemicals division of Eastman Kodak Co. has announced a multimillion dollar expansion of

Du Pont Raises Film Prices 9 percentWILMINGTON, Del. - E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. is incr

Baxter Travenol Laboratories is building a second major glove manufacturing facility in Penang, Mala

The paper packaging market for eight main European countries - the United Kingdom, France, West Germ

Arco Chemical Co. is banking on becoming the world's largest propylene oxide producer. The N

Heat Stabilizers Going Up in PriceSynthetic Products Co. is increasing the price of cadmium-

The Federal Maritime Commission told 13 companies they are no longer functioning as marine terminals

Consumption of U.S.-produced fertilizer materials increased during the July 1987 to February 1988 po

The government-owned Keppel Group Ltd. of Singapore reports a substantially better year for its main

Delta Announces Start Of Md. Polymer PlantDelta Chemical Corp. announced the start-up of its

President Reagan asked for an additional $60 million for the Coast Guard this year in a funding tran

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

Airco Gases of Murray Hill, N.J., has agreed to acquire Selox Inc., Chattanooga, Tenn., a $50 millio

The already glutted coal market is about to be flooded with a new supply of high quality production

Owners of a forest products terminal 40 miles north of Vancouver are building a second ship berth to

Tennessee Valley Authority said it awarded eight spot contracts covering deliveries of 18,400 tons o

Four employees at the Peach Bottom nuclear plant were fired and seven others suspended with intent t

European governments - tired of pouring billions of dollars of subsidies into inefficient coal mines

Both of Greece's main ports recorded increased freight movement in 1987. Though the increase

European power plants are expected to be among the first customers for Orimulsion, a petroleum-deriv

Lumber orders were up but shipments and production fell in 12 Western states for the week ended Marc

Kermit Mine Closing Puts 120 Out of WorkINEZ, Ky. - About 120 coal miners, most of them from

Wlodzimierz Weglarczyk's textile factory is profitable, and Ryszard Kaminski's textile firm finally

March 18, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

CASTLE SUPPLY & MARKETING INC. (Astoria, N.Y.) - Mark T. Stugart was named president, a new position

Eastman Kodak Co. has reached an agreement to buy a Santa Monica, Calif.- based company that sells a