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The Maritime Administration made the Bahamian flag the fourth under which U.S. shipowners may place

The U.S. dollar edged lower against most currencies Thursday, while the pound sterling softened as i

If high-risk notification legislation reaches the Senate floor a full-scale filibuster is going to b

Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co. hopes to encourage small- to medium-sized importers and exporters to

When the Customs Service last year promised brokers its new one-stop quota processing program would

An automatically controlled, sealed unit cleaner from Britain can be used with flammable solvents to

The Singapore International Monetary Exchange and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange may soon add gold

Mexico will keep the peso's parity unchanged through April, Finance Minister Gustavo Petricioli said

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

Proposed amendments to the Clean Air Act being considered by the U.S. Senate would increase pollutio

British shipping lines and major exporters are building an electronic bridge with the Dutch port of

Seagram Subsidiary To Acquire TropicanaThe Seagram Co. Ltd. on Thursday said its U.S. subsid

Wendy Lee Gramm, the new chairman of the Commodities Futures TradingCommission, intends to d

The walls of paper that have caused dockside delays for cargo have cracked significantly because of

Rep. Don J. Pease, D-Ohio, Thursday unveiled a plan to relieve 17 heavily indebted countries by usin

When states need expert advice on trade assistance or economic development programs out of Washingto

ANOTHER CAMPAIGNER FOLDED his tent Thursday in the presidential election campaign; another imaginati

Why doesn't the Association of Southeast Asian Nations form a real common market like the European C

The price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil will rise to more than $20 a barrel in the second hal

Mexico's chief debt negotiator urged a new international initiative to help write down Third World f

Asia's newly industrialized countries are capitalizing on Japan's liberalized import policies to tak

Marion, Squibb Plan Heart Drug ResearchKANSAS CITY, Mo. - Marion Laboratories Inc. and Squib

The port of Ponce has asked the Federal Maritime Commission to settle a dispute it has with the Puer

There were more than 250 industrial stoppages on the Australian waterfront in 1987, which disrupted

John Bowers, president of the International Longshoremen's Association, hopes American Transport Lin

The conference of shipping lines that sets rates collectively on exports to Asia said Thursday it wi

For the first time since 1985, the Maritime Administration has agreed to insure a vessel financing.<

Police in Portland, Maine, are probing the sniper shooting of a Bouchard Co. tug as Coast Guard offi

Some of the problems arising from Peru's shipping policies may have been resolved, the U.S. Departme

Talley Industries Inc. announced it will acquire John J. McMullen Associates Inc., a leading naval a

Silence is golden to South Louisiana Port Commission officials who watch over a 52-mile stretch of M

GMC Truck Sets Mark For February SalesPONTIAC, Mich. - General Motors Corp.'s GMC Truck Divi

There seems to be little reason to believe that Navistar International Corp. will make its long-awai

Mar. 10, 1988 Baltic International Freight Futures ExchangePrev.Close High

1576.5 (Mar. 10, 1988) Previous day - 1575.0 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchan

All of the U.S. operations of Australia's international transport giant TNT are running profitably f

Robust fourth quarter earnings helped New Penn Motor Express Inc. record the best 1987 operating mar

Grumman Corp. Plans To Reduce Work ForceBETHPAGE, N.Y. - Grumman Corp. has announced it will

Home heating oil marketers in New England, with high hopes about the upcoming construction season, a

Europe's major coal markets are finally opening their doors to foreign competition after 40 years of