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John G. Belford, deputy director of the port of Seattle, will take over as the port's acting maritim

There's little fun ashore for the sailors of the Western navies in the Persian Gulf. With conservati

Hale Container Lines will continue operating a second weekly feeder barge between Boston and New Yor

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

An international investment firm headed by the former finance minister of Kuwait added a Columbus, G

Latin American Insights - Trade and Finance. Feb. 2. Arthur Anderson & Co., Philadelphia. Contact, D

The United States and South Korea will reopen talks next week on resolving pending trade issues on b

Puerto Rico's economy is tied more than ever to the mainland United States despite the island's driv

Calif. Moves to Curb Suits Against ChurchesSACRAMENTO, Calif. - The state Senate voted last

Japan's trade in goods and services hit $9.4 billion in December, helping push the surplus for all l

A committee of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic party has agreed to liberalize trade on eight of 10

Yeutter Says Subsidies Will Rise Without PactU.S. Trade Representative Clayton Yeutter has w

Top Stories: Outlook for crude oil trading is for relatively weak and unstable prices in 198

Singapore has introduced a new system of allocating textile quotas. About S$30 million (US$1

A Swedish electronics company, P.P. Elektronik of Umea, has developed a power- function test unit th

Japan anticipates that passenger car exports to the United States will not meet a self-imposed limit

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

The International Coffee Organization will not implement another cut in its global export coffee quo

Japanese Textile Firms To Set Up Plant in Ga.ATLANTA, Ga. - Two Japanese textile firms plan

Four European electronics giants are jointly developing an advanced TV system to challenge Japan's l

The U.S. merchandise trade deficit is continuing to improve, if inflation is discounted, a U.S. offi

China's first pawnshop since the Communists came to power opened last month in southwestern China, t

PepsiCo Inc. wants sole ownership of a facility in southern China's Guangzhou (Canton), Guangzhou's

The economy remains basically healthy despite new signs that growth is slowing, Federal Reserve Gove

THE BEST BUDGET PROPOSALS for presidential candidates may be those that avoid much detail on cutting

AIR CARGO Ailing Emery Air Freight gets additional time from creditors to meet loan requirem

A 5-year-old grain agreement with the Soviet Union expires soon, and Agriculture Secretary Richard E

The Coast Guard wants to re-examine its policy of providing towing service to vessels in need of ass

IT WAS JUST a little bitty change. The port of New Orleans issued a news release Dec. 22, co

The Caribbean Community has postponed the start-up of a bank to finance the region's exports and imp

1)Current Textile Quotas: Where the Average Recent Utilization RateIndicates Full Quota Util

The captain of the Reuben James was growing edgy. An Iranian ship steamed nearby. Two Iranian speedb

Acquisition of two more extra-large container cranes to serve larger-than- Panama x ships was author

At least one Brazilian company is looking for a bigger share of the U.S. market, whether or not the

World Trade Institute. Seminar on maritime law. Feb. 1-2 at the World Trade Center, New York City. F

U.S. game manufacturers have come to the birthplace of Trivial Pursuit this week to hunt for new way

Attorney General LeRoy S. Zimmerman today sued seven lower Bucks County cash on delivery home heatin

When the assembly lines stopped and silenced Sweden's huge Volvo factory last week, it was another s

New Jersey Resources Posts Rise in NetWALL, N.J. - New Jersey Resources Corp. reported earni

Jan. 28, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,