Transport, Trade and Regulation News

A Maryland-based building products company said the low cost of barge transportation is a key factor

The giant shipping wing of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. was able to cut its transportation costs as

Jamaican shippers are busing their employees between home and the workplace in an effort to combat H

The legal consequences of a 1979 chemical spill in Blue Island, Ill., could re-define the relationsh

EC OFFICIAL PRAISES TIES WITH EAST BLOCBRUSSELS, Belgium - A top official of the European Co

China Plans to Focus On Farm ProductionChina is set to shift its economic development strate

H.J. Heinz Acquires Botswana Soap GroupH.J. Heinz Co. has purchased Kgalagadi Soap Industrie

Mitsubishi Electric Co. appointed Masatoshi Kawasaki president of Mitsubishi Electronics America Inc

Agriculture Remains GATT Stumbling BlockCONSTANCE, West Germany - Trade ministers from 27 co

Dealing With the Boycott: Legal Tax and Financial Aspects. March 21-22. World Trade Institute, World

Bridgestone Enters Bid To Purchase FirestoneBridgestone Corp., Japan's largest tire company,

Brazil's Trade Surplus Declined in FebruarySAO PAULO, Brazil - Brazil registered a foreign t

Canada Trade Surplus Triples During JanuaryCanada's seasonally adjusted trade surplus in Jan

Ex-Japanese Official Sentenced for BriberyThe Tokyo District Court Tuesday sentenced Nobuyuk

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Construction Orders To South Korea FallSEOUL, South Korea - Foreign orders to South Korean c

UK Trade Deficit in '87 Smaller Than ExpectedBritain's deficit on trade in goods and service

IDB ARGENTINA - $70 million from the Inter-American Development Bank for water supply system

The Mexican Economy: National and International Considerations. March 14-15. The Graduate School and

Derish Wolff was named president of the International Engineering Construction Industry Council, nat

OECD Says Outlook Brightest for US, JapanEconomic trends look better than at the turn of the

Car Designer to Head Italian AssociationSergio Pininfarina, the renowned car designer, was n

West German Prices Rose 0.2 percent in FebruaryWest German consumer prices rose by 0.2 perce

It's nothing but kid-glove treatment for this stone warrior and his companions, insured for $20 mill

ALLIANT COMPUTER SYSTEMS CORP. (Littleton, Mass.) - Koji Kaneko was named president and representati

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OECD Deficit Grows Despite Record TourismThe Organization for Economic Cooperation and Devel

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

China Urges Protection For Private EconomyChina's Communist Party has proposed amending the

China Copyright Stand Disappoints US GroupA U.S. industry group says it is disappointed by s

Several major Japanese electronics makers, including Pioneer, NEC and Fujitsu, will end sales to Sou

Canada's westernmost province is indirectly funding a trade mission in Taiwan, breaking a pattern in

Exporting - Your Passport to Profit. March 9. Immaculata College in Frazer, Pa. Contact Thomas Tolan

Canada Is Top Buyer Of US ElectronicsCanada was the top U.S. market for electronics goods in

South Korea Posts Rise In Payments SurplusSEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's current account

Due to strong exports, South Korea's trade surplus in February more than tripled to $524 million fro

Japan's Jobless Rate Rose 0.1 percent in JanuaryUnemployment in Japan rose 0.1 percent from

BIBE-INTERFOOD - International Exhibition of Food and Beverage Products. March 5-10. Genoa, Italy. C

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Hong Kong Trade Declined in JanuaryAll the elements of Hong Kong's external trade declined i