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NEW YORK OIL FUTURES

JOC Staff |
New York Mercantile Exchange - April 9, 1998Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High

*BALTIC FREIGHT INDEX

JOC Staff |
966 (April 9, 1998) Previous day - 961The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon
Maritime

QUOTAS WILL BE KEY TO RISE IN KOREAN SALES

Jack Lucentini |
The Asian economic crisis, while not expected to trigger a sizable increase in textile and apparel i
Maritime

INDONESIA SEEKS TO SHORE UP VITAL EXPORTS \ $1 BILLION SET ASIDE TO BACK LETTERS OF CREDIT

P.T. Bangsberg |
The Indonesian government is moving boldly to prop up its textile sector in order to avoid a meltdow
Maritime

CAN LATIN AIRPORTS COPE WITH VOLUME? \ EFFORTS TO HANDLE INCREASE IN BUSINESS VARY WIDELY

Ian Putzger |
Air cargo trade with Latin America has grown steadily in recent years, but the question bugging the

SPOT METALS PRICES

JOC Staff |
Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,500-$1,600 per ton lo

BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |
SHIPSFELIXSTOWE SETS RECORDFOR BOX PORTS IN BRITAINLONDON - Felixstowe set a

CUSTOMS DRUG BLITZ STILL NOT UP TO SPEED

Bill Mongelluzzo |
The anti-drug blitz has been a bust so far.Operation Brass Ring has been under way for two m

DOLLAR FALLS VS. MARK, UP ON YEN ON SLOW DAY

Wire And Staff Report |
* Noon Monday - The dollar declined against the Deutsche mark at midday Monday in very thin trading

BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |
SAP AND FEDEX LINKLOGISTICS CAPABILITIESMEMPHIS - SAP AG, the major German supplier of suppl
Maritime

SPOT PRODUCT PRICES

JOC Staff |
April 9, 1998U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

AMERICAN STEAMSHIP GIVES TO MERCHANT MARINE LIBRARY

Journal Of Commerce Staff |
The American Merchant Marine Library Association received a $3,347 donation from American Steamship
Maritime

SHIPPING LOSSES SINK INDEX

Gregory S. Johnson |
Plagued by continuing losses among many shipping companies, The Journal of Commerce Transportation S

HERTZ AGREES TO PURCHASE FRENCH EQUIPMENT-RENTAL FIRM

Associated Press |
Hertz Corp. said Monday it agreed to acquire Boireau Group, a French equipment-rental concern, for a
Maritime

BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |
AIG INCREASING STAKE IN20TH CENTURY INDUSTRIESWOODLAND HILLS, Calif. - American Internationa

TAIWAN CARRIER REFLAGS 6 SHIPS FOR CHINA TRADE

P.T. Bangsberg |
Shipping between China and Taiwan is buffeted by constant political squalls, but another carrier is

CARGO WATCH: GULFPORT, MISS.

PIERS database |
Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.97 97 97 97 97
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SHIP FIXTURE BREAKDOWN

Ship fixtures are a product of Bridge News, (formerly |
GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker Rate Schedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Sched
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TRADELEADS

The following tradeleads appear exclusively in print in The |
OFFERS TO BUY* WELDING ELECTRODES. Please offer cost and freight Karachi per metric ton. Wel
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CALIFORNIA, KENTUCKY MULL DEMUTUALIZATION \ CONVERSION TO STOCK COMPANIES IS A GROWING TREND IN US

Ron Lent |
California and Kentucky have become two of the latest states to take up legislation to enable mutual

FAA STRESSES PREVENTION \ EDUCATION, ENFORCEMENT HELD CRUCIAL TO SAFETY

Michele Kayal |
Last July, employees of Rich International Airways handed a box to some Delta Air Lines workers in

UPS TO GUARANTEE GROUND DELIVERIES

Associated Press |
Beginning next month, United Parcel Service will offer a money-back guarantee that truck-delivered b

BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |
MCDONALD'S TO INVESTIN ASIA, DESPITE ITS WOESOAK BROOK, Ill. - McDonald's Corp. plans to inv
Maritime

LATIN ECONOMIC GROWTH TO SLOW \ CARRIERS AND SHIPPERS RECHART STRATEGIES FOR MILLENNIUM

Patricia B. Demetrio |
Staggering economic growth in South America over the past five years has given way to projections of

LONDON OIL FUTURES

JOC Staff |
International Petroleum ExchangeApril 7, 1998 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

GASOLINE PRICES

JOC Staff |
April 9, 1998RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

CUNARD SAYS "ALOHA' TO $105,000 AS US LEVIES FINE FOR VIOLATING CABOTAGE LAW

Journal Of Commerce Special |
One of the world's best-known cruise liners ran afoul of a controversial U.S. cabotage law and has b
Maritime

INSURERS UNLIKELY TO PAY SHIPOWNERS FOR DAMAGE CAUSED BY MILLENNIUM BUG

Bridge News |
Shipowners unprepared for the millennium bug in their software systems will receive little compensat

PRIVATELY BUILDING INTERMODAL CORRIDORS \ GOVERNMENTS SLOWLY LOOSENING THEIR GRIP ON INFRASTRUCTURE

Kevin G. Hall |
To understand why Latin American manufacturers have been held back in their attempts to reach world

CALIFORNIA WORKERS COMP CRACKDOWN \ NEW PROGRAM GOES AFTER THE UNINSURED

Ron Lent |
California has begun a program to root out employers who don't purchase workers compensation insuran

DEMAND FOR FOREST PRODUCTS SPURS GEARBULK TO MAKE CANADIAN STOP

Courtney Tower |
A growing demand in South America for forest products has brought a new world shipping line, Gearbul
Maritime

RAILS LIST FIVE WAYS TO ASSIST CLIENTS \ PROPOSALS ARE RESPONSE TO BLISTERING CRITICISM

Journal Of Commerce Staff |
Freight railroads that were blistered with criticism from customers during a two-day Surface Transpo

JOURNAL OF COMMERCE INDUSTRIAL PRICE INDEX

JOC Staff |
(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, May 30, 1997 - Apr. 9, 1998 (a graph)*

TRYING TO REACH CUSTOMS HARMONY \ ISSUE TO COME UP AT TRADE SUMMIT

Larry Luxner |
As 34 heads of state gather in Santiago later this week for the launch of negotiations aimed at c

BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |
HOUSTON PORT WELCOMESCRANES MADE IN ARGENTINAHOUSTON - The Port of Houston Authority and Arg
Maritime

CARGO WATCH: P&O NEDLLOYD

PIERS database |
Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.97 97 97 97 97
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FREIGHT RATE FUTURES

JOC Staff |
April 9, 1998Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low
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TRANSPORTATION CALENDAR

JOC Staff |
APRILRaritan Traffic Club. April 14. Edison, N.J. Steamship night. Joseph Cuccurullo, vice p
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NEW HAVEN RESIDUAL FUELS

JOC Staff |
April 9, 1998No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 25

NEW PRESSURE FOR SHUSTER AS EPPARD IS INDICTED

William Roberts |
Rep. Bud Shuster, the powerful House transportation chairman, faces intensifying pressure from an in
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