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BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |
RUSSIA, SWEDEN EXPECTEDTO NEGOTIATE GAS DEALMOSCOW - HEAD OF RUSSIA'S GAS MONOPOLY GAZPROM R

NEW HAVEN RESIDUAL FUELS

JOC Staff |
Dec. 1, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 29.

LONDON OIL FUTURES

JOC Staff |
International Petroleum ExchangeDec. 1, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

CARGO WATCH: ATLANTIC CONTAINER LINE \ KEY MOVEMENTS IN 20-FOOT OCEAN CONTAINER UNITS

PIERS database. |
Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sep.96 96 96 96 96 9
Maritime

CANADIAN INSURERS RE-EVALUATE ROLES

Helen R. Macleod |
The insurance industry in Canada is beginning to wake up to a lack of consumer knowledge and good wi

CHEMICAL PRICES

Compiled by Rosalie Spiller, Journal of Commerce Chemical |
As of Dec. 1, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

VIRGINIA TRANSPORT SECRETARY TO REJOIN NORFOLK SOUTHERN

Journal Of Commerce Staff |
Virginia's secretary of transportation, Robert E. Martinez, will jump back across the line between p

OPEC CHIEF DEFENDS GROUP'S POSITION ON GREENHOUSE GASES

Reuters |
OPEC's top official flew to Japan on Monday to defend oil interests at a U.N. global warming summit,

US TEXTILES-APPAREL IMPORTS JUMP 17 PERCENT IN FIRST 9 MONTHS

Paula L. Green |
U.S. imports of textiles and apparel grew by 17 percent for the first nine months of this year to re
Maritime

GASOLINE PRICES

JOC Staff |
Dec. 1, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlea

FORMER AIRLINE VP GETS 18-MONTH JAIL SENTENCE

Journal Of Commerce Staff |
The former vice president of maintenance for a Skyway Airlines facility here has been sentenced to 1

BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |
FRENCH AGENCYINSPECTING GAN'S BOOKSPARIS - The French Audit Office confirmed Monday it is ca

MAJOR GAINS AND DECLINES IN CARLOADINGS

Adapted from Weekly Railroad Traffic, Association of American |
Three weeks ended Nov. 22, 1997, vs. similar 1996 periodCars Cars Loaded Loaded

AVIVA FREUDMANN NAMED EUROPEAN EDITOR BY JOFC

Journal Of Commerce Staff |
Aviva Freudmann, formerly editorial director for The Journal of Commerce in Washington, was named Eu
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JOURNAL OF COMMERCE INDUSTRIAL PRICE INDEX

JOC Staff |
(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Dec. 20, 1996 - Nov. 21, 1997 (a graph)*

PCS CATASTROPHE INSURANCE OPTIONS \ PROPERTY CLAIMS SERVICES PROVIDES THESE FIGURES EACH FRIDAY.

Chicago Board of Trade |
CALL SPREADS PRICE OR BID/ASKNational annual '97* 60/80

DSR SENATOR SEES A BIG LOSS FOR '97 BUT A BREAK-EVEN '98

Robert Koenig |
Battered by unfavorable container-shipping trends, Germany's DSR Senator Lines will end the year wit
Maritime

AGENCY TRANSFERS FUNDS TO LONG BEACH \ COMMISSION ONCE MORE OKS MONEY FOR CITY USE

Bill Mongelluzzo |
In what has become an annual event, the city of Long Beach requested a transfer of harbor revenues t
Maritime

CARGO WATCH: PORTLAND, ORE. \ KEY MOVEMENTS IN 20-FOOT OCEAN CONTAINER UNITS

PIERS database. |
Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sep.96 96 96 96 96 9
Maritime

US BRAGS OF VICTORY OVER ARGENTINE TARIFFS

William Roberts |
Still stinging from a refusal by Congress to expand its trade negotiating authority, the Clinton adm
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QUOTE TO NOTE

Dave Davison, Manager of global logistics for personal |
'Shame on you for not proactively working together, and with the port authorities, in making master
Maritime

BETTER THAN TV: ALL EYES ARE GLUED TO THE "CAREY AND HOFFA' SHOW

Gregory S. Johnson |
Only the Teamsters could reduce trucking to a mere soap opera: Has Ron left for good? Will James bri

FREIGHT RATE FUTURES

JOC Staff |
Nov. 26, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High
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COMMISSIONER: PAY THE LAWYERS \ CALIFORNIA INSURANCE CZAR SEEKS RECONSIDERATION OF A RULING

Ron Lent |
California Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush is asking a San Francisco judge to reconsider hi

SPOT METALS PRICES

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

NEW HAVEN RESIDUAL FUELS

JOC Staff |
Nov. 26, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 29

INDIANA LABOR, BUSINESSES DEBATE FALL IN COMP RATES

Associated Press |
Falling insurance rates for workers compensation spell good news for businesses, but how long will i

PEOPLE ON THE MOVE

From Wire and Staff Reports |
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE CO.Gary G. Benanav joined the life insurer as executive vice preside

CHINA PORTS EXPAND RAPIDLY \ IMPROVEMENTS ARE MADE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AT DOCKSIDE AND INLAND

P.T. Bangsberg |
Mosey along almost anywhere in China within sniffing distance of the sea and you're likely to be smo

FOOT THE BILL

P.T. Bangsberg |
Negotiations are nearing their final stage for Hong Kong's next container terminal, intended to be i
Maritime

TRADELEADS

The following tradeleads appear exclusively in print in The |
OFFERS TO BUY* MICHELIN OR COMPATIBLE TIRES. Automobile tires, Ms260 Michelin or compatible,
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MALAYSIAN PORT IS SETTING ITS SIGHTS ON CHEMICAL SECTOR

P.T. Bangsberg |
Having won the right to take over and develop Malaysia's Port of Kuantan, a consortium says it aims
Maritime

BALTIC FREIGHT INDEX

Journal of Commerce |
November 28: 1175
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HOLLAND NOISE RULES COULD ICE POLAR AIR

Michele Kayal |
In a brewing international scuffle, the United States' only scheduled freight airline to Amsterdam s

CHEMICAL PRICES

Compiled by Rosalie Spiller, Journal of Commerce Chemical |
As of Nov. 26, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

DOW, CARGILL IN PLASTICS DEAL

Reuters |
Dow Chemical Co. and grain processing giant Cargill have formed a joint venture to develop and marke

SPOT PRODUCT PRICES

JOC Staff |
Nov. 26, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |
CHINA TO CUT INDUSTRIALPRODUCT TARIFFS TO 10 PERCENTBEIJING - China will cut its average tar
Maritime

CHANGING CARGO PATTERNS RAISE WAVES IN ASIAN LANES \ IMPORTS SURGE AS DOLLAR BUYS MORE OVERSEAS

Alan Abrams |
Long before the recent meltdown in financial markets rocked Asia's tigers and threatened an already

THE RIG'S UP: US HAS UNTIL OCTOBER TO FORGE TRANS-CASPIAN PIPELINE PLAN

Michael S. Lelyveld |
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev has given U.S. officials until October 1998 to come up wit
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