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CLINTON'S GLOBAL WARMING PLAN GENERATES FRICTION \ BUSINESS, GREEN GROUPS COOL ON LATEST PROPOSALS

Tom Connors |
President Clinton's new proposal for combating the threat of long-term global warming quickly raised
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BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |
ITALY, PHILIPPINES SEEKTO INCREASE TRADEMANILA - The Philippines and Italy said Wednesday th
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CHARGES BROUGHT AGAINST 2 CAPTAINS IN TANKER COLLISION

P.T. Bangsberg |
The masters of two tankers that collided in the Singapore Strait were charged Wednesday.Mich

ROSTOCK-ATLANTIK LINE AT LAST SETS DATE FOR BOX SERVICE

Robert Koenig |
After more than a year of delays, the Rostock-Atlantik Line is scheduled to start its ''niche'' cont

PHILADELPHIA YARD WILL BE BUSTLING AGAIN AT A PRICE THAT HITS MANY BELOW THE BELT

Tom Baldwin |
This riverside repository for people who behave strangely is proving itself all over again. Ben Fran
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SINGAPORE BUYS STAKE IN ADEN BOX COMPLEX

P.T. Bangsberg |
Singapore's port agency is taking an equity stake in a new container terminal being built at the Mid
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PEOPLE ON THE MOVE

From Wire and Staff Reports |
NORTH CAROLINA STATE PORTS AUTHORITYDon McMahan, director of the State Port at Morehead City
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BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |
ALABAMA DOCKS FINDSGRAIN ELEVATOR OPERATORMOBILE, Ala. - Alabama State Docks, which recently
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A SHIPMENT OF ASTRONOMICAL PROPORTIONS

JOC Staff |
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MARITIME CALENDAR

JOC Staff |
ONGOINGCalifornia Maritime Academy. Seminars on situational negotiating skills. Contact: Ray
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CARGO WATCH: LONG BEACH \ KEY MOVEMENTS IN 20-FOOT OCEAN CONTAINER UNITS

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

The following trade leads appear exclusively in print in The |
OFFERS TO BUY* PLYWOOD - CONSTRUCTION. Long-term basis for container loads of construction p
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GROWING US EXPORTS: WINE

Global Trade Information, Columbia, S.C. ; The Journal of |
Only graph.
Transport, Trade and Regulation News

KUWAIT: PLASTICS PRODUCTION MACHINERY

U.S. Department of Commerce. |
Kuwait's plastics industry is owned and run by the private sector, which also is the only end-user f
Transport, Trade and Regulation News

NOT A MAN'S WORLD

JOC Staff |
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Transport, Trade and Regulation News

FOREIGN EXCHANGE

JOC Staff |
The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by Reuter Money Service, are selling rates among

COST OF CREDIT

JOC Staff |
Tuesday, Oct. 21, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

KR-CRB FUTURES INDEXES

JOC Staff |
The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 243.92 off 0.97 w

SPOT COMMODITIES

JOC Staff |
Oct. 21, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

NEW YORK OIL FUTURES

JOC Staff |
New York Mercantile Exchange - Oct. 20, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

GASOLINE PRICES

JOC Staff |
Oct. 21, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

NEW HAVEN RESIDUAL FUELS

JOC Staff |
Oct. 21, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 29

PHILIPPINES ACTS ON MINING LICENSES

P.T. Bangsberg |
Prodded by a visibly perturbed president, the Philippine environmental department is accelerating th

LONDON OIL FUTURES

JOC Staff |
International Petroleum ExchangeOct. 21, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

SPOT PRODUCT PRICES

JOC Staff |
Oct. 21, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |
TRADE UNION THREATENSNIGERIAN OIL EXPORTSLAGOS, Nigeria - An international trade union feder

JOURNAL OF COMMERCE INDUSTRIAL PRICE INDEX

The Center for International Business Cycle Research at |
(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Nov. 8, 1996 - Oct. 21, 1997 (a graph)*

FRENCH POLICY SEEN PLAYING ROLE IN RATE CONVERGENCE

Bridge News |
French government policy has played a major role both in the current convergence of French and Germa

GM BRASS URGE TAX HIKE ON GAS TO COMBAT CO2

Reuters |
Top General Motors Corp. executives Tuesday acknowledged that growing carbon dioxide emissions pose

BALTIC FREIGHT INDEX

JOC Staff |
1336 (Oct. 21, 1997) Previous day - 1343The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

MALAYSIA IS URGED TO HEED FOREIGN CRITICS OF BUDGET

Bridge News |
A Malaysian opposition leader Tuesday urged the government to be sensitive to negative reaction by f

INDIA READIES A NEW POLICY TO NARROW ITS PETROLEUM GAP

N. Vasuki Rao |
The government is expected to approve early next month key elements of a petroleum policy paving the

FREIGHT RATE FUTURES

JOC Staff |
Oct. 21, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

BALTIC HANDY INDEX

JOC Staff |
989 (Oct. 21, 1997) Previous day - 993The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursday

QUOTA WATCH

International Development Systems Inc., Washington |
Current Textile Quotas:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utiliz
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SHIP FIXTURE BREAKDOWN

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

TURKISH CARMAKERS DEMAND TOUGHER IMPORT REGULATIONS

Jonathan Ewing |
Threatened by rising imports of U.S. and European cars, Turkey's automakers are demanding stricter r
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PRINCETON GRAPHIC'S ARCADIA MONITOR HAS THAT IMAGE, NO DOT ABOUT IT!

Mike Berman |
I'm sitting here watching the World Series on my computer monitor. I can also surf the Net on my TV

BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |
PLANESUPS EXECUTIVES MEETWITH WHITE HOUSE STAFFWASHINGTON - United Parcel Se

EARNINGS

From Staff Reports |
INTERNATIONAL SHIPHOLDING'SEARNINGS FELL IN QUARTERNEW ORLEANS - International Shipholding C
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