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Officials in Jiangsu province said Sunday the Port of Lianyun has drawn up a plan for further expans

Be alert for attempts to sneak ocean shipping deregulation legislation through the Senate in the wan

CAGEMA ANNOUNCESFEEDER SERVICESECAUCUS, N.J. - Caribbean General Maritime Ltd. is offering a

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The partnership agreement between Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. and members of the Global Alliance too

ONGOINGCalifornia Maritime Academy. Oakland, Calif. November and January. Seminars on situat

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World steel consumption this year will reach a record 695 million metric tons, up 4.5 percent from l

Oct. 6, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27.

The Philippines has vowed not to commit itself to opening up its financial sector to the degree bein

New York Mercantile Exchange - Oct. 2, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Oct. 6, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

TOTAL CHAIRMAN EXPECTSRECORD PROFIT THIS YEARPARIS - The chairman of French energy group Tot

China's highest governing body, the State Council, will launch a nationwide compliance check on taxe

ECONOMIST FEARS A REPEATOF '80S LATIN DEBT CRISISMEXICO CITY - Growing public debt in Latin

Supply and demand in the world coffee market are in ''comparative balance,'' a leading analyst said

October 6, 1997This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the

Monday Oct. 6, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Oct. 25, 1996 - Oct. 6, 1997 (a graph)*

The Deutsche mark came under pressure against the dollar in European trading Monday but didn't break

Saying the ''industrial world alone'' cannot assume global responsibility for reducing greenhouse ga

OFFERS TO BUY* SECONDHAND AMPOULE-MAKING LINE. For pharmaceutical industry. Prefer Schott tr

A key House Republican leader drew a partisan line in the sand Monday on granting President Clinton

The price gap between Tokyo and major Western cities narrowed in 1996, but the Japanese capital rema

Scientists abandoned a satellite launched just four months ago, jolting India's plans to expand its

Shopping-mad Israelis will soon have an alternative to the local mall - one-day sprees to London.

SHIPSFLORIDA COMPANY STARTSDRY-DOCK IMPROVEMENTSJACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Atlantic Dry Do

Barely two weeks before a possible strike against Amtrak that would halt rail service on the Northea

Months after a strong recommendation from the Finance Department, the government says it will privat

United Parcel Service driver Lisa Simms of Delhi says she and 19 others who worked during the Teamst

David McLean minces no words when it comes to describing Circle International's margin of error in s

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Buoyed by increases in five of its seven categories, The Journal of Commerce Transportation Stock In

1287 (Oct. 6, 1997) Previous day - 1286The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

Oct. 6, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

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Charters and leases of foreign-owned ships flying the Philippine flag will be extended a decade, to

U.S.-based B&H Co. is set to invest US$90 million to secure seven oil product tankers in a move to e

SHIPSCALIFORNIA CONTINUES ITSBUNKER FUEL EXEMPTIONSACRAMENTO, Calif. - Gov. Pete Wil

Milk may appear white, but when Canadian and U.S. officials look at Canada's pricing mechanisms for