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ONGOINGCalifornia Maritime Academy. Oakland. September, November and January. Seminars on si

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TRUCKING COMPANYANNOUNCES RATE HIKEKANSAS CITY - Trucking giant Yellow Freight System Friday

In a terse statement issued Friday after three days of talks, De Beers, the diamond cartel leader, a

Norwegian oil and gas company Statoil has begun negotiations to sell gas to potential buyers in the

The high-priced sale of Brazil's most-prized container terminal at the Port of Santos has raised hop

SHIPSHALLA GETS ORDERFOR TWO OIL TANKERSSEOUL - Halla Engineering & Heavy In

The long-planned effort to pass new trade negotiating authority is turning into a legislative free-f

Tough new clean air standards will hit the nation's seaports from every direction because of the int

Grain shipments appear to be on track for a strong fall, but the latest rail traffic results show co

The just-announced breakup of Kansas City Southern Industries Inc. into separate railroad and financ

Sea-Land Service Inc. is asking Congress to overturn a recent Maritime Administration decision restr

Seven passengers were killed and as many as 170 injured Friday, some seriously, when a packed expres

The growth in shipments of breakbulk cargoes such as forest products steel and heavy equipment is pr

Hong Kong shipowners are pressing the government for changes in tax and registration procedures, whi

Containerized shipping may have the glamour, but many seaports along the Atlantic Coast and the Grea

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1283 (Sept. 19, 1997) Previous day - 1283The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

Canada's Ontario Hydro last week shut reactor unit No. 3 at its Bruce A nuclear station for an inspe

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

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

Friday, Sept. 19, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Internet Web sites courting U.S. exporters are stepping up their campaigns to sign on small and medi

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 240.90 up 0.45 w

As of Sept. 19, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

Sept. 19, 1997RESELLER RACK UNLEADED MID- PREMIUM-UNL

Sept. 19, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Sept. 19, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 2

US BACKS DUTY-FREESTATUS FOR BRAZIL SUGARWASHINGTON - The Clinton administration supports gr

Sept. 19, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

South Korea's Hyundai Petrochemical has pushed back the start-up date of its new naphtha-based ethyl

INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM EXCHANGESept. 19, 1997 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE - SEPT. 18, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

The Maritime Union of Australia succeeded in pressuring a U.S. shipping company not to use nonunion

Not everything can be containerized.In this day and age of global ocean carriers with huge,

For a port that is bursting at the seams with coal and forest products, it's a wonder that Alabama S

Protection & Indemnity Clubs, the organizations run by shipowners to insure them against liability r

Sept. 19, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Lo

CHINESE PORT TAICANGTO MAKE IMPROVEMENTSNANJING, China - The Port of Taicang in Jiangsu prov

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent) is as