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It looks like it's going to be a big week for the East Coast's largest port.After years of p

May 5, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

1260 (May 2, 1997) Previous day - 1258The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

The threat of another summer of chaos on French roads is receding, but not disappearing. That's beca

When I first came to The Journal of Commerce newsroom six years ago, the term EDI (electronic data

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

C.H. Robinson, aiming to capture shippers requiring urgent freight hauls, has entered the expedited

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Hong Kong's plans for three more container terminals are coming under renewed scrutiny, with questio

WICHITA DROPS SUIT OVERUP ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUESWASHINGTON - The city of Wichita, Kan., has dr

HAPAG-LLOYD (AMERICA) INC.This U.S. arm of the German shipping line announced that David Jun

The chief investigator probing last May's ValuJet crash thinks the DC-9 nose dived into the Everglad

A strong week for U.S. stocks spurred The Journal of Commerce's index of transportation stocks to ac

May 5, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27.7

Six U.S. senators have asked President Clinton to break off aviation talks with Japan until Tokyo pu

The first round of talks between Hong Kong and Taiwan failed to resolve a deadlock on how shipping w

SENATE APPROVES BILLPROTECTING VOLUNTEERSWASHINGTON - Volunteers would be protected from som

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,524-$1,595 per ton lo

OAHU POWER PLANT SOLDTO MAINLAND COMPANIESHONOLULU - Two mainland companies have teamed up t

As of May 5, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from supp

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 246.62 off 1.28 wh

SWISS RE NET PROFITJUMPS 33 PERCENT FOR YEARZURICH - Swiss Re reported that 1996 net profit

International Petroleum ExchangeMay 2, 1997 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)_

Northwest Natural Gas Co. has asked state regulators to add another condition to the proposed merger

May 5, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Premi

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

May 5, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o.

TQM FILES FOR EXTENSIONOF GAS PIPELINE IN CANADAHOUSTON - TransQuebec & Maritimes Pipeline s

AMERICANINTERNATIONAL GROUPPaul Obolensky was named president of AIG Insurance Management Se

May 5, 1997This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the est

A recent rumor that newly joined brokers Marsh & McLennan and Johnson & Higgins were planning to get

The California Earthquake Authority governing board last week named a chief executive that brought s

Up to 17 percent of Americans lacked health insurance early in 1996, according to preliminary federa

Monday May 5, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing t

The Indonesian government vowed Monday to punish whomever was responsible for the huge gold mining h

U.N. Undersecretary-General Yasushi Akashi arrived in Baghdad Saturday to review problems in the imp

Under heavy pressure from the government, Russia's natural gas monopoly Gazprom has agreed to pay of

An Iraqi government newspaper called on the United Nations Monday to reproach the United States for

AIRBORNE PARTIALLYREMOVES FUEL SURCHARGESSEATTLE - Airborne Express announced Monday it has

May 5, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent pr