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International Petroleum ExchangeMarch 19, 1997 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Wednesday March 19, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represen

Salvage experts say that proposals from liability insurers to reform how ship salvage operations are

The Russians never needed U.S. aid in building nuclear weapons, but this week they're enlisting thei

STUDENTS LEND A HANDWITH SEA-LAND'S HELPFALMOUTH, Ky. - Sea-Land Service Inc. loaned a conta

International Container Terminal Services Inc. has big plans for Mexico's modest Pacific Coast port

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

City by city, urban center by urban center, a war is taking place in Mexico.A telephone war,

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

House Republicans, trying to keep to the proposed timetable for consolidating three banking bills ne

U.S. inventories of distillate fuel oil, used as home heating and diesel fuel, declined by 3.6 milli

It seems obvious. Since freight forwarders and shipping lines communicate with each other electronic

CONTINENTAL BEGINSHOUSTON RENOVATIONHOUSTON - Continental Airlines has begun $190 million in

Riding a 39 percent increase in highway truckload shipments, intermodal marketing companies particip

European airline manufacturer Airbus Industrie has been negotiating with U.S., European and Asian co

The director-general of the World Trade Organization, Renato Ruggiero, has proposed a summit meeting

RADIATION LEVEL HIGHAT JAPAN NUCLEAR PLANTTOKYO - The Japanese state-run Power Reactor and N

Executives at Arco Alaska Inc. are trying to find the source of sea water bubbling up next to some o

With environmentalists stronger than ever, the only hope to make dredging projects a reality is to e

ATLAS EXTENDS TWO CARGOPACTS WITH CHINA AIRLINESGOLDEN, Colo. - Atlas Air Inc. said it exten

FRANCE TELECOM DENIESINTEREST IN SPRINT BIDPARIS - France Telecom denied Wednesday that it i

The U.S. dollar rose above 1.68 Deutsche marks Wednesday on realizations that any delay in European

Most international economists believe the European Union's plan to launch a common currency by Janua

MEXICO'S ALESTRA SIGNSPHONE DEAL WITH HOTELSMEXICO CITY - The Mexican telephone company Ales

Toy manufacturer Mattel Inc. has signed a large-volume contract with the group of ship lines that se

Two California congressmen have asked the Defense Department to postpone turning over a closed Navy

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 244.34 up 0.23 wh

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

Turkey's total wheat imports for 1996 rose by 21.6 percent to 1.97 million tons, according to a repo

Japanese shipping analysts said Tuesday's agreement by domestic maritime groups to improve Japan's p

Coast Guard officials in New Orleans are hoping that the mighty Mississippi River will be open for b

SEA-LAND UPGRADES ITSUKRAINIAN CARGO SERVICELONDON - Sea-Land Service Inc. is increasing the

SHIPSAILORS FACE PROSECUTIONIN STOWAWAY DEATHSHALIFAX - Six Taiwanese sailor

If you believe all the gloomy headlines, you'd think Asia was falling apart. Daily reports detail ho

''When you're doing business overseas, you're a barbarian. Whether you're male or female makes littl

Grain traffic on the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway was disappointing in 1996, but there are so

The Port of Seattle's oldest, largest and most diversified international cargo terminal is wearing o

The polite term is ''residual ballast.''But a better description is the ''unpumpable slop an

New York Mercantile Exchange - March 18, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High

Last summer, ocean carriers could have earned $1,100 for shipping a 20-foot container from Italy to