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GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Feb. 27, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Feb. 27, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 30

Ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau and his insurers are suing the Singapore shipyard where his research

Deterioration of freight rates in the competitive trans-Pacific trades will slow down this year, and

Some of the largest insurers in Florida have not fully complied with the state's law on credits to h

California Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush set off another round in his war of words with G

AXA-UAPDenis Kessler is joining the French insurer as senior executive vice president and me

The coffee market has warmed up considerably in South Florida in the past year since last March.

The Clinton administration, under intense public pressure to end a policy that has shielded Indonesi

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 241.62 up 1.56 wh

HOUSE VOTES TO REINSTALLAIR PASSENGER TICKET TAXWASHINGTON - The House voted 347-73 Wednesda

UN 'OIL-FOR-FOOD' DEALNETS $518 MILLION SO FARUNITED NATIONS - Proceeds from the sale of Ira

SHIPSSEAWAY SEASON SLATEDTO COMMENCE APRIL 2MASSENA, N.Y. - The St. Lawrence

White House delays in pressing for new trade negotiating powers are costing U.S. exporters to Chile

Mexican commerce officials have backed away from some tough labeling requirements that U.S. textiles

International Petroleum ExchangeFeb. 26, 1997 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Wednesday Feb. 26, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

In the new millennium, there will be three certainties: death, taxes and logistics.Little ca

The National Association of Manufacturers has launched another effort to win passage of a bill limit

PANAMA CANAL FUTUREIS TOPIC OF CONFERENCEWASHINGTON - The future of the Panama Canal will be

The road to a bigger share of the heavy-truck market may be bumpier for Navistar Transportation Corp

An outspoken opponent of the state's landmark electric deregulation bill signed into law last year w

Amoco Corp. and Shell Oil Co. have agreed to combine their operations in the historic Permian Basin

Canadian pipeline companies are planning too much natural gas export capacity to the United States,

The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission said Wednesday that beginning April 14, it will begin retaliati

China is coming under heavy pressure from the United States and the European Union to dramatically i

Thailand's main air carrier is bracing for competition, especially on domestic routes, with a govern

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The Federal Maritime Commission now has an electronic reading room on the commission's home page at

Confirmation that South Korea's Hanjin Shipping Co. took a majority share in Germany's DSR Senator L

1458 (Feb. 26, 1997) Previous day - 1460The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, March 1, 1996 - Feb. 26, 1997 (a graph)*

SUITS FILED TO BLOCKSALE OF GM DEFENSE UNITDETROIT - General Motors Corp. shareholders have

The best way to improve U.S. living standards is through a high-growth policy that expands trade, lo

''What a farce this certification issue is becoming.''

Feb. 26, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

SUMITOMO CHAIRMANRESIGNS OVER COPPER LOSSTOKYO - The chairman of scandal-tainted Sumitomo Co

A proposal on the European Union's gas directive could be made to the European Commission's energy c

Kvaerner, the Norwegian conglomerate that owns shipyards across Northern Europe, says the competitiv