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SHIPSSHIP SCRAPPING WORKREACHES RECORD LEVELSLONDON - The number of ships sc

A strike by marine pilots at the Port of Kingston has prevented several ships from docking and unloa

With the election over and Mexico's debt paid back early, it's good politics for President Clinton

1361 (Jan. 30, 1997) Previous day - 1370The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

1016 (Jan. 30, 1997) Previous day - 1027The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursd

Jan. 30, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Five years after the opening of Munich's new airport, its chief Thursday proposed building a second

A barge that capsized with 12,500 tons of chemical fertilizer aboard may still hold much of its carg

WILHELMSEN UPGRADESSERVICES, ADDS VESSELOSLO - Wilhelmsen Lines is upgrading liner service c

The first commercial ship built in decades by a U.S. shipyard for a foreign buyer isn't going to for

Moving goods between Hong Kong and the adjacent Shenzhen special economic zone in southern China sho

The speech - make that speeches - were classic Conrad.Conrad Everhard, chairman of Cho Yang

Transportacion Maritima Mexicana and Kansas City Southern Industries, winners of Mexico's first rail

Arkansas Best Corp. is looking to shed some of its money-losing subsidiaries, although it'snot clear

Like a high-altitude attack plane, the United States is swooping down on Asian countries one by one

A repeat of a crash like the ValuJet accident could lead to regulators seeking a total ban on the sh

KLM Cargo Thursday announced it was increasing scheduled European air freight service next month and

U.S. officials say open-skies initiatives are humming along around the world, and they expect the re

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

WESTINGHOUSE TO SELLNUCLEAR WASTE UNITPITTSBURGH - Westinghouse Electric Corp. has agreed to

As of Jan. 30, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 241.15 off 1.12

International Petroleum ExchangeJan. 30, 1997 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Jan. 30, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Jan. 30, 1997RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

Jan. 30, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 33

Monsanto Co. has entered into a three-year research project with an Australian university to learn w

New York Mercantile Exchange - Jan. 29, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High L

The nuclear power industry is asking a federal appeals court to force the Energy Department to begin

Jan. 30, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Oil giant Chevron Corp. is boosting its Asian profile by embarking on a $1.2 billion plan to build i

CHINA, SOUTH KOREA EYETAIWAN'S WASTE DISPOSALBEIJING - China will hold a working-level meeti

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Thursday Jan. 30, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

64 DOMINICANS RESCUEDFROM SINKING SAILBOATSAN JUAN - The U.S. Coast Guard rescued 64 Dominic

The Port of Felixstowe recorded another record year, with container traffic up 7 percent in 1996. Br

Colombia's Empresa Colombiana De Vias Ferreos, or Ferrovias, this month began accepting bids for its

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ANACOSTIA & PACIFIC CO.George Stern, former president of the Chicago & Illinois Midland Rail