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TRANSPORTATION STOCK INDEX

Nordby International Inc., Boulder, Colo. |
COMPANY PERFORMANCEPercentYear Closing ChangeHigh/ Pric

JARDINE SHEDS LAST LINK TO ASIAN LIFE BUSINESS

P.T. Bangsberg |
Jardine Matheson & Co., one of Hong Kong's oldest conglomerates, is whittling back its spread of int

BALTIC HANDY INDEX

JOC Staff |
1039 (Feb. 18, 1997) Previous day - 1016The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursd

KR-CRB FUTURES INDEXES

JOC Staff |
The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 239.51 up 1.13 whi

NEW HAVEN RESIDUAL FUELS

JOC Staff |
Feb. 18, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 32

POCKETING THE DIFFERENCE

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Transport, Trade and Regulation News

WORLD BRIEFS

Economist Intelligence Unit; Africa Recovery, UNDP, Clearing |
WESTERN EUROPEGERMANYCorporate tax relief will start in January 1998 under the gover
Transport, Trade and Regulation News

EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES

The trade leads are generated from around the world on a daily |
The leads are classified and listed by their Harmonized System (HS) codes. U.S. firms should note th
Transport, Trade and Regulation News

APL UNIT GETS THE GREEN LIGHT TO EXPAND CHINA LOGISTICS SERVICES

P.T. Bangsberg |
The woefully underdeveloped logistics sector in China is picking up steam, which shippers, consignee

JOURNAL OF COMMERCE - FAST FACTS \ ASSEMBLY PLANT DEFECTS PER 100 VEHICLES

U.S. Commerce Department; J.P. Madduffie, J.D. Power & |
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THE INSIDE TRACK

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P&O NEDLLOYD HOLDING TALKS WITH GLOBAL

Peter Tirschwell |
Liner shipping giant P&O Nedlloyd is engaged in ''substantive'' talks about joining the Global Allia

COST OF CREDIT

JOC Staff |
Tuesday, Feb. 18, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

ECUADOR SAYS DEBT SERVICE NEEDS TO BE RENEGOTIATED

Bridge News |
Finance Minister Carlos Davalos said he considers Ecuador's debt service to be unfeasible and will s

SECURITIES GROUP: FOREIGN PURCHASES HELP MUTE RATES \ EQUITY CAPITAL FREED BOTH IN US, ABROAD

Bridge News |
Foreign purchases of U.S. Treasury securities totaled a record $73.5 billion in the third quarter, h

BRIEFS

From Wire Reports |
BRUSSELS ACKNOWLEDGESMAD-COW CRITICISM VALIDBRUSSELS - EU Commission President Jacques Sante

COTTON COUNCIL: CHANGES LOOM IN NEXT DECADE \ THIN PROFIT MARGINS A PRESSING CONCERN

Howard Simon |
Unity among cotton growers will be more important than ever to cotton's continued viability because

BALTIC FREIGHT INDEX

JOC Staff |
1467 (Feb. 18, 1997) Previous day - 1465The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

SEAWAY SEEKS NEW WAY

Chris Isidore |
A two-nation system that imposes enough tolls, fees, regulations and red tape to scare off even the

BALTIC FREIGHT INDEX

Journal of Commerce |
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BERGESEN REPORTS EARNINGS INCREASE

Reuters |
Bergesen ASA, Norway's largest shipping company, reported a 1996 profit far exceeding expectations.<

BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |
MEXICO WILL NOT DROPSOYMEAL IMPORT DUTYMEXICO CITY - Mexico's Commerce Secretariat has forma

BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |
SHIPSCANADA REPORTS BACKLOGON WHEAT WILL CONTINUEOTTAWA - Canada's Agricultu

RAIL, TRUCK FIRMS MAY BURY HATCHET OVER RIG DIFFERENCES WITHIN 2 MONTHS

Rip Watson |
Peace talks between railroads and trucking companies over the size and weight of big rigs should com

THAI CHICKEN EXPORTERS SEEK NEW MARKETS

Bridge News |
Thai chicken exporters have asked economic attaches at Thai embassies abroad to urge host countries
Maritime

BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |
SAN FRANCISCO APPROVESUNITED AIRLINES LEASESAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco's Board of Supervis

PRODUCER PRICE INDEX: TRANSPORT

U.S. Department of Labor |
The following are the U.S. Labor Department's price indexes for selected transportation services in

LABOR REPORTS RATE INCREASES FOR TRANSPORT

Tom Connors |
Rates for many transportation services rose in January despite a surprise drop in producer prices ge

EXXON'S APPEAL OF VALDEZ DAMAGES BASED ON CONFIDENCE, LAWYER SAYS

Helen R. Macleod |
Exxon Corp. must be confident of getting a reduction in the damages awarded against it for the Exxon

BRIEFS

From Wire Reports |
THAI OIL FIRM, 4 OTHERSTO SIGN MYANMAR DEALBANGKOK - Thailand's PTT Exploration and Producti

INDIA'S STATE TELECOM FIRM REJECTS FCC RATE PROPOSAL

N. Vasuki Rao |
India's state-owned overseas telecommunications carrier has rejected a proposal by the U.S. Federal
Maritime

FOREIGN EXCHANGE

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

SEA LAW - PETER D. CLARK \ COURT FINDS THAT WHARFINGER ISN'T GUARANTOR OF A VESSEL'S SAFETY

Peter D. Clark |
Wharfingers historically have played an important role in shipping. This is especially true in the

BALTIC FREIGHT INDEX

JOC Staff |
1460 (Feb. 14, 1997) Previous day - 1450The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

PORT OF VANCOUVER TO INITIATE FIGHT AGAINST INVADING SPECIES

William Dibenedetto |
The Port of Vancouver, British Columbia, will become the first Canadian port to initiate a ballast w

CLANCY TO BE KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Journal Of Commerce Staff |
John Clancy, president and chief executive of Sea-Land Service Inc., will be keynote speaker at the

SPOT METALS PRICES

JOC Staff |
Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,524-$1,595per

LONDON OIL FUTURES

JOC Staff |
International Petroleum ExchangeFeb. 14, 1997 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

GAZPROM SET TO STAND FIRM AGAINST IMF \ FUND WANTS MONOPOLY TO REORGANIZE HOLDINGS

John Helmer |
Russia's politically powerful gas monopoly, Gazprom, is confident it will be able to resist pressure

LYKES' FATE BACK IN JUDGE'S LAP

Tom Baldwin |
The fate of Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. is back in the stewardship of bankruptcy court, where dozens o
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