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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

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

HONG KONG INSURANCE SECTOR ENJOYS 12 PERCENT GROWTH

P.T. Bangsberg |
Hong Kong's insurance sector grew 12 percent last year in terms of premium income, and some in the i

REALITY OF SUPERFUND REFORM SETS IN \ INSURERS MORE PRACTICAL ABOUT WHAT THEY EXPECT

Margo D. Beller |
Property/casualty insurers have scaled back the wish list for Superfund reform that they will push w

MARINE FATALITIES HIGHER IN 1996

Janet Porter |
While there were fewer serious ship accidents in the third quarter of 1996 after a marked deteriorat

TRIPLE "PUPS' NOT EVERYONE'S BEST FRIEND

Chris Isidore |
They're called ''pup'' trailers, a cute name that comes from their shorter-than-normal 28-foot lengt

GRAIN CASE SETTLEMENT EXPOSES EXPORT PERILS

Howard Simon |
While most U.S. exporters have become sensitized to the political realities of selling grain oversea

BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |
SHIPSTWRA PLANS TO LOWERCURRENCY SURCHARGESSAN FRANCISCO - The Transpacific Westboun

APL, UNIONS REACH CONTRACT AGREEMENT

Peter Tirschwell |
American President Lines is one step closer to committing its fleet to a new U.S.-flag subsidy progr

JOFC TRANSPORT INDEX INCREASED IN LATEST WEEK

Chris Isidore |
Continued losses at stocks of Asian companies hurt the container shipping sector of The Journal of C

CLERICAL OPERATIONS AT EVERGREEN AGENCY, MAERSK CFS ORGANIZE

Bill Mongelluzzo |
Office workers at Evergreen America Corp. in Los Angeles and at a container freight station operated

BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |
XTRA POSTS 13 PERCENT FALLIN 4TH-QUARTER EARNINGSBOSTON - XTRA Corp., a transportation equip

INTERNATIONAL BUNKER PRICES

Journal of Commerce Special |
The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending Nov. 20, 1996 as supplied by the bunker fuel d

BALTIC FREIGHT INDEX

JOC Staff |
1442 (Nov. 25, 1996) Previous day - 1447The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

ACL: OLD HABITS DON'T DIE AT ALL

Tom Baldwin |
Olav Rakkenes, the tall Norwegian steamship boss, enters dithering, as one who has misplaced his hym

FREIGHT RATE FUTURES

JOC Staff |
Nov. 25, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

SHIP FIXTURE BREAKDOWN

Ship fixtures are a product of Bridge News, (formerly |
GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

US FIRMS INFLUENCE POLICY ON INDONESIA \ FOREIGN CONTRIBUTORS CALLED SECONDARY PLAYERS

Tim Shorrock |
When Congress reconvenes in January, Republican leaders are expected to waste no time investigating

TRANSPORT FUNDING BATTLE LINES DRAWN

William Roberts |
The next Congress is more than a month away but House transportation leaders already are rallying su

TRANSPORTATION STOCK INDEX

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

JOURNAL OF COMMERCE - FAST FACTS \ US TEXTILE, CLOTHING IMPORTS: SYNTHETIC FIBERS

Commerce Department Textiles Office |
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MAJOR GAINS AND DECLINES IN CARLOADINGS

Adapted from Weekly Railroad Traffic, Association of American |
Three weeks ended Nov. 16, 1996, vs. similar 1995 periodCars Cars Loaded Loaded<

TRIPLE-TRUCK DEBATE ROLLS ON \ DONATIONS SHOW CRASH WILL SURVIVE

Peter Tirschwell |
A decision by railroad supply companies to stop funding a controversial truck safety organization wi

BIG BIRDS ARE LOVED FOR THEIR SMALL PARTS

Tom Baldwin |
Containerized turkey exports have quadrupled.American turkey growers cannot grow the birds f

COST OF CREDIT

JOC Staff |
Monday, Nov. 25, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

BANKING UNCERTAINTY IN JAPAN PROPS DOLLAR

Wire And Staff Report |
The U.S. dollar edged higher against the yen Monday afternoon in New York, following rising greenbac

FOREIGN EXCHANGE

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

UAE CENTRAL BANK PLEDGES FUNDS TO BCCI DEPOSITORS

Agence France-Presse |
The United Arab Emirates central bank has agreed to reimburse small depositors at the collapsed Bank

JOURNAL OF COMMERCE INDUSTRIAL PRICE INDEX

The Center for International Business Cycle Research at |
(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Dec. 1, '95 - Nov. 25, '96 (a graph)* An

BRIEFS

From Wire Reports |
SALT RIVER LOSESELECTRICITY CONTRACTHOUSTON - The Salt River Project of Phoenix, Ariz., has

ITALIAN CURRENCY MOVE POSES PROBLEM FOR GERMANY \ ITALY RETURNS TO ECM AFTER 4-YEAR ABSENCE

Bruce Barnard |
Italy's return to Europe's exchange rate mechanism on Monday has eased trade frictions with France b

BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |
JAMAICA'S APPAREL EXPORTSDECLINE IN WAKE OF NAFTAKINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaica's apparel expor
Maritime

A QUICK LOOK AT INDIVIDUAL PROPOSALS FROM MANILA MEET \ MEMBER NATIONS VOW TO DECREASE TARIFFS

Journal Of Commerce Staff |
Highlights of the individual trade plans, incorporated into the Manila Action Plan for APEC:
Maritime

CUBA PRAISES ROLE PLAYED BY SMALLER FIRMS IN ECONOMY

Reuters |
Cuba said Monday it increasingly appreciated the role of small or medium-sized businesses in its eco
Maritime

CHINA'S WTO BID STILL A BONE OF CONTENTION

P.T. Bangsberg |
President Clinton and his Chinese counterpart Jiang Zemin agreed here on an exchange of high-level v
Maritime

QUOTA WATCH

JOC Staff |
Current Textile Quotas:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utiliz
Maritime

BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |
ZEDILLO: MEXICO SEEKSINCREASED CHINA TIESMEXICO CITY - President Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de Le
Maritime

QUOTE TO NOTE

Nigel Jenkins, Chairman, Institute of London Underwriters, |
''If you're the one who can keep your head while all around are losing theirs, you probably haven't
Maritime

APPLE NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN US, JAPAN REACH A STALEMATE

William Dibenedetto |
A U.S. effort to gain a bigger slice of Japan's apple market through the introduction of more variet
Maritime

EU-S. KOREA TELECOM PACT SEEN MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH

Katherine Butler |
The European Commission has reached an accord with South Korea that Brussels claims will open up the
Maritime
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