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PERTAMINA DENIES REPORTOF NATURAL-GAS FINDJAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia's government oil co

An alliance of high-tech firms led by Hewlett-Packard Co. announced a plan for encoding internationa

November 18, 1996This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and t

Monday Nov. 18, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

The U.S. Air Force awarded a $1.1 billion contract to develop and flight test a new airborne laser w

A key player in developing a near-dock container transfer facility billed as a centerpiece of the Po

''Just when we get to the goal line, EPA is moving the goalposts back.''

A major struggle between Northwest apple growers and the pickers and packers they hire could slice i

Shippers are bracing for a fight with truckers.Carriers are in the early stages of raising r

The Journal of Commerce stock index rose 0.6 percent last week to 3817.86, with contributions again

Monday, Nov. 18, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Nov. 18, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

A U.S. business group has warned the Jamaican government that it could be adversely affected by its

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,300-$1,500 per ton lo

Friday Nov. 15, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

There's only one thing analysts can do when a bad year in the heavy-truck industry starts to improve

STRATEGIC LOGISTICSSOLUTIONS INC.This provider of consulting in Mystic, Conn., announced tha

INTERCARGO QUESTIONSSHIP INSPECTIONSLONDON - The organization that represents bulk carrier o

South Korea will resume car exports to Taiwan this month for the first time since Taipei imposed a b

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 243.41 up 1.08 w

''I would be in favor of any U.N. intervention to stop the bloodshed and the killing. Shipping there

The intermodal business in China is picking up steam, with new services either under way or on the d

In a sign of Asia's growing importance for APL Ltd., the Oakland-based ocean carrier will relocate a

1515 (Nov. 15, 1996) Previous day - 1521The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

TRUCKSPACCAR COMPLETESTAKEOVER OF DAFAMSTERDAM - U.S. truck maker Paccar Inc. comple

P&O, NEDLLOYD LINESTO FILE MERGER DETAILSLONDON - Details of the planned merger between P&O

Shipping lines do it. Labor does it. Now shipper organizations are doing it, too.It is formi

Han Solo, you have company.Like the Star Wars character, transportation managers are also be

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., has accused Canada of unfair trading practices and asked the Clinton adm

The first broadside in next year's battle over the Jones Act, a controversial U.S. law that protects

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SHIPOWNERS SLOWto comply with ISMLONDON - Only a small number of ships that must comply with

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The road to Mexico can quickly turn into a highway of despair if freight is lost or stolen. Many co

NK LUKOIL PLANS TO SELLSHARES IN NEW YORKMOSCOW - NK Lukoil, Russia's biggest oil group, pla

Timber sales canceled by the Clinton administration to protect nature could cost the government more

Japan's companies enjoyed higher pretax profits for the third straight year in the April-September f

Hong Kong's attempts to toughen its anti-piracy laws are drawing clear battle lines between provider

International Petroleum ExchangeNov. 15, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)