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ENRON, QATAR NEAR ACCORDON LNG JOINT VENTUREDOHA, Qatar - Qatar and Enron Corp. are close to

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

It's a family owned container line in a sea full of global giants - a quiet north-south trader at a

A national survey of retailers and consumers indicates the holiday shopping season that begins later

Ship Sale Report appears biweekly. The information, compiled by Shipping Intelligence Inc., a New Yo

International trade union groups voiced alarm Thursday over what they said was mounting labor tensio

NORTH SEA INSURANCE CO.Richard J. D'Amato was named president and chief operating officer of

The government of President Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de Leon Thursday sent to legislators an initial 19

Norfolk Southern Corp. Thursday sought and received a six-day postponement of the federal court hear

Nov. 7, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

Privatizing U.S. airports could be a boon to local governments but could also cost airlines and pass

BALLOTS SENT OUTTO TEAMSTER MEMBERSWASHINGTON - Ballots were sent Thursday to 1.4 million me

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 236.13 off 0.39 w

Wednesday, Nov. 6, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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Assuming the takeover by British Telecommunications PLC of MCI Communications Corp. goes ahead, Asia

The shipping industry is monitoring hostilities in eastern Zaire, though it is confident that cargoe

President Clinton wasn't the only incumbent winning re-election Tuesday - state insurance commission

Nov. 6, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 32.

Nov. 6, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Nov. 9, '95 - Nov. 6, '96 (a graph)* Ann

Charter rates for containerships deployed in feeder trades fell sharply during the summer, with even

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENTSTEPS DOWN AT FEDEXMEMPHIS - Federal Express Corp. Tuesday announced th

When safety inspectors boarded the bulk carrier Cathy last August, they uncovered a catalog of defic

The global village drew closer this week following the announced $20.8 billion merger plan of two in

ONGOINGS.O.S. Safety on Ships. Through Dec. 30. New York. Exhibit on New York's maritime tra

Despite its small size, Singapore ranks 14th among world trading nations.Figures from the Tr

A nationwide coalition of labor unions Wednesday accused the 18-nation Asia Pacific Economic Coopera

When the ship Ideal Progress arrived in Hamburg harbor late Tuesday carrying a shipment of U.S. soyb

A pending huge order from USAir Group for about 120 small passenger jets made by Airbus Industrie co

UNION, FORD CANADAREACH TENTATIVE PACTTORONTO - Ford Canada and the Canadian Auto Workers re

This country's economic success over the 30 years since independence is something of a puzzle.

A flood of political money poured into the tightest House and Senate races in the closing days of th

Ronald J. Burns, Union Pacific Railroad's president and chief executive, resigned suddenly Wednesday

TURKEY: MEMBERSHIPIN EU A MATTER OF TIMEBONN - Turkish President Suleyman Demirel said Wedne

BRAZILIAN INDIANS ENDBLOCKADE OF TIN MINESAO PAULO - A tribe of Brazilian Indians lifted its

German tax breaks that have fueled a worldwide boom in the construction of containerships are on the

1393 (Nov. 6, 1996) Previous day - 1358The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

The maritime sector is grappling with the same problems that face the industry worldwide - falling r

Lloyd's of London is putting its central fund in danger and failing to heed the lessons taught by it