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With most of the world's easy oil already found, the petroleum industry has been forced to look furt

Sept. 20, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

The European Union is backing away from its commitment to eliminate tariffs on imported semiconducto

Science is gaining control over the nematode, a worm that can cut yields of corn and other major cro

The government should be charging millions of dollars more than it does now for the hydroelectric po

CONFEREES EXPECTEDTO BACK MONETARY PLANBRUSSELS - European Union plans for a common currency

GAMBLING SHIPS MAY RUNAGAIN AT CALIFORNIA PORTSSAN DIEGO - Legislation to bail out Californi

Steamship executives from around the world will sit down in London on Oct. 1 to discuss freight rate

One of the most important series of meetings in recent times of container shipping lines ended Frida

We have seen several generations of containerships over the past four decades. Each, in turn, seemed

Con-Way Transportation Services Inc. is making a foray into the expedited freight market pioneered b

Three weeks ended Sept. 14, 1996, vs. similar 1995 periodCars Cars Loaded Loaded<

U.S. seafarers would be shocked. Shipowners would smile curiously.The attraction is unfoldin

1 OF 2 REQUESTED LOGGINGRESTRAINING ORDERS DENIEDSAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge has struck

ENERGY INSTITUTE GETS$200,000 RESEARCH GRANTLARAMIE, Wyo. - A $200,000 grant has been made t

Friday Sept. 20, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

Thailand's financial markets, battered by political uncertainties and anticipating a no-confidence v

The market for tankers should remain relatively strong in the near future but rates for dry-bulk car

A labor dispute that has idled a Romanian freighter in Coos Bay, Ore., since Sept. 16 heated up late

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100%) is as follows

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

Senators aiming to salvage an international agreement to curb shipbuilding subsidies are embracing H

AMERICA AFRICA DELMAS LINEHannu Huttula was named account executive for the Northeastern U.S

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateCchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

As of Sept. 20, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

Russian mutual funds should begin trading and selling operations in October, said Dmitry Vasiliev, c

Canada this Friday will ask the World Trade Organization to consider its complaint that export subsi

Japan's trade ministry said Friday it will convene an advisory panel to begin studies on easing its

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The Baltic Freight Index is a daily indicator of world bulk shipping freight rate levels.

Sept, 20, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Lo

Cost-conscious shipowners could save considerable sums of money by installing sophisticated purchasi

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 245.14 off 0.75

Sept. 20, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unl

In a move that raises questions about Mexico's commitment to upholding its own laws, the country's c

After watching the world's chassis fleet grow 7 percent last year, leasing companies are sharply sca

Anatoly Zaitsev's appointment late last month as Russia's new railways minister is giving rise to sp

With economic clouds darkening in the West, and stormy conditions at home, the German ports of Breme

AIRAUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALANDPLAN SINGLE AIR MARKETSYDNEY - Australia and New Zealand on

BANK CHIEF EXPECTSSWEDEN TO JOIN EMUCOPENHAGEN - The governor of the Sweden's Riksbank, Urba