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MITSUI OPENS OFFICEIN NEW JERSEYTOKYO - Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. has opened a tanker safety

1062 (Aug. 2, 1996) Previous day - 1062The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

SONY, PHILIPS TO LICENSEDVD PATENTS TO OTHERSTOKYO - Sony Corp. said it has agreed with Phil

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Aug. 2, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

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The European Commission's image and authority have been seriously undermined in recent weeks and the

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

As exports continue to sag, economists are revising downward projections of Hong Kong's growth this

JAPANESE TRADING FIRMSORDER 22 BOEING JETSTOKYO - Two Japanese trading companies have ordere

ALCATEL-MARUBENI CORP.FranceAmount of contract: $21,780,369.Contract description: Re

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

American Airlines and Canadian Airlines International agreed to an alliance of their cargo operation

MINSK RESIDENTS PROTESTMCDONALD'S OPENINGMINSK, Belarus - Residents of a district in Minsk,

Illinois Central Railroad has signed a marketing agreement with Burlington Northern Santa Fe for int

When the world's top ocean carriers began introducing much bigger containerships into their main ser

In its first flexing of legal muscle, a trinational environmental agency established under the North

Scania AB's pretax profit for the first half of the year dropped 25 percent, reflecting the stronger

$60 MILLION MORE CREDITALLOCATED FOR TURKEYWASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Agriculture a

Despite tensions with Europe, the White House said Friday President Clinton will sign a bill today i

The Clinton administration has named about a dozen apparel industry players to a group given the lof

Cargo volume at the Port of Richmond, Va., climbed 11 percent in the recently completed fiscal year,

The parties to the U.N. Law of the Sea convention have elected 21 judges to a tribunal that will rul

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

As of August 2, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 245.42 up 3.43 w

Aug. 2, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

Aug. 2, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27.

New York Mercantile Exchange - Aug. 2, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

International Petroleum ExchangeAug. 2, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Virginia Power officials have been summoned to Atlanta this week to explain to the Nuclear Regulator

ILLEGAL GOLD PITSORDERED SHUT IN CHINABEIJING - Some 498 illegal gold pits have been closed

Aug. 2, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

Friday Aug. 2, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

A government advisory panel called for simplifying the structure of farm cooperatives and promoting

AETNA, BANCOMER AGREETO FORM PENSION FIRMHARTFORD, Conn. - Aetna Inc. and its Chilean subsid

The Comptroller of the Currency pledged last week to work with state insurance regulators on who sho

Teck Corp. said it signed an agreement to acquire a 60 percent stake in the Lobo and Marte gold prop

Asbestos insurance firms fined $10.6 million for failing to turn over court-ordered information to t

Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Friday urged Muslim countries to use the oil weapon to pr