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SHIPS'K' LINE REPORTSBIG PROFIT INCREASELONDON - The Japanese shipping group Kawasak

Montana Rail Link, the regional railroad that is offering to acquire one of Southern Pacific Lines's

HONG KONG, CHINA JOINSEARCH-RESCUE EFFORTSHONG KONG - The Hong Kong Marine Department said i

To Levi Strauss & Co., being a good corporate citizen is a big deal.Whether it is operating

1395 (May 22, 1996) Previous day - 1401The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

International Petroleum ExchangeMay 22, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The U.S. dollar struggled for most of the Wednesday before rebounding late in the day as a strong mo

A bid by European airlines to block a $1 billion state handout to Air France appears doomed, paving

A dramatic decrease in April in the number of new applications for property insurance received by a

The 1996 Admiral of the Ocean Sea Award will be presented by the United Seaman's Service to Vice Adm

An explosion of auto theft in Mexico has insurance companies scrambling to raise premiums, limit cov

The American Bureau of Shipping, Lloyd's Register, Det Norske Veritas and Nippon Kaiji Kokai are the

Countertrade includes:* Barter, or the exchange of goods for goods. * Counterpurchase deals

A big sexual harassment suit against the U.S. subsidiary of Mitsubishi Motors Corp. does not appear

Hong Kong is changing some definitions covering garment manufacture to make it easier for the colony

June 1 is shaping up as the implementation date for contract agreements covering approximately one-t

S.O.S. Safety on Ships. Through Dec. 30. New York. Exhibit on New York's maritime tragedies. Seamen'

A barge crashed into a bulkhead Monday, tore up a fuel compartment and spilled about 11,000 gallons

May 22, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlea

A new minimum wage pact adding $150 per month takes effect in Chile this week without the consent of

All 18 members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum submitted action plans Wednesday inten

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange has sought regulatory approval to trade futures and futures options

NEDLLOYD LINES POSTSLOSS IN FIRST QUARTERLONDON - Nedlloyd Lines recorded a loss of 14 milli

As China opens the door to its virtually untapped insurance market a crack further, several U.S. and

No clues were forthcoming Wednesday in the investigation concerning forged letters sent to about 100

People starve.That's a fact, a brutal truth.Lots of folks try to help. But food is expensive

May 22, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

New York Mercantile Exchange - May 22, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Federal regulations cannot address the growing number of disputes between farmers and grain elevator

Farm trade reforms should not be relaxed because of soaring commodity prices, the Organization for E

The United States complained to the World Trade Organization Wednesday that European Union members I

Russia has pledged to keep its poultry and food products market open to U.S. suppliers, and further

The United States hopes to open a consulate in Ho Chi Minh City in September, more than 21 years sin

A confidential Clinton administration plan to ease export curbs on encrypted software is being blast

An emergency meeting of the Far Eastern Freight Conference will be held here Friday as shipping line

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

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, May 26, '95, - May 21, '96 (a graph)(2)D

KANTOR NAMES LA RUSSAFOR ANTI-DUMPING POSTWASHINGTON - Robert La Russa, the No. 2 official a

''We will soon begin the process of identifying 50 million poorest-of-the-poor families for immediat