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The U.S. refining industry, already shrinking amid intense competition and razor thin profits, shoul

Competition in the North American power industry is coming ''fast and furious'' and privatization of

EXXON TO EXPLORETWO BLOCKS IN CHINAIRVING, Texas - Exxon Corp. said Tuesday it was granted e

The Environmental Protection Agency has opened the way to expanded use of ethanol, a corn-based gaso

Ukraine will put its case for substantial aid to close the Chernobyl nuclear power station to Wester

A vivid blue chunk of rock brought from a roadside stall in Morocco has been declared a new mineral

In an effort to allay widespread fears of privatization, President Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de Leon has

Environmentalists say the Navy may have killed as many as five right whales, which are protected by

1396 (Mar. 19, 1996) Previous day - 1375The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Mar. 19, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

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Zim-American Israeli Shipping Co. Inc. (New York) recently announced two retirements.Joseph

Bulk carriers are becoming safer, with the number of major accidents falling in 1995 to the lowest l

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SECOND VESSEL SPILLSFUEL OIL AT HOUSTONHOUSTON - A barge split open by rough seas and gusty

Seasonally adjusted registered unemployment in the Netherlands averaged 458,000 or 6.9 percent of th

A safety initiative touted by industry and the U.S. Coast Guard as the solution to many maritime ind

FREIGHTER CHENG DASINKS IN TAIWAN STRAITSLONDON - The Chinese-flagged 5,163-gross-ton freigh

Foreign semiconductor sales in Japan soared in the last three months of 1995, handing Japanese offic

American wheat is being loaded at U.S. ports for export to China, government and industry officials

A $400 million federal loan announced Tuesday by the Clinton administration has pushed the Alameda C

Conrail Inc. has begun a new double-stack service between Detroit and the Port of New York and New J

Shippers said they are pleased that Federal Express Corp. appears to have finally settled its two-ye

Taking a cue from shippers demanding more time-definite services, Emery Worldwide will offer a new g

The European Commission is poised to suspend a state aid package for Olympic Airways unless the Gree

Authorities prepared Tuesday to remove the decaying corpses of three stowaways found on a bulk carri

On the map, the only barrier that seems to separate this faded Polish town from its German twin - Gu

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As of Mar. 19, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

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While China's military exercises continue off the coast, officials here are already thinking about h

Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole wants to delay Senate action on new maritime operating subsidies, a

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 250.43 up 2.16 whi

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Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,100-$1,150 per ton lots

Mar. 19, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

And now for the contrarian view of the upcoming Russian elections.President Boris N. Yeltsin

President Clinton's fiscal 1997 budget calls for little overall change in trade and transportation f

TRITON, CHINA NATIONALIN EXPLORATION VENTUREBEIJING - U.S. petroleum firm Triton Energy Corp

Mar. 19, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent