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

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, the nation's largest package delivery company, this week implements a new dis

Piloting has a long, rich history. It has served the maritime community well, providing a necessary

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U.S. and Taiwanese negotiators are close to putting the final seal on an extension of a five-year bi

SEOUL AGREES TO ACCEPT 31 FARM, FISH PRODUCTSThirty-one farm and fish products, including gr

New York Mercantile Exchange - Jan. 26, 1996 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High

The arrival of P&O Containers Ltd. cargo at the Port of Portland, Ore., this spring could help offse

After watching other big shippers in the North Atlantic wrangle special freight discounts from the o

Conference shipping lines that move imports from Asia are scoring early in their bid to win back mar

HEARINGS REQUESTED ON TEAMSTERS OVERSIGHTWASHINGTON - Two Chicago representatives on

Canadian National Railway Co., hit by a severe reduction in grain and forest product traffic, respon

Jan. 25, 1996 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Japan's current account surplus is likely to continue to decrease despite the yen's recent slide aga

The U.S. Agriculture Department's Foreign Agriculture Service is modifying its loan guarantee progra

Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien overhauled his Cabinet Thursday in a bid to strengthen the fed

EU OBJECTIONS DELAY TALKS WITH S. AFRICATalks with South Africa on a free trade deal, schedu

Thursday Jan. 25, 1996 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

INDIAN PORT UPGRADES GET FUNDING FROM ADBMANILA - The Asian Development Bank will pr

" . . . to boldly go where no shopper has gone before." Supermarkets have discovered that cy

International Petroleum Exchange Jan. 25, 1996Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The United Nations is in hot water with U.S. congressional critics over a seemingly innocent ad for

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Lincoln National Life Insurance Co., the nation's 11th-largest insurance company, will acquire the g

The domestic consolidation of the Nordic property/casualty industry ended in the early 1990s, but co

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

Sims-LMC Recyclers, the largest recycler in the Bay area and the largest user of the Port of Redwood

GLOSSARY AR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Container shipping lines plying the North Atlantic will try to strike a deal with the European Commi

Shoaling on the Columbia River caused by high water above and below Longview, Wash., prompted the U.

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,100-$1,150per ton lots &

CHILE, CANADA START BILATERAL TRADE TALKSSANTIAGO, Chile - Chile and Canada on Wednesday sta

With aircraft manufacturers increasingly looking to Asia as the source for growth and partners in th

Trade leads are supplied by: U.S. Department of AgricultureForeign Agricultural Service<

Exporters who for years criticized shipping lines in the westbound trans- Pacific for denying them v

Thursday, Jan. 25, 1996 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

New York Mercantile Exchange - Jan. 25, 1996 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 242.37 up 0.39

As of Jan. 25, 1996 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

Middle East oil will become even more vital in the next decade as producers outside the area fail to