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TRADING WITH KOREA SLUSH FUND SCANDAL FAILS TO QUELL INVESTOR VIGOR

Maria Carlino |
Although a recent slush fund scandal has dealt a blow to South Korea's political landscape, analysts
Maritime

JOURNAL OF COMMERCE - FAST FACTS TOP US AIR CARGO EXPORTS TO CANADA

U.S. Census Bureau |
No story.

MARINE GROWTH PROJECTED FOR SINGAPORE

Associated Press |
Singapore's marine industry is expected to grow over 10 percent in 1996, nearly double the estimated
Maritime

TAIWAN CONSIDERS PROPOSAL FOR CHINA TRANSSHIPMENT INTENSE DEBATE EXPECTED

P.T. Bangsberg |
Fierce debate seems likely among members of Taiwan's increasingly robust legislature over the idea o
Maritime

MARITIME BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |
BENDER SHIPBUILDING WINS MARAD CONTRACTBender Shipbuilding & Repair Inc., Mobile, Ala., won
Maritime

*FREIGHT RATE FUTURES

JOC Staff |
Dec. 26, 1995 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low
Maritime

DOLLAR COMES UNDER PRESSURE AGAINST POUND IN THIN TRADING

From Wire Reports |
The U.S. dollar weakened in late trading Tuesday as U.S. investment funds and speculators bought the

*BALTIC FREIGHT INDEX

JOC Staff |
1623 (Dec. 26, 1995) Previous day - 1626 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in
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TROPICANA TRIES SQUEEZING INTO LATIN MARKETS

Peter Brennan |
When Tropicana's point man on orange juice sales in Latin America took his family on vacation to a r

JOURNAL OF COMMERCE - FAST FACTS US MACHINE TOOL ORDERS

AMT - The Association for Manufacturing Technology, McLean, |
No story.

EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES

Information Supplied by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce |
Trade leads supplied by: U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service<
Maritime

MARITIME BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |
UK DETAINED 30 SHIPS IN ITS PORTS IN NOVEMBERLONDON - A Norwegian-registered oil tan
Maritime

SHIPPERS REFUSE BALANCE-DUE CLAIMS TRANS-ALLIED TACTICS UNDER FIRE

Gregory S. Johnson |
Richard T. Davies is a shipper with an attitude. How else do you explain him using a rubber stamp th

CHEMICAL PRICES

Compiled by Rosalie Spiller, Journal of Commerce Chemical |
As of Dec. 26, 1995 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

NEW YORK OIL FUTURES

JOC Staff |
New York Mercantile Exchange - Dec. 26, 1995 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

COST OF CREDIT

JOC Staff |
Tuesday, Dec. 26, 1995 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

FORD FINDS PARTNERS FOR INDIAN VENTURES

Reuters |
Ford Credit International, a unit of Ford Motor Co., said it has signed agreements to form separate
Maritime

EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES

Information Supplied by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce |
Trade leads supplied by: U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service<
Maritime

WORLD TRADE CENTER NETWORK - TRADE LEADS

World Trade Center NETWORK |
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:These trade leads are supplied through the World Trade Center NETWOR
Maritime

RAILS FINALLY MAKE STRIDES ON INTERLINE DATA SYSTEMS

Rip Watson |
Railroads finally are reporting significant strides in implementing efforts to improve information o

COFFEE: US WATERBORNE IMPORTS

Compiled by the Journal of Commerce from database of Port |
No text.
Maritime

COMMODITY / ENERGY BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |
POWER OUTAGE CHILLS S. FLORIDA ON CHRISTMASMIAMI - An unseasonal cold snap left some

SHIP FIXTURE BREAKDOWN

Ship fixtures are a product of Knight-Ridder Financial, TNT, |
GLOSSARY AR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule
Maritime

HOW THE JONES ACT LIMITS COASTAL SHIPPING

Allen R. Wastler |
Joe Stehlin and his family make their living off the sea and are proud of it. "We built a li

PCS, COSMETICS PUT NEW FACE ON JAPAN'S CONSUMER INDIVIDUALISM, VALUE TOP SHOPPERS' LISTS

Mark Magnier |
The reclusive Japanese consumer came out into the daylight this year in search of a massage, a compu

RUSSIA EXPECTED TO RESELL TELECOM FIRM

Reuters |
A top Russian privatization official said Tuesday he would decide in January when to hold a second t
Maritime

WEATHER CITED IN TEXAS RATE REQUEST

JUAN B. ELIZONDO Jr. |
Insurance companies say Texas' volatile weather has created a need for higheraverage homeown

TRANSPORTATION STOCK INDEX

Nordby International Inc., Boulder, Colo. |
PercentYear Closing Change High/ Price in P/E 52-Week 52-Week<
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MOL'S IKUTA: UNBRIDLED RATE RIVALRY COULD MEAN DISASTER

Mark Magnier |
The current gap between demand and supply in the shipping business isn't wide enough to necessitate
Maritime

SHIP ORDERS EXPECTED TO HIT $150 BILLION OVER NEXT 5 YEARS

Janet Porter |
The world's shipowners are forecast to spend about $150 billion on new vessels over the next five ye
Maritime

HONG KONG SEEKS DETAILS ON US RULES OF ORIGIN

Paula L. Green |
Hong Kong is pressing the United States for more specifics about how revised rules of origin will af
Maritime

JOURNAL OF COMMERCE INDUSTRIAL PRICE INDEX

Journal of Commerce |
(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Dec. 30, '94 - Dec. 26, '95 (a graph) (2

CHINA'S GUANGZHOU LOOKS OVERSEAS FOR INVESTMENT

P.T. Bangsberg |
One of China's most dynamic cities is planning billions of dollars in expansion projects from underg
Maritime

QUOTE TO NOTE

_ Jacek Moskalewicz, Sociologist at the Institute Of |
Cheers: "Alcohol is the cheapest way of imitating the lifestyle of people who are better off."
Maritime

TRADE BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |
CLINTON, MURAYAMA PLAN TALKS IN APRILTOKYO - President Clinton will visit Japan from
Maritime

COURT STYMIES CIGNA PLAN TO RESTRUCTURE IN '95

Margo D. Beller |
A Pennsylvania state court judge late last week dealt a blow to Cigna's plan to restructure its asbe

INSURANCE GROUP'S ADS TARGET KENTUCKY REFORM

Associated Press |
Health insurers are once again using television as a weapon in a fight torepeal health-care

LONDON OIL FUTURES

JOC Staff |
International Petroleum Exchange Dec. 26, 1995Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

KR-CRB FUTURES INDEXES

JOC Staff |
The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 243.29 off 2.73 wh

FINANCIAL WOES UNLIKELY TO HURT WIND PROJECT, COMPANY SAYS

Associated Press |
Financial problems plaguing a company that hopes to build a large windpower project in Carbon County
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