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Creating an effective river port for channeling grain out of the Amazon hinterland could make Brazil

The following is the list of bunker prices obtained during the course of week ending Dec. 29, 1995.

Vytautas Landsbergis, the leader of Lithuania's right-wing opposition, Tuesday said the government s

Hong Kong began receiving natural gas supplies from a Chinese offshore field, first fruits of a $1.2

GAS STARTS FLOWING TO MALAYSIAN LNG PLANTKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Sarawak Shell Bhd.

New York Mercantile Exchange - Jan. 2, 1996 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High L

1598 (Jan. 2, 1996) Previous day - 1604 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

PercentYear Closing Change High/ Price From P/E 52

American President Cos., is speeding up its re-engineering program designed to speed up its order cy

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

The passenger train that crosses the vast Australian continent is back on track after a lull in trai

The Fast Facts graphic "Top US Air Cargo Exports to Canada," which appeared Thursday, Dec. 28, on Pa

As of Dec. 29, 1995 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

Trade leads supplied by: U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service<

Trade leads supplied by: U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service<

The Russian poultry industry is on the verge of bankruptcy, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zaveryuk

As the corporate world returns to work today following the long New Year's weekend, thoughts turn fr

A private ship repair facility has opened in the western India state of Goa, featuring a floating dr

Jump-starting the war-torn economy of Bosnia-Herzegovina and establishing reconstruction priorities

Modern supertankers were the star performers of the bulk shipping markets this year, while large bul

An intercity passenger and freight rail plan for the Northwest envisions improvements on the 466-mil

Inspectors were scheduled to fan out in all audio and video plants across China on Jan. 1, in a driv

In a Friday, Dec. 28, story headlined, "Deregulation Fight Shifts to Ships," the figures in the char

Sino-U.S. trade probably topped $40 billion for 1995, a record, despite what China describes as "swe

The governor of Taiwan's central bank was impeached Friday for negligence that led to a NT$10 billio

DAEWOO HEAD INDICTED IN SLUSH FUND INQUIRYSouth Korean state prosecutors probing ex-Presiden

If Sao Paulo state were a country, it would have the second-largest economy in South America, after

The following business missions are scheduled for the coming months. The Journal of Commerce assumes

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Friday Dec. 29, 1995 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

Eli Lilly & Co. completed its acquisition of Integrated Medical Systems Inc., the drug maker announc

Dec. 29, 1995 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

From the icy depths of the North Sea to the warm, shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico, technology h

Hanjin Shipping Co. in April will begin direct weekly service to Vancouver, British Columbia, with t

The Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. should be able to carry on its operations in the North Atlantic withou

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

As 1996 begins, the U.S. dollar should break away from its recent narrow band against major foreign

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

International Petroleum Exchange Dec. 29, 1995Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

$220 MILLION AWARDED IN GRANTS BY THE DOTThe U.S. Department of Transportation has released