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CHINA'S HIGH STEEL OUTPUT MASKS GAPS BETWEEN PRODUCTION, DEMAND

P.T. Bangsberg |

China's steel sector has been an almost obsessive focus of planners since the communist revolution o

HARTFORD FIRMS SEE THEIR NAMES UP IN LIGHTS

Associated Press |

The names of three insurers will soon light up the sky. Signs of up to 100 feet long are set

MAJOR GAINS AND DECLINES IN CARLOADINGS

Adapted from Weekly Railroad Traffic, Association of American |

Three Weeks Ended Dec. 16, 1995, vs. Similar 1994 Period Cars CarsLoaded LoadedChang

CHINA HOPES TO RAISE COAL OUTPUT TO 1.45 BILLION METRIC TONS BY 2000

P.T. Bangsberg |

China hopes to boost coal output to 1.45 billion metric tons in the next five years, with new emphas

SPOT COMMODITIES

Dec. 26, 1995 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

NEW HAVEN RESIDUAL FUELS

Dec. 26, 1995 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley

SPOT PRODUCT PRICES

Dec. 26, 1995 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

SECOND SHIPMENT OF NUCLEAR WASTE FROM FRANCE TO JAPAN POSTPONED

Associated Press |

The planned second shipment of high-level nuclear waste from France to Japan's nuclear recycling pla

BOMBAY CONSIDERS REVISED PROPOSAL FOR POWER PROJECT

Associated Press |

The government of Maharashtra state in western India will unilaterally decide about the cost of a re

ILWU FLEXES MUSCLES AT WEST COAST PORTS

Bill Mongelluzzo |

A powerful dockworkers' union is aggressively expanding its jurisdiction at West Coast ports, in man

TRADE BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |

THAI FINANCE OFFICIAL QUITS AMID DISARRAYBANGKOK, Thailand - In a move believed to reflect p

FINANCE MINISTRY IN JAPAN INCREASING BANK SURVEILLANCE

Japan's beleaguered Finance Ministry unveiled steps on Tuesday to beef up its surveillance of the na

FOREIGN EXCHANGE

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

STUDY: UPHEAVAL FAILS TO STUNT THAI GROWTH

Thailand may now be among the boom economies of Southeast Asia, but a new study suggests how bumpy t

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<

DIVISION OVER JONES ACT RUNS DEEP

Journal of Commerce Staff |

Calling it a fight doesn't do it justice. The argument between shippers and carriers over th

SOUTH AFRICA'S TRADE STATISTICS DEEMED AMUSING _ AND ALARMING

John Soderlund |

Some of the entries in the breakdown of South Africa's official trade figures would suggest South Af

AON SIGNS AGREEMENT TO SELL GE CAPITAL ITS LOV SUBSIDIARY

From Wire and Staff Reports |

GE Capital and Aon Corp. signed a definitive agreement Tuesday for the sale of Aon's life insurance

N. CAROLINA INSURERS BLOWN AWAY BY THREAT OF BIG STORM

Associated Press |

A dangerous hurricane is due to hit North Carolina sometime in the next 40 years. But that i

INTERNATIONAL CALENDAR

REGIONAL BLOCS Surfing the Global Net From Caribbean Shores. Feb. 26-27. Barbados. C

FOREST SECTOR: TWRA WILL YIELD ON RATES

WILLIAM DiBENEDETTO |

Northwest forest-products companies believe a carrier rate-setting group will hold or reduce its rat

COST OF CREDIT

Friday, Dec. 22, 1995 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

FOREIGN EXCHANGE

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

TRANSPORT BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |

CHINA AIRLINES BUYS SIX BOEING 737-800STAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's China Airlines said

SPOT METALS PRICES

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

NEW HAVEN RESIDUAL FUELS

Dec. 22, 1995 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%

ENRON TO BUY BACK SHARES OF ITS STOCK

Enron Corp., the oil and gas company, said Friday it will buy back shares to offset what it called a

BALTIC FREIGHT INDEX

1623 (Dec. 22, 1995) Previous day - 1626 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

FREIGHT RATE FUTURES

Dec. 22, 1995 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

MARITIME BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |

APL CONSIDERS CLOSING TERMINAL AT OAKLANDOAKLAND, Calif. - American President Lines

ITF TIGHTENS RULES FOR INSPECTORS IN US, BARS THOSE WITH UNION JOBS

The London-based International Transport Workers Federation is tightening its standards for U.S. mar

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<

US EXPORTS TO INDONESIA: WHAT'S UP AND WHAT'S DOWN

Global Trade Information, Columbia, S.C.; The Journal of |

NEW YORK OIL FUTURES

New York Mercantile Exchange - Dec. 21, 1995 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

CHARTER INDEX

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

L.A. LAPHAM, EX-SHIPPING EXEC, DIES

Associated Press |

Lewis A. Lapham, a retired shipping and banking executive, died Wednesday at his home here following

WHAT IF THE JONES ACT WERE ELIMINATED?

Allen Wastler |

Rate wars. What you think of them depends on who you are.And in the case of the Jones Act, w

JOURNAL OF COMMERCE - FAST FACTS US-ARGENTINA CONTAINERIZED, COMMERCIAL TRADE

""Trade Horizons," Port Import / Export Reporting Service, New |

NEWSPRINT: US WATERBORNE EXPORTS

Compiled by the Journal of Commerce from database of Port |

QUOTE TO NOTE HIGH STAKES:

_ Oscar Tamez |

"I have to eat."

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