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

Transportation Secretary Federico Pena and Japanese Transport Minister Takeo Hiranuma discussed bila

AIR FRANCE (Paris) - Ross L. Priddle was appointed to the new post of regional manager, Pacific Regi

HIGHWAY SPEED LIMIT SCHEDULED FOR REPEALWASHINGTON - Congress was expected to repeal

Amid all the bickering over farm liberalization and multilateral trade benefits, the 18 members of t

Before the leaders had even signed off on their common agenda, members of the diverse Asia-Pacific E

Liberia, which administers one of the largest ship registers in the world, failed last week to obtai

The global talks to liberalize trade in basic telecommunications services edged forward last week, a

Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Anatoly Chubais told President Boris Yeltsin Friday that monthly

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As of Nov. 17, 1995 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

International Petroleum Exchange International Petroleum ExchangeNov. 17, 1995Brent

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

Shippers nabbed another victory in the undercharge wars when the U.S. District Court of Appeals for

The Senate Superfund reform bill continues to languish in subcommittee while the Senate majority lea

Two federal agencies with the authority to investigate chemical accidents are cooperating to streaml

Ever since Iraq invaded Kuwait in the summer of 1990, Iraq's embargoed crude oil exports have remain

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

ASIAN BANK APPROVES LOANS TO VIETNAMThe Asian Development Bank has approved a concessional $

Textiles and garment exports are India's top foreign exchange-earners, and will account for 38 perce

Standard & Poor's and Moody's Investor Services confirmed the ratings of SunAmerica Inc. after the c

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

New York Mercantile Exchange - Nov. 17, 1995 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High

The hundreds of businesses that make their living serving vessels at West Coast ports will soon have

Elias Dip Rame is nothing if not persistent in his efforts to prevent the North American Free Trade

American and European farmers are expected to seize on sky-high grain prices to plant more crops for

From a business perspective, the fine intentions of APEC leaders in Osaka depend upon whether the or

Cuba, which has begun informal talks with creditors toward resolving its external debt problem, has

Germany and France last week reaffirmed their commitment to a European single currency, with France

The European Commission said Friday it would take a "favorable view" concerning the creation of ICO

The U.S. financial markets have ignored the federal budget fuss so far. The stock market set record

Britain will act unilaterally on ferry safety measures if agreement cannot be reached by members of

Nov. 17, 1995 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

March 24, 1989, will undoubtedly go down in maritime history as "Black Friday" for the tanker trade.

The colossal number of large bulk carriers under construction finally took its toll on the dry-freig

Exports of coal, grains, lumber and chemicals, and imports of petroleum products place the Port of H

U.S. chemical companies are intensifying the shakeout of their tank-truck service providers and dema

Bulk traffic through the St. Lawrence Seaway has boomed this year - driven by last year's record har

For years, shippers who move goods across the North Atlantic have pestered the trade's top shipping