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MAKING CONNECTIONS IN ASIA

William Armbruster |
The launching this month of Federal Express Corp.'s new intra-Asian network and its hub at Subic Bay

INDIA'S WHITE SUGAR OUTPUT UP SHARPLY

Knight-Ridder Financial |
India's white sugar output was 14.36 million metric tons from Oct. 1 to Aug. 15, compared with 9.57

LUCRATIVE MARKET BECKONS FEDEX RIVALS CARRIERS STEER DIFFERENT COURSE FOR ASIA BUSINESS

William Armbruster |
Federal Express' competitors are pursuing very different strategies for the lucrative intra-Asian ex

MORE CAPACITY IN THE MIDWEST

JOC Staff |
The following are the latest developments and refinements in products, equipment and services in the

WORLD TRADE CENTER NETWORK - TRADE LEADS

World Trade Center NETWORK |
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:These trade leads are supplied through the World Trade Center NETWOR
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CONSUMER PRICES RISE 0.2 PERCENT IN DENMARK

Knight-Ridder Financial |
Denmark's consumer prices rose 0.2 percent in August from a month earlier, the National Statistics B

SEOUL MOVES TO EASE FOREIGN TAKEOVERS LIBERALIZATION PACKAGE AIMED AT OECD ENTRY

Milan Ruzicka |
South Korea is proposing to expose its companies to foreign takeovers as part of an investment-liber
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QUOTE TO NOTE ON WASHINGTON'S PEANUT ECONOMICS:

_ Jonathan Tolman |
"George Washington Carver . . . discovered more than 300 different uses for the lowly peanut, includ
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TRADE BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |
TRADE MINISTER PICKED TO LEAD LDP IN JAPANRyutaro Hashimoto, Japan's tough-talking trade min
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PEOPLE - INSURANCE

Wire and Staff Reports |
CIGNA CORP. (Philadelphia) - Marc L. Preminger has been named vice president- corporate accounting a

DAILY PETROLEUM PRICES.

JOC Staff |
Friday Sept. 22, 1995 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

CHINA'S SEARCH FOR CLEAN ENERGY CENTERS AROUND GAS DEVELOPMENT FOREIGN HELP WILL BE NEEDED

Gene Linn |
China is looking for foreign help to develop its natural-gas deposits, long a neglected resource.

NEW CF SERVICE IS TAILOR-MADE FOR US-MEXICO TEXTILE SHIPPERS

Gregory S. Johnson |
CF MotorFreight is targeting textile shippers moving goods to and from Mexico with a new transportat

TNT APPOINTS OUTSIDER TO RUN NON-EUROPEAN OPERATIONS

William Armbruster |
Seeking a new executive to run its operations outside Europe, TNT Express Worldwide reached outside

TRANSPORT BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |
ICAO LIFTS RESTRICTIONS AGAINST SOUTH AFRICAMONTREAL - The United Nations' Internati

LONDON OIL FUTURES

JOC Staff |
International Petroleum Exchange Sept. 22, 1995Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

NEW HAVEN RESIDUAL FUELS

JOC Staff |
Sept. 22, 1995 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%

GETTING ARROW BACK ON TARGET

Mr. Batchelor discussed these and other issues in a telephone |
George Batchelor, 74, is one of America's leading aviation entrepreneurs. He is president of Interna

JULY 1995 BOX TRAFFIC (IN 20-FOOT EQUIVALENT UNITS)

Data from manifests and bills of lading compiled by PIERS, |
The top 20 ports in the United States reported growth in container-handling in the first seven month
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JOINT VENTURE TO UPGRADE VIETNAM'S PHONE SYSTEM

Ron Corben |
A program to upgrade Vietnam's optical fiber network should open the way for a communications revolu
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INDIA RESUMES LIMITED SALES OF EQUITY IN STATE-OWNED FIRMS

N. Vasuki Rao |
The government is resuming sales of its equity in state-owned enterprises after a gap of many months
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JOURNAL OF COMMERCE - FAST FACTS TRADE'S ROLE IN VIETNAM

Economist Intelligence Unit |
No text.

INSURERS FALL VICTIM TO CARGO HIJACKINGS

Mark Magnier |
Last summer, a Slovenia medical equipment company underwritten by Reinsurance Company Sava Ltd. ship

FOREIGN AIRCRAFT MAKERS WOO VIETNAM'S GROWING AIRLINE

Associated Press |
The world's biggest aircraft makers are lining up to help Vietnam transform its tiny flagship airlin

NEWLY FORMED RAIL GIANT OFF TO FAST START BNSF TO BEGIN LABOR TALKS ON TUESDAY

Rip Watson |
Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railroad Co. is off to a fast start in putting together two rail carr

OIL PRODUCERS, CONSUMERS MEET, BUT LITTLE HARMONY IS EXPECTED

Reuters |
The world's largest oil producers and consumers are arriving in Venezuela for today's start of three

AIR CARGO FACTS

Airports Council International; U.S. Dept. of Commerce / MGI |
No story.

INTERNATIONAL CALENDAR

JOC Staff |
REGIONAL BLOCS Business Opportunities in Southeast Asia. Sept. 25. Irvine, Calif. Co
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SHIP SWAP TO BOLSTER OOCL, APL SERVICES

P.T. Bangsberg |
Strong demand in Asia-Europe trade is prompting substantially more capacity in a complex deal that a
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CHINA TO INVEST MILLIONS IN CUSTOMS UPGRADE EDI STANDARD IS 5-YEAR GOAL

P.T. Bangsberg |
China expects to invest more than 1 billion yuan ($145 million) over the next five years to automate
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BOSTON DREDGING PLAN WINS ENVIRONMENTALISTS' THUMBS-UP ON-SITE DISPOSAL CLEARS HURDLE

Michael S. Lelyveld |
A long-delayed navigation improvement for Boston harbor cleared a key hurdle as Massachusetts enviro
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HOTEL JOINT VENTURE LICENSING HALTED WHILE VIETNAM CONSIDERS NEW RULES

Reuters |
Vietnam has stopped licensing new joint ventures for the construction of hotels and office blocks wh
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MARITIME BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |
ABERNATHY QUITS AS CHIEF OF SHIPPING ASSOCIATIONSAN FRANCISCO - Walter A. Abernathy
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TWO MORE ADM EXECUTIVES EXIT IN FACE OF JUSTICE PROBE OFFICIALS IN EUROPE, MEXICO RESIGN

Ron Yates |
Two Archer Daniels Midland Corp. executives have resigned, apparently underpressure, becomin

FREIGHT RATE FUTURES

JOC Staff |
Sept. 22, 1995 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low
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BALTIC FREIGHT INDEX

JOC Staff |
1979 (Sept. 22, 1995) Previous day - 1981 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in
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COMMODITY / ENERGY BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |
INDIAN MINISTER: ENRON AN ISOLATED CASESINGAPORE - Indian Finance Minister Manmohan

NYK'S CRYSTAL SYMPHONY MAKES ITS FIRST-EVER PORT CALL IN JAPAN

Special to The Journal of Commerce |
Nippon Yusen Kaisha's 6-month-old 50,000-ton Crystal Symphony cruise ship called on Japan last week
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ON THE WATERFRONT - DODD FIORI CUSTOMER SERVICE AND COST EFFICIENCIES: BOTH SHOULD BE GOAL

Dodd Fiori |
Doing business in today's ever-changing marketplace has compelled many of our industry partners to a
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COST OF CREDIT

JOC Staff |
Friday, Sept. 22, 1995 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada
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