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MARITIME BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |

SHIP VENTURE TO LINK NORTH, SOUTH KOREASEOUL, South Korea - A South Korean-Chinese joint ven

VA. PORTS LOSE A DAY OUT OF FEAR FROM FELIX UNCERTAINTY OVER STORM WREAKS HAVOC

Coast Guard officials reopened the Chesapeake Bay shipping channel Thursday, putting Virginia Port A

BWIA ORDERS 10 PLANES FROM EMBRAER OF BRAZIL

Special to The Journal of Commerce |

A Trinidadian airline that is managed by U.S. investors will spend about $180 million to buy new air

AMERITECH AGREES TO BUY LEP UNIT

Associated Press |

Ameritech Corp. is seeking to expand its holdings in the security monitoring business by buying Nati

PEOPLE - TRANSPORT

From Wire and Staff Reports |

FEDERAL EXPRESS CORP. (Memphis) - Robert Shirley, managing director of FedEx's Northwest region sale

INDONESIA'S STATE POWER FIRM GETS OK TO CREATE COMMERCIAL SUBSIDIARIES

Indonesia's state-owned electricity company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) has been given permis

DAILY PETROLEUM PRICES.

Thursday Aug. 17, 1995 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

GASOLINE PRICES

Aug. 17, 1995 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pre

OIL SHIPMENT LEAVES SOUTH KOREA FOR NORTH UNDER NUCLEAR AGREEMENT

A tanker left South Korea for the communist North on Thursday carrying 20,000 tons of fuel oil as pa

CHINA'S IMPORT CURBS DISAPPOINT ASIA'S PETROCHEMICAL FIRMS

Chinese petrochemical imports would be curbed for the rest of the year by domestic production, spell

COMMODITY / ENERGY BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |

IRVING OIL DENIES AIR-POLLUTION CHARGESAINT JOHN, New Brunswick - Irving Oil Ltd. has pleade

WEEKLY COAL EXPORTS WEEK OF AUG. 07 - AUG. 11, 1995

PIERS, New York |

GAZPROM IS RUSSIA'S SHINING STAR, BUT ITS REAL VALUE REMAINS CLOUDED

Market reforms created a galaxy of Russian companies filled with cash and resources but no star burn

NEW HAVEN RESIDUAL FUELS

Aug. 17, 1995 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%

BALTIC FREIGHT INDEX

2103 (Aug. 17, 1995) Previous day - 2097 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

SPOT PRODUCT PRICES

Aug. 17, 1995 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

FREIGHT RATE FUTURES

Aug. 17, 1995 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND BALANCE OF GOODS BY SELECTED COUNTRIES AND AREAS

U.S. Commerce Department |

(Census basis - in millions of dollars, not seasonally adjusted) TRADE BALANCE EX

SHIP FIXTURE BREAKDOWN

Ship fixtures are a product of Knight-Ridder Financial, TNT, |

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

JUNE EXPORTS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

U.S. Census Bureau tables, adapted by Paul Schaffer. |

Vs. Vs. Vs. Vs. Value Prior 2 Mos. 1994 1993Mil. $ Mo. Back

JUNE IMPORTS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

U.S. Census Bureau tables, adapted by Paul Schaffer. |

Vs. Vs. Vs. Vs. Value Prior 2 Mos. 1994 1993Mil. $ Mo. Back

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

""Trade Horizons," PIERS, New York |

SITE DISPUTE THREATENS PROPOSED BRIDGE OVER DANUBE

Michele Kayal |

Unresolved disputes between Romania and Bulgaria threaten a proposed Danube River bridge that would

KOREA TOURISM AGENCY OPENS 5TH JAPAN OFFICE

Journal of Commerce Staff |

The Korea National Tourism Corp. this month established an office in Nagoya, Japan, about 250 miles

TRADE BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |

MEXICAN EXPORTS RISE, ECONOMY SHRINKSMEXICO CITY - The Mexican economy shrank 5.8 pe

AGRICULTURAL TRADE LEADS

Supplied by the US Department of Agriculture |

Trade leads are supplied by: U.S. Department of AgricultureForeign Agricultural Service<

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<

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<

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<

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<

JAPANESE FIRMS IN THAILAND FINDING LABOR ISSUES TROUBLESOME

The Thai government is being urged to take immediate steps to address worker shortages, rising wage

PAKISTAN MULLS WTO APPEAL OF CUT IN US BEDDING QUOTA

N. Vasuki Rao |

Another dispute over a U.S. cut in textile quotas may wind up at the World Trade Organization.

TRADE BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |

UZBEK DECREE AIMS TO LIBERALIZE TRADETASHKENT, Uzbekistan - Uzbek President Islam Karimov ha

OREGON ENJOYS BOOM IN CHIP PLANTS TAX BREAKS SPUR INVESTORS

WILLIAM DiBENEDETTO |

California may have its Silicon Valley, but Oregon is seeding the ground with business tax breaks to

2 US TANKERS WIN SEALIFT BIDS TO CARRY PETROLEUM

The Military Sealift Command has awarded three long-term charter contracts totaling $128.8 million t

CORRECTION

The graphic headlined "Flagged for Detention" that appeared on Page 4B on Aug. 7 depicted Iran's fla

LAWMAKERS WANT FOREIGN-FLAG SHIPS ALLOWED ON DOMESTIC CRUISES

William L. Roberts |

A group of lawmakers representing port communities are asking for congressional hearings on a propos

SEATTLE PORT URGES REPEAL OF PROPERTY RIGHTS ACT

WILLIAM DiBENEDETTO |

Faced with the prospect of unknown additional expenses and a possible chilling effect on the acquisi

TRADING WITH NICARAGUA NICARAGUA SEEKS TO POLISH ITS BUSINESS REPUTATION

Maria Carlino |

Through an ambitious economic betterment program supported in part byfinancial aid from the

CHEMICAL / ENERGY BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |

CHINESE FERTILIZER MAKER TO ADOPT NEW PROCESSHANGZHOU, China - Juhua Group Co., the leading

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