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COMMODITY / ENERGY BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |
GIANT INDUSTRIES TO BUY NEW MEXICO REFINERYBLOOMFIELD, N.M. - Giant Industries Inc.

SPOT COMMODITIES

JOC Staff |
Aug. 16, 1995 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

LONDON OIL FUTURES

JOC Staff |
International Petroleum Exchange Aug. 16, 1995Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

NEW YORK OIL FUTURES

JOC Staff |
New York Mercantile Exchange - Aug. 16, 1995 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High

DOCKWORKERS BLOCK UNLOADING OF CHILEAN SHIP

Knight-Ridder Financial |
Longshoremen this week blocked the unloading of perishable produce from a Chilean Lines ship at the
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TO EMERGE FROM CHAPTER 11 WITH GAME PLAN

Michael S. Lelyveld |
New Haven Terminal Inc., Connecticut's largest port operator, is set to emergefrom bankruptc
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INTERNATIONAL AIR CARRIERS WEIGH MYANMAR SERVICE

Ron Corben |
Several international air carriers from the Middle East, Europe and Asia are said to be weighing ser

OVERWEIGHT-BOX RULES DELAY DRAWS PRAISE

Tim Sansbury |
Port, shipper and ocean-carrier representatives weighed in Tuesday with endorsements of the Departme

LONG BEACH TAKES STEP TOWARD ENDING SURGE WOES MAERSK CHANNEL TO BE WIDENED

Bill Mongelluzzo |
The Long Beach Harbor Commission this week took a major step toward construction of a breakwater tha
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FLATBED TRUCKER OUT OF BUSINESS AFTER DEBACLE IN BOOKKEEPING

Chris Isidore |
Oliver Transportation Inc., one of the nation's largest flatbed-trucking companies, has gone out of

FEDEX DAILY VOLUME ROSE 9 PERCENT IN JULY

Journal of Commerce Staff |
Federal Express Corp. said its average daily volume rose 9 percent in July to 2.25 million packages.

ROADWAY CHOOSES 3 MARKETS FOR FASTER TRANSIT SERVICE MOST DESTINATIONS TO BE 1 OR 2 DAYS

Chris Isidore |
In response to demands by shippers and changes in the market, Roadway Express Inc. announced faster

STRAIGHT TALK - IRA ROSENFELD WHAT IF UP RAIL HEAD HAD JUMPED TRACKS AND GONE TO BN?

Ira Rosenfeld |
Burlington Northern-Santa Fe, Union Pacific-Southern Pacific, Norfolk Southern-CSX Corp. _railroad m

PEOPLE - TRANSPORT

Wire and Staff Reports |
RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION (Washington) - Richard Felder was named associate admin

GRAIN, SOYBEAN EXPORT DESTINATIONS

U.S. Agriculture Department; Joe Yeninas / Journal of Commerce |
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COMMODITY / ENERGY BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |
ENGINEERS INDIA WINS PART OF TURNKEY PROJECTNEW DELHI - State-run Engineers India Lt

TRANSPORT BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |
VASP BRAZILIAN BUYS STAKE IN ECUADOR LINEQUITO, Ecuador - A consortium that includes Vasp Br

SOUTHERN CO.'S BRITISH BID KICKS OFF EXPANSION ABROAD

Arthur Gottschalk |
When Southern Co. of Atlanta announced plans to buy South Western Electric PLC of England last month

AKZO NOBEL VOWS TO CUT EMISSIONS

Reuters |
Dutch group Akzo Nobel, the world's largest paint maker and one of the biggest chemical companies, p

PHASE I OF CASPIAN OIL PROJECT UNDER WAY BUT CHEVRON COULD SNAG PHASE II

Arthur Gottschalk |
A major oil pipeline and port project in Russia, set to go forward early next year, will relieve tha

JOURNAL OF COMMERCE - FAST FACTS BUNKER FUEL PRICES

Navios Hedging, Stamford, Conn. |
No story.

SHOW OF FORCE BY GROUP OF 7 BOOSTS DOLLAR

Gordon Platt |
In an early morning intervention Tuesday that caught the market unawares, central banks of the major

CHICAGO AIRPORTS SEEK FAA APPROVAL TO BEEF UP SECURITY

This story was compiled by William Armbruster and Chris |
Chicago officials were waiting Tuesday for approval from the Federal Aviation Administration to impl

MAN WRITES A NEW CHAPTER IN COAST GUARD WIVES' TALE

Associated Press |
Walter "Chip" Boswell was such a dynamic and different addition to a 50- year-old Coast Guard club t

EXPORTS IN PHILIPPINES, MALAYSIA

P.T. Bangsberg |
The United States is pushing agriculture, already one of its prime exports, as Asian mouths demand m
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HURRICANE HEIGHTENS WORRY OVER FLORIDA INSURANCE VOID

HELEN R. MacLEOD |
As the hurricane season moves into full swing with Felix rampaging toward the U.S. East Coast, Flori

SURVEYS: 1 IN 6 AT RISK FROM TOXIC CHEMICALS

Associated Press |
More than one in six Americans is at risk of being seriously harmed or killed by toxic chemical rele

ROTTERDAM, HAMBURG POST RISE IN BOX TRAFFIC

Journal of Commerce Staff |
Rotterdam and Hamburg, Europe's top two container ports, Tuesday reported increased traffic for the
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NEW ROMANIAN FERRY CUTS EUROPE-TO-MIDEAST PASSAGE

Michele Kayal |
Romania's first ferry from Constantza to Samsun, Turkey, arrived in port last weekend in what organi
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FREIGHT RATE FUTURES

JOC Staff |
Aug. 15, 1995 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low
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MAKING WAVES - ALLEN WASTLER ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY HAS PLUSES, POTENTIAL THAT MERIT ATTENTION

Allen Wastler |
It's easy to poke fun at government projects gone awry. And many times it's deserved. But so
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BALTIC FREIGHT INDEX

JOC Staff |
2095 (Aug. 15, 1995) Previous day - 2086 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in
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TRADE BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |
KANTOR TO ASK FOR END TO MALAYSIA PREFERENCEWASHINGTON - The Clinton administration,
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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<
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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<
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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<
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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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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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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<
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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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