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FROM THE UNITED STATES/CANADA SOUTH AMERICA. Dec. 1-9. The U.S. Department of Commerce is le

Japan plans to lend the Philippines $1.16 billion to help build power supply facilities and improve

Algerian oil officials said there will be no delays or cutbacks in planned gas and liquefied natural

Battered toymakers in Taiwan are looking to one of their great rivals and one of their largely ignor

ISRAEL, TURKEY NEARING FREE-TRADE AGREEMENTANKARA, Turkey - Turkey and Israel are ne

ABU DHABI TO UNVEIL GAS-PROCESSING PLANTNEW YORK - Abu Dhabi on Wednesday will unvei

Nov. 7, 1994 This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the e

Indonesia, facing declining oil production, is increasingly banking on its large reserves of natural

THUNDER BAY SEES INCREASE IN TRAFFICTHUNDER BAY, Ontario - A surge in oceangoing bus

Monday Nov. 7, 1994 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

World oil production surged by more than 1 million barrels a day in Octoberfrom September le

Municipal officials are trying to determine how valuable the city's trash- burning power plant might

In a continuance of its steady march toward global economic integration,Vietnam is expected

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

Argentine tobacco growers are still waiting for the United States to relax its restrictions on tobac

As of Nov. 7, 1994 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained

China is cracking down on unauthorized trading in foreign exchange and futures, and promises to hit

A Chinese cotton farmer and six accomplices beat a state buyer to death with sticks and bricks after

Devastating rains that hit Egypt last week caused some damage to sugar cane and other crops, but bar

Nov. 7, 1994 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

COPPER PRICES AT RISK, TRADING COMPANY SAYSLONDON - Expanding copper mining in the n

The Finance Ministry is considering adopting advanced U.S. derivative products used to hedge risks o

U.K. insurance giant Norwich Union is to cut up to 2,000 jobs over the next five years in a bid to "

ALLIANZ SAYS CHINA WEIGHS OPENING SECTORTOKYO - The Chinese government is considerin

Early reports of extensive loss of life and even more extensive loss of property, due to the weekend

NORTHRIDGE EARTHQUAKE HITS SAFECO EARNINGSSEATTLE - California's Northridge earthqua

The Bureau of Land Management said a judge's decision ifying mining claims filed on the bed

Upjohn Co., the prescription-drug manufacturer, said Monday it will sell its vegetable seed division

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 234.16 up 0.24 whi

1841 (Nov. 7, 1994) Previous day - 1848 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Nov. 7, 1994 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

The European Union Commission called for an end to cargo-handling monopolies in EU seaports as part

The following is the list of bunker prices obtained during the course of week ending Nov. 4, 1994. U

A Venezuelan naval vessel will carry commercial cargo between the South American country and the Car

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

P&O Containers could enjoy a sharp profit increase over the next few years as freight rates rise, a

A $55 million container and roll-on, roll-off port will officially open Nov. 14 on the Caribbean isl

After an unprecedented rise in dry-cargo freight rates over the past couple of months, the market is

Vessels owned by Compagnie Generale Maritime (CGM), the French state-owned shipping company, were de

Local shippers and port users are railing against what they see as an opportunistic new levy on cont