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ARGENTINE IMPORTS FAR OUTSTRIP EXPORTS

Argentina's air cargo market has a split personality. Shippers are scrambling to find enough

ILWU PRESIDENT PUSHES "PARTNERSHIP' APPROACH MCWILLIAMS HITS "ZERO-SUM GAME'

WILLIAM DiBENEDETTO |

The head of the West Coast dockworkers' union last week told labor and management leaders here that

NAII STILL FIGHTING FOR INDUSTRY'S INDEPENDENTS

Janet Aschkenasy |

Before 1945, there was no federal law limiting collective action by American insurers, and no trade

TRANSPORT BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |

PASSENGER DEMAND BOOSTS JAL PROFITTOKYO - A rise in international passenger demand h

ENERGY BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |

RUSSIAN TERMINAL PLANS TO CLOSE TWO BERTHSMOSCOW - The Russian Black Sea oil termina

BALTIC FREIGHT INDEX

1871 (Oct. 28, 1994) Previous day - 1874 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

LOW PRICES FOR SOYBEANS COULD BOOST USDA LOANS

Knight-Ridder Newspapers |

Low prices could prompt farmers to put 400 million bushels or more of 1994- crop soybeans into the U

PROFIT INCHES UP AT JAPANESE SHIPBUILDER

Associated Press |

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said last week its unconsolidated pretax and net profit edged up wh

US CARRIERS GAINING ACCESS TO LATIN AIR CARGO MARKET

AirCommerce Special |

Progress in U.S. bilateral negotiations with the nations of South America is opening that air cargo

AUTOMOBILES: WATERBORNE IMPORTS

Compiled by The Journal of Commerce from database of Port |

MARAD FORCED TO END MANY READY RESERVE CONTRACTS

A $100 million congressional budget shortfall is forcing the U.S. Maritime Administration to termina

INDONESIAN FIRM NEARS DECISION ON SITE OF AIRCRAFT PLANT IN US

P.T. Bangsberg |

After many months of deliberation, Indonesia's aircraft manufacturer says it will announce details o

TRUCK FIRMS TOLD TO VIEW COMP COSTS AS MANAGEABLE

Bill Mongelluzzo |

Trucking companies should view workers compensation claims and premiums as manageable expenses rathe

FIRST FOREIGN SHIPOWNER AWAITS SPILL CERTIFICATE

The U.S. Coast Guard was poised Thursday to approve its first certificate offinancial respon

GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY GETS ALAMEDA CORRIDOR PROJECT UNDER WAY

Journal of Commerce Staff |

Ribbon-cutting ceremonies were held Thursday for the first construction project associated with the

EL AL, ROYAL JORDANIAN EXPECT A PEACE DIVIDEND

William Armbruster |

El Al, Israel's national airline, and Royal Jordanian Airlines expect the peace agreement signed Wed

TRANSPORT BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |

UNITED SEEKS A STAKE IN CHINA SOUTHERN AIRHONG KONG - United Airlines is negotiating

SPOT COMMODITIES

Oct. 27, 1994 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

QUOTE TO NOTE ON GLOBAL WARMING:

_ Dr. Robert C. Balling Jr. Director Office of Climatology |

"I see no reason for the United States, or for that matter any other country, to rush into adopting

NEW YORK OIL FUTURES

New York Mercantile Exchange - Oct. 27, 1994 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High

EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES

Information Supplied by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce |

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

TOYOTA NEGOTIATING FOR VIETNAM VENTURE

Japan's Toyota Motor Co. is negotiating with Vietnam's Heavy Industry Ministry to set up a joint ven

BALTIC FREIGHT INDEX

1874 (Oct. 27, 1994) Previous day - 1873 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

SHIP FIXTURE BREAKDOWN

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

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

FREIGHT RATE FUTURES

Oct. 27, 1994 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

INSURANCE BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |

MET LIFE BUYERS TO PAY $76 MILLION IN REFUNDSTAMPA, Fla. - Under a newly approved se

JOURNAL OF COMMERCE - FAST FACTS US-MEDITERRANEAN OCEAN CARGO

"U.S. Global Container Report,' PIERS, New York |

FOREIGN BANKS MUST WAIT ON YUAN, CHINA BANKER SAYS

A senior official of China's central bank said on Thursday that conditions were not yet ripe for for

JUDGE ORDERS COMPANIES TO PAY FOR CLEANING UP MINE IN IDAHO

Associated Press |

A federal judge has held two mining companies liable for cleanup of environmental contamination at c

EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES

Information Supplied by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce |

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

LONDON OIL FUTURES

International Petroleum Exchange Oct. 27, 1994Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

CORRECTION

The article headlined "NAIC Considers Sanctions to Try to Break NY Impasse," which appeared Oct. 21

DAILY PETROLEUM PRICES.

Thursday Oct. 27, 1994 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

MO. STUDY SAYS LAWYERS DRIVING COMP COSTS UP

Jim Gallagher |

A new study indicates that lawyers are behind the sharply rising cost of workers compensation in Mis

BN RAISES BID FOR SANTA FE IN BATTLE WITH UP

Lawrence H Kaufman |

Burlington Northern Inc. increased the price it is willing to pay for Santa Fe Pacific Corp. on Thur

LAWSUIT CHALLENGES BIDDING PROCESS FOR PROJECT TO DREDGE ARGENTINE RIVER

Paula L. Green |

A lawsuit filed by a consortium that did not win a bid for the Parana River dredging project has cha

$436 MILLION SEALIFT PACT GOES TO CALIFORNIA SHIPYARD

Peter M. Tirschwell |

National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. (Nassco) was awarded a $436 million contract this week to build

PICKY JAPANESE PALATES MAY BE BIGGEST HURDLE FOR US FOODS

After the television cameras were turned off and the crowds left Thursday, Hikedi Matsui and his wif

CARGO HITS 15-YEAR HIGH AT EUROPEAN AIRLINES

Journal of Commerce Staff |

European airlines, benefiting from an export bonanza, have boosted their freight traffic to a 15-yea

SPOT METALS PRICES

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

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