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Sep. 12, 1994 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

The controversial issue of pre-qualification will feature high on the agenda when some of the world'

Nearby residents advised the Port of Seattle Commission last week about ways to ease the traffic, no

AUSTRALIAN PORT WORKERS DUE BACK ON JOB TODAYCANBERRA, Australia - Australia's natio

FROM THE UNITED STATES/CANADA RUSSIA. Sept. 26-29. The United Nations Industrial Development

The last of four off-dock container depots at China's Port of Shanghai has been awarded to Hong Kong

Liability, hull and cargo insurers here for the annual International Union of Marine Insurance meeti

The yacht-insurance market conjures up visions of evening gowns and tuxedos, cocktails and cool bree

A bountiful corn crop means lower prices for Nebraska's farmers, as one of the biggest crops in rece

Sept. 12, 1994 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pr

Another round of freight rate increases will be introduced next January by some the largest shipping

CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORP. (Philadelphia) - Edwin G. Motte Jr. was named general manager, transportatio

VIETNAM PLANS RAIL, HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENTSHANOI, Vietnam - Vietnam plans to modernize

One of the largest shipper groups on the North Atlantic is threatening to withhold thousands of cont

For the first time, the annual conference of the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) is b

Final engineering work could begin soon on the Alameda Corridor following a decision by representati

China boasted on Monday that its overheated economy was heading for a soft landing, but many economi

In the latest of a series of attempts to sort out its foundering state industrial sector, China plan

For the week ended Sept. 3, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 1

Symantec Corp., a software manufacturer, said Monday that it has set up a subsidiary in Tokyo, its f

Crude oil prices in the United States are expected to rise marginally as refiners step up maintenanc

PORCELAIN ITEMS China. Contact: Schierholz Plaue GmbH, Am Spring 1, O-5216 Plaue, Germany. T

The treason trial of presidential claimant Moshood Abiola resumed Monday in the Nigerian capital of

Foreign Minister Yohei Kono on Monday warned his ministry's overseas- assistance unit, the Japan Int

Officials in British Columbia were trying to determine the amount and cause of a diesel-fuel spill f

Losses of tankers and bulk and combination carriers 15 years or older seem on a growth course in 199

CONTINENTAL INSURANCE (New York) - Charles Bothem has been named assistant vice president for auto p

BORDEN AGREES TO $2 BILLION BUYOUTNEW YORK - In a$2 billion-deal, dairy and

The maritime practice of "general average" is as old as the oldest commercial sea voyages, but that

Rate increases by a group of 15 North Atlantic ocean carriers that set their rates together have for

Nearly two weeks after Mexico began requiring new certificates of origin for certain goods from outs

Textile Quotas to Watch as of Sept. 12, 1994* Country Category Description

RUSSIA SAYS GATT SEAT NECESSARY IMMEDIATELYWASHINGTON - A delay in letting Russia jo

In an effort to win back passengers it lost during a seven-week strike by the United Transportation

The stock throughput cargo insurance market is just about through. The broadest class of buy

Columbia Coastal Transport Inc. plans to operate a second container-carrying barge between Houston a

The Massachusetts Port Authority announced a "flex-time" agreement with the International Longshorem

Who would relish jumping into brown water? It all depends on the climate. The market climate, that i

International wool growers are exploiting China's growing demand for high fashionwith a retailing ve