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July 28, 1994 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

"Ship, Sea and Sky: The Marine Art of James Edward Buttersworth." Through Sept. 5. New York. Exhibit

A major bilateral port conference being held today in Mexico's busiest waterfront - the Port of Vera

A $33 million project to deepen Savannah's harbor helped raise the tide of business at Georgia's por

A recommendation from a British insurance group would mean people applying for life insurance in the

LAW OFFICE OF GERARD S. DOYLE JR. (Springfield, N.J.) - Gerard S. Doyle Jr., formerly international

Sea-Land Service Inc. promised to refrain from further unauthorized contact with 29 stowaways in its

July 28, 1994 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%

(1) DAILY INDEX Annual Smoothed percent +16.417/22 105.27/25 104.97/26

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

Sansei Electric Co., a small Tokyo-based manufacturer of antennas, display devices and specialty ele

With Latin American air cargo booming, two Miami companies have stepped in to fill a growing void in

Foreign investment approvals by Indonesia jumped in the first seven months to a record high, despite

AIG NET INCOME ROSE IN SECOND QUARTERNEW YORK - American International Group Inc. re

Experts say it is unusual that Sea-Land Service Inc. is not insured against the cost ofstowaway case

These furniture movements were the largest recorded from port documents, during the two weeks ended

CUSTOMS APPRAISERS END STRIKE IN INDIALONDON - The 5-day-old strike by Customs appra

New York Mercantile Exchange - July 28, 1994 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High

UPS JOINT VENTURE PLANNED IN PHNOM PENHHONG KONG - United Parcel Service of America

The Clinton administration's "final" plan for funding a new world-trade agreement landed with a thud

Trism Inc. and Leaseway Transportation Corp., two specialized motor carriers, reported improved year

2 COMPANIES GAIN SINGAPORE TRADING STATUSSINGAPORE - The government announced it has

SHELL UNIT SET TO OPEN ROMANIA SERVICE STATIONSBUCHAREST, Romania - A unit of Anglo-Dutch oi

Du Pont's record second-quarter earnings of $792 million exceeded expectations, analysts said.

After much bombast and many sharp words, China quietly disclosed Thursday that it has closed four fa

Churchill stands to lose an estimated $750 million in shipping business unless Ottawa backs the nort

"By expanding economic opportunity to the nations that will determine the future of the Middle East,

A maritime officers' union has become embroiled with its own employees in a labor dispute that has a

DENVER AIRPORT MAY START WITH ALTERNATIVE SYSTEMDENVER - The city will not wait for

Amtrak officials are asking for Justice Department action against freight railroads whose poor perfo

For the second time this month, a team of underwater explorers is searching the Edmund Fitzgerald gr

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

CHINESE TRADE DEFICIT REACHES $820 MILLIONHONG KONG - China registered a trade defic

Regulators have revoked the license of a Phoenix auto-insurance salesman who they said failed to obt

John T. Biezup, 65, a trial attorney with Palmer Biezup & Henderson and a maritime law-journal edito

Percent change* Thousands of metric tons Colombia -45% To 28.8 from 52.1Brazil

Chicago & North Western Transportation Co. earned $21.5 million, or 47 cents a share, in the second

July 28, 1994 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pre

The U.S. dollar was mostly higher Thursday, helped by a rebound in U.S. bond prices. The dollar rose

Britain's Department of Trade and Industry gave itself a pat on the back Thursday for its export pro