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INSURANCE BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |

AIG UNIT TO RETURN TO PAKISTAN MARKETNEW YORK - American Life Insurance Co. (Alico),

SUPERFUND REFORM MEASURE DRAWS FIRE FROM ALL SIDES

Margo D. Beller |

A diverse coalition of business, insurance and consumer interests criticized the Superfund reform bi

SUBSIDY TALKS POSTPONED, OECD CONFIRMS

Special to The Journal of Commerce |

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) confirmed on Thursday that talks s

NEW HAVEN RESIDUAL FUELS

May 19, 1994 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley

CHINA TO START BUILDING COAL PROJECT DESPITE DOUBLING OF COST ESTIMATE

P.T. Bangsberg |

China says preparations for building a $4.6 billion coal-transport project are drawing to an end and

CORRECTION

The report, "Discrepancy Between W. Coast and Nymex Confuses Crude Traders," which appeared Thursday

BALTIC FREIGHT INDEX

1501 (May 19, 1994) Previous day - 1500 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

FREIGHT RATE FUTURES

May 19, 1994 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

NY SHIPPING ASSOCIATION ISSUES SAFETY AWARDS

Journal of Commerce Staff |

When a massive container crane was hit by a ship and toppled in Newark, N.J., on Feb. 3, James Sutto

NEW ZEALAND MOVES TO BE KEY EXPORTER OF WOOD PRODUCTS

WILLIAM DiBENEDETTO |

New Zealand, already a big exporter of wood products, is gearing up to sell even more, a development

SPOT CHEMICALS

Compiled by Rosalie Spiller, Journal of Commerce Chemical |

As of May 19, 1994 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

MARCH IMPORTS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

U.S. Census Bureau tables, adapted by Paul Schaffer. |

Vs. Vs. Vs. Vs. Value Prior 2 Mos. 1992 1991Mil. $ Mo. Back

ECONOMIC EXPERTS WARN OF FINANCIAL CRISIS IN CHINA

China's economic and social climate may get much worse before getting better, despite the country's

BUDGET RULE WAIVER FOR GATT GETS SUPPORT WHITE HOUSE STILL AGAINST CHANGE

A key Democratic proponent of the Clinton trade policy in the Senate threw his support Thursday behi

KENNEDY NEARS OLD GOAL OF UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE

Elaine S. Povich |

Nearly a quarter-century ago Sen. Edward M. Kennedy introduced a universal health-care plan.

TRANSPORT BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |

VIRGIN GROUP TO BID FOR CHUNNEL RAIL LINKSAN FRANCISCO - Virgin Group, British entre

KR-CRB FUTURES INDEXES

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 230.98 up 1.45

GUYANA TO ANNOUNCE PLAN TO END CURRENCY'S SLIDE

The Guyana government is expected to announce early next week measures intended to halt a slide in t

JOURNAL OF COMMERCE - FAST FACTS CAPITAL EXPENDITURES OF US RAILROADS

Association of American Railroads, Washington |

IMPORT LEADS

Suppliers of the following items seek U.S. importers/distributors. Interested parties are asked to c

TAIWAN PRESSED TO DROP BARRIERS TO GAIN GATT ENTRY

John Zarocostas |

Taiwan is being pressured to quit stalling and come forward with solid market-opening offers commens

FOREIGN TELECOM FIRMS WORRIED ABOUT TAIWAN'S PRIVATIZATION PLAN

Milan Ruzicka |

Taiwan's plan to dismantle the $4.5 billion-a-year state telecommunications monopoly in answer to a

HALF OF AGENTS COULD LOSE LICENSES IN SC OVER EDUCATION

Associated Press |

More than half of South Carolina's insurance agents could lose their licenses Sept. 1 unless they pr

CHUNNEL SHUTTLE NOT SO POPULAR YET WITH TRUCK DRIVERS

Keith M. Rockwell |

The shuttle train departed from Folkestone, England so quietly and smoothly you barely knew you were

MARITIME BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |

FRANK FAMILY MATRIARCH GRANTED BAIL HEARINGNEWARK, N.J. - A state appellate panel Th

LONDON OIL FUTURES

International Petroleum Exchange May 19, 1994Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)_

GASOLINE PRICES

May 19, 1994 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Prem

ENERGY BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |

NEW ZEALAND VENTURE TO SUPPLY ASIA POWERCANBERRA, Australia - A joint venture formal

DAILY PETROLEUM PRICES

Thursday May 19, 1994 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

SHIP FIXTURE BREAKDOWN

Ship fixtures are a product of Transportation News Ticker, the |

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

SPOT COMMODITIES

May 19, 1994 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

JAPANESE TRADERS FORESEE ADEQUATE SUGAR FOR ASIA

Minoru Koshida |

Large purchases of raw sugar by India have pushed up prices, but Japanese traders said there were un

COST OF CREDIT

Thursday, May 19, 1994 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

DOLLAR TRADES MIXED, BUT UP AGAINST YEN ON HEAVY SALES

Alan Zimmerman |

The dollar remained narrowly mixed in a sluggish market Thursday whose major feature was heavy buyin

EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES

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

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

MARITIME CALENDAR

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

TWA CHALLENGES DELTA-VIRGIN ACCORD

Associated Press |

Trans World Airlines is challenging an agreement between Delta Air Lines and Britain's Virgin Atlant

CHEVRON EXPECTED TO QUIT TENGIZ OIL PIPELINE PROJECT

Knight-Ridder Financial |

Chevron Corp. "is ready to back out of" a project to build a pipeline to export crude from the massi

PORT OF BALTIMORE TO PURCHASE CRANE

Journal of Commerce Staff |

The Port of Baltimore will spend $7.4 million to buy a new container cranefrom IMPSA Interna

USDA MAY HAVE UNDERESTIMATED SIZE OF SOYBEAN CROP, GROUP SAYS

The president-elect of the American Soybean Association said the U.S. Department of Agriculture's fo

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