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Thursday Dec. 30, 1993 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

Commercial ship operators began the new year under an obligation to assemble more data about drug an

James Bell vividly remembers the heyday of shipping before containerization took much of the glamour

An increase in year-end freight rates, coupled with a worldwide shortage of tankers, has cut the pro

The recent drop in oil prices to five-year lows will likely force oil companies to trim 1994 spendin

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

Farmers should receive higher prices for their hogs over the next few months, but not as much as ana

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Waterfront construction crews in British Columbia this weekwill begin preparing to sink wharf suppor

In anticipation of strong growth of Canada-Mexico trade as a result of the North American Free Trade

Brazilian wheat farmers will take legal action against the government's decision this week to begin

A state-owned aeronautics company previously concentrating on military aircraft is moving into the c

A sting operation targeting cargo thefts has ended with 31 indictments and the recovery of $13.8 mil

Changes made in bidding procedures to meet demands imposed by the World Bank and the Interamerican D

About a year ago, U.S. trade officials here were expressing concern at the lack of U.S. company bids

TVA SUED OVER DENIAL OF BARGE PERMITSHUNTSVILLE, Ala. - A paper company and two asso

Livingston Group Inc., a Toronto trade services company, will make available this month a computer s

QUADRAX CORP. BUYS AMOCO'S F-22 LICENSESPORTSMOUTH, R.I. - Quadrax Corp., a leading

The European Union's maritime safety regulators face a whirlwind few months as tough new measures to

Dec. 30, 1993 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Hoechst Celanese Corp. has sued units of Eljer Industries Inc. for allegedly selling faulty plumbing

Fast-rising financier Wang Xuebing was named president of Bank of China, replacing longtime chief Wa

Unable to get help from the U.S. Justice Department and trade officials, frustrated U.S. customs bro

The expected merger of two major rail companies in eastern Canada is likely to unleash the same dere

The Interstate Commerce Commission has approved the merger of the Middle Atlantic Conference and the

Recent cold weather in the Midwest has caused some ice to form on the mid- Mississippi and Illinois

The use of futures, options and off-exchange "swaps" to reduce the risk of rising natural gas prices

One of Mexico's most beloved symbols, the "Angel of Independence" statue, is getting a face lift. Wo

1217 (Dec. 30, 1993) Previous day - 1220 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

REGIONAL BLOCS Manufacturing in the Caribbean BasinConference. Jan. 18-21. Miami. Th

Britain's once mighty "King Coal" is up for sale. But with its market eroded by cheap coal i

Western German industrial production is expected to show a fall of 0.2 percent in November from Octo

6 CHINA PROVINCES JOIN TO BUILD OIL PIPELINESix southern Chinese provinces said they will jo

International Petroleum Exchange Dec. 30, 1993Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Tenaga Nasional Bhd., Malaysia's state power company, is hitting the road in early 1994 to woo forei

Dec. 30, 1993 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

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New services are planned for this year at Ipoh Cargo Terminal, Malaysia's first inland port, designe

Shippers, transporters and government regulators are bracing for complications associated with the N

State-owned Shipping Corp. of India has taken delivery of the first of three new container vessels b