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LANE July-Sept. July-Sept. 1993 1992East Coast to East Asia 10.1% 7.9%West

The intended merger of the liner shipping activities of Deutsche SeereedereiRostock and Sena

FUEL SPILL CLOSES PORTS AT NORFOLK AND SOUTHAn accident between a Saudi Arabian vess

Argentina, bucking a recent trend of growing trade deficits, posted a $382.4 million trade shortfall

Canada is expected to post the strongest economic growth among the leading industrialized states in

State insurance departments in Louisiana and Oregon are expected to join the ranks of regulators who

CANADA CANCELS DEAL TO PRIVATIZE AIRPORTOTTAWA - Prime Minister Jean Chretien filled

After a 20-year hiatus, United Parcel Service is again experimenting with an electric-powered van.

Prospects for a turnaround in the German economy in the second quarter of 1994 have improved conside

SEATRADE ASIA PACIFIC CRUISE CONVENTION. Through Dec. 7. Conference and exhibition discussing the re

JAPAN FIRMS CAN DRILL EAST CHINA SEA FIELDSHONG KONG - Japan's Teikoku Oil Co. and J

Greece posted a current account surplus of $101 million in September against a deficit of $706 milli

References by Saudi Arabian Oil Minister Hisham Nazer last week to "decisive action" by his country

The Spanish government approved a labor reform package without any substantial changes, despite fron

Oilinvest, the Netherlands-based oil group will not avoid U.N. sanctions unless thorough investigati

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,230-$1,260per ton lots &

There has been a "sharp deterioration" in the cost competitiveness of the aluminum industry in the C

Specialty chemical companies operate under a different regime than their commodity-based brethren.

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

1253 (Dec. 3, 1993) Previous day - 1253 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

REGIONAL BLOCS The Pacific Rim Business Collaboration Symposium. Through Dec. 8. Kuala Lumpu

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100 percent)is as f

More than 5 million adult Czechs have bought the 1000-koruna book of investment vouchers that entitl

Leading European Community industrialists have called for lower tax and social security charges, few

Underwriters at Lloyd's of London will not fund a settlement for 17 men who allege they were sexuall

With an eye on the growing continental market, CN North America and a Mississippi-based trucking fir

We've made several improvements that we believe will make reading The Journal of Commerce easier for

The "new" Russian ruble zone created Sept. 7 is in ruins, but the failure of monetary union doesn't

President Clinton signed into law Friday morning a truck rate undercharge bill that spells out settl

Consolidated Rail Corp. will be the third major railroad to operate alternating current(AC) traction

Hate waiting in lines at the store? A New York computer company called Symbol Technologies I

International Petroleum Exchange Dec. 3, 1993Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)_

The United States said it will urge industrialized nations at meetings in Paris this week to make it

Chevron USA Products Co. said Friday it is in "substantive discussions" with a New York-based invest

Houston Lighting and Power Co. this month is buying residual fuel oil for the first time since 1989

A combination of bad weather and a changing world economic atmosphere has forced Japan to open up it

Polish Ocean Lines, which withdrew all its ships from the North Atlantic in July in favor of slot-ch

A Raleigh, N.C. insurance executive is the front-runner to be the new president of the state workers

Mexico's state-owned railroad may take a cue from the nation's ambitious highway construction progra

For the week ended Nov. 27, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 1