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Denmark's A.P. Moller Co., most likely the world's largest shipping company, has always enjoyed a ce

Despite a modest acceleration in growth this year, economists caution that deep structural reforms w

Proposed maritime legislation will enable the government to monitor shipping lines' freight charges

Officials at the Port of Palm Beach, Fla., can sleep a bit easier now that Tropical Shipping & Const

June 15, 1993 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley

International Petroleum Exchange June 15, 1993Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago6/15 6/14 Change % Change: 5/19

Western world refined copper production should rise in 1993 despite sluggish economies, a leading Lo

Evergreen Line, the Taiwanese round-the-world operator, plans to launch a U.K. coastal container ser

S. AFRICAN GOLD OUTPUT MAY FALL TO 500 TONSISTANBUL, Turkey - South Africa's gold production

The Clinton administration is likely to crack down very hard on shipowners that pollute the seas, a

June 14, 1993 JAPAN*Financial FuturesPrecious MetalsTokyo Commodity

The European Commission is concerned that the German government's refusal to implement European Comm

Kuwait is planning an ambitious expansion of its oil export facilities, including the total restorat

Officials at the Massachusetts Port Authority are considering their next move in the wake of a $1 mi

Exports of textiles and garments from the Philippines increased nearly 8 percent in the first five m

Albert A. Pierce Jr., the current head of the rate-making group for carriers moving goods from Asia

Sweetheart Cup Co. has chosen Hub Group as the winner of its "Best Intermodal Marketing Company Awar

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago6/14 6/11 Change % Change: 5/19

Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen indicated Sunday that an exemption for agriculture and manufacturin

The following is the list of bunker prices obtained during the course of week ending June 11, 1993.

Small Agro Biotech Corp., which wants to be a player in the multimillion- dollar market for non-toxi

SMELTER SHUTDOWN UNLIKELY TO MOVE LMEA decision by Glenbrook Nickel Co. to temporarily close

Freightliner Corp. held its lead in the heavy-truck industry in May as its sales climbed 32.8 percen

June 14, 1993 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%

Officials at a U.S.-sponsored international conference have appealed for tighter controls on exports

NY STATE WON'T INSURE LEAD PAINT LIABILITYNEW YORK - The state's market of last reso

The new owners of the eastern German shipping company Deutsche SeereedereiRostock GmbH are s

U.S.-flag vessels will later this month carry cargo destined for an overseas market via the St. Lawr

Arrow Transportation Co. of Portland, Ore., a bulk transporter, plans an initial public offering of

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Canadian Great Lakes carriers said the thrust of the planned government reform of legislation affect

In what's described as the first deal of its kind, Westinghouse Electric Corp. is set to renovate Ch

A measure to reverse a ban on cruise ship gambling on voyages between two California ports was so wa

Panama this week is expected to approve the first phase of a $600 million port and transportation pr

Irritated by the White House's slowness in making appointments to top federal posts, Sen. J. James E

Terra Industries Inc. of Sioux City, Iowa, plans to expand its agrichemical business into the Southw

June 11, 1993 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f