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Visitors from Mexico and South America are playing an increasingly bigger role in boosting tourism r

Oct. 5, 1992 RESELLER Rack_Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid-

The following is the list of bunker prices obtained during the course of week ending Oct. 2, 1992. U

In what may become the first test of the strict rule-of-origin requirements written into the propose

President Rene Felber says Switzerland will vote in favor of membership of the European Economic Are

Chevron International Oil Co. said Monday it is seeking offers for thepurchase of its market

OSAKA'S ECONOMY CALLED WORST IN JAPANOSAKA, Japan - The economic downturn in Osaka i

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Russia's top corruption fighter said Friday that crooked Western businessmen were siphoning off thre

Zimbabweans, hard-hit by bitter economic reforms and a crippling drought, are raising their voices t

Oct. 5, 1992 This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals andthe es

WORKSHOP TO AID RUSSIA IN MAKING ENERGY LAWSBRUSSELS, Belgium - The European Community Commi

Traders expect high-sulfur and especially heavy crudes to be the strongest price performers in comin

The price of OPEC's basket of seven crudes slipped to $19.42 a barrel last week, compared with $19.4

A leading European shipowner is predicting closer cooperation between liner shipping companies and f

Four large-scale coal mining companies announced Monday formation of a new bargaining alliance for n

So you think you're hip to the hottest growth market in container shipping? Latin America, m

The maritime industry is starting to recover from the recession, but activity on the West Coast cont

ASSOCIATION REVISES CURRENCY FACTOR ON RATESLONDON - The Association of West India T

The Massachusetts Maritime Academy said it is reaching near-record enrollment at a time when many co

The first river barges may not take advantage of the U.S. Coast Guard's recent approval to start run

Shippers and barge operators hoping to connect Milwaukee with the inland waterway system through Chi

Lawyers here argued before a state appeals court over the ability of federal shipping law to overrul

China is sending a high-level delegation to Switzerland later this month in hopes of sewing up its r

As U.S. and Chinese negotiators enter critical talks this week on Washington's demand that China ope

Ray MacSharry, European Community farm commissioner, Monday repeated the EC's well-rehearsed positio

The expected adoption Monday by EC foreign ministers of new procedures to make EC decision-making mo

Textile Quotas to Watch as of Oct. 3, 1992* Country Category Description

World demand for steel will rise 1.5 percent in 1993 after having remained stable in 1992 and 1991,

BULGARIA, UKRAINE SIGN TRADE, DEFENSE ACCORDSSOFIA, Bulgaria - Bulgaria and Ukraine signed t

Five chapters of the Organization of Women in International Trade last year commissioned a survey to

GOLD, SILVER INCREASE AS STOCK MARKET FALLSA 104-point plunge in the Dow Jones industrial av

Oct. 5, 1992 JAPANFinancial FuturesPrecious MetalsTokyo Commodity Exchange

Oct. 5, 1992 Copper Total, 53,190. Gold Total, .2,073,185.Silver Total, .278,

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 200.87 off 0.45 which compares w

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago10/5 10/2 Change % Change: 9/10

The London Metal Exchange today will launch its first new contract in more than a decade when forwar

Japanese end-users are likely to cut their spot copper buying further after October despite the yen'

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Oct. 5, 1992Bid AskedCopper_G

Japan's secondary aluminum community, among the world's largest, is likely to take a wait-and-see at