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Sept. 21, 1992 RESELLER Rack_Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid-

The deficit on Indonesia's trade in services this year is likely to hit $9.5 billion, one official e

BROTHER INTERNATIONAL CORP. (Somerset, N.J.) - Patrick T. Gilmore was named to succeed Hiromi Gunji,

Many stevedore/terminal operating companies are angry. Increasing numbers of independent fir

It certainly didn't hurt that design specifications have improved for such high-profile port equipme

Sept. 18, 1992 Copper Total, 42,556. Gold Total, .1,829,607.Silver Total, .27

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The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 201.87 off 1.07 which compares

High costs and congestion at the megaport of Los Angeles-Long Beach are making small Southern Califo

For years now, federal and state governments have restricted their once-free outpouring of funds to

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago9/18 9/17 Change % Change: 8/25

Despite the continuing business slump, a variety of new bulk terminals are being built or have been

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Sept. 18, 1992Bid AskedCopper_

Ports around the world generally are preparing themselves for the anticipated growth in container sh

Sept. 18, 1992 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represen

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,200-$1,300per ton lots &

U.S. ports were recently successful in deflecting tougher testing and permitting standards for harbo

Rival Gulf ports never gave it a standing ovation, but this city's controversial high-tech Omniport

COFFEE PRICES INCREASE ON COLOMBIA PLANCoffee prices here rallied Friday to 54 cents a pound

South Korea has taken another step toward increasing its reliance on nuclear power by signing a cont

House and Senate conferees will not fail to deliver national energy legislation to President Bush be

The New York City Council will not ask state legislators to delay construction permits for an upstat

In 1991, the United States consumed 81.4 quadrillion British thermal units of energy. Thisincluded 2

When lobbyists for tug and barge operators like Barry Baldwin told California lawmakers last year th

A fierce battle for market share, perhaps even survival, continues to rage among major British ports

Nippon Yusen Kaisha, one of Japan's largest steamship lines, is shifting to weekly sailings from Por

The minister of public works in Costa Rica, bowing to pressure from exporters who charge that he has

North European ports are locked in a "cargo war" as the countdown begins for the launch of the Europ

1049 (Sept. 18, 1992) Previous day - 1051 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

The Panama Canal may one day find itself challenged by Central American rivals offering alternative

CARRIERS HIKE SURCHARGE FOR CARGO TO MIDEAST SAN FRANCISCO - Three ocean carriers that set

Greek shipowners are in something of a quandary. Their ships are relatively elderly, with ma

Sept. 18, 1992 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

Transportation News Ticker The dry cargo and tanker fixtures listed herewith and compiled in

French ports and users spent the summer licking their wounds after months of crippling strikes by do

The Containerization & Intermodal Institute Thursday honored its first group of executives and compa

In Houston an automated ocean terminal built for $118 million sold for only $500,000 at a bankruptcy

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

Ship operators that work in San Francisco Bay are up in arms over a marine pilot who tested positive