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Dwarfed by Charleston, and with harbors too shallow to handle today's giant containerships, South Ca

Optimistic local officials here predict the flow of poor immigrants to the United States will soon s

Industries that use direct marketing techniques to advertise products and services have come out swi

South Carolina enjoyed an 82 percent boom in exports between 1987 and 1990, and the advance has cont

JAPAN ETHYLENE OUTPUT AT BELOW 500,000 TONSJapan's ethylene output in April fell below 500,0

May 11, 1992 Copper Total, 30,737. Gold Total, .1,573,055.Silver Total, .261,

During April, the CRB Futures Index lost 2.4 percent of its value and ended the month at 204.81, the

The auction Friday of one of the "jewels" of Brazil's state-owned petrochemical companies promises t

Journal of Commerce Special LONDON - The following is the list of bunker prices obtained dur

Ron Carey, president of the 1.5 million International Brotherhood of Teamsters, gave a lukewarm vote

Foreign companies already on the ground in Vietnam say U.S. companies will be tempted to move too qu

Nigeria, current chairman of the Organization of African Unity, will host peace talks between the Su

Union Pacific Railroad's "BulkTainer" service, an intermodal unit that routes tank containers across

Forget that cliche about adversity being the parent of invention: In one little corner of the U.S. r

May 8, 1992 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

Plans for a high-speed rail network criss-crossing Europe by early next century must overcome hurdle

Personal computer manufacturers and telecommunications network companies are having a tough time con

"Just think about it," said Chuck Rondoni, 54, a Chicago native who got a business degree three deca

HOUSE PASSES BILL ON SHIP INSPECTIONSWASHINGTON - The House passed a bill that exten

As of May 8, 1992 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list prices

In a bold attempt to regain control over the day-to-day operations of the Marine Engineers Beneficia

Friday May 8, 1992 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

Like everything else in Italy these days, the government's plans to privatize segments of the countr

Officials at the controversial and financially troubled International Cargo Network (ICN) cold stora

INDIA IMPORTS OF WHEAT NOT EXPECTED UNTIL JULYIndia now is not expected to import any wheat

May 8, 1992 RESELLER Rack_Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid-

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

Friday, May 8, 1992 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

In this agrarian stronghold, property is not measured by hundreds of acres but by thousands of hecta

The U.S. Court of Appeals in Denver ruled last week that Utah law precludes general liability insura

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

Per-Ton Price f.o.b. SpecificationsRail, Truck cents/million Btus perc

May 8, 1992 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

Singapore International Monetary Exchange May 8, 1992Residual Fuel Oil - (Dollars Per Metric

Poland's government plans to restructure its state-run energy and mining businesses into corporation

New York Mercantile Exchange May 7, 1992CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents p

May 8, 1992 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Bu

U.S. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE Percent by group April MarchWhite 6.3% 6.5

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

U.S. Agriculture Department Secretary Edward Madigan said the final decision on whether to include e