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QUOTA WATCH

American Association of Exporters and Importers Textile Quota |

Textile Quotas to Watch as of April 24, 1992* COUNTRY CATEGORY DESCRIPTION

BALTIC FREIGHT INDEX

1188 (Apr. 27, 1992) Previous day - 1185 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

SPOT PRODUCT PRICES

Apr. 27, 1992 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

NEW YORK OIL FUTURES

New York Mercantile Exchange Apr. 27, 1992Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen Hi

SS UNITED STATES SOLD FATE REMAINS UNCERTAIN

Tony Seideman |

The ocean liner S.S. United States, once the fastest passenger ship in the world, was sold Monday fo

GA. FREIGHT BUREAU PROTECTS AND SERVES

Georgia Freight Bureau Inc. has been protecting its shipper members for 90 years by serving as an ad

FLASHBACK TO 1968: THE YEAR A PIECE OF PENN CENTRAL DIED

Gregory S. Johnson |

Remember 1968? Vietnam raged, we lost Bobby and Martin and no one talked of safe sex at a love-in. I

ICC-FMC DUAL REGULATION: AN INCONCLUSIVE DUEL?

WILLIAM DiBENEDETTO |

It's a regulatory riddle no one seems willing to solve, including Congress, though almost everyone a

JOURNAL OF COMMERCE - FAST FACTS US WHEAT PRICES

SLOW REFORMS IN PRAGUE CALLED BLOCK TO INVESTMENT

Milan Ruzicka |

Slovak nationalism, unwieldy bureaucracy and the sluggish progress of reform legislation are among t

AS SUBMARINES PROLIFERATE, THE HUNT GOES ON

The captain of the giant Greek cargo ship, plowing through empty seas 200 miles southeast of Nantuck

CSX, AAR COMPROMISE ON INTERMODAL DATA REPORT

Lawrence H Kaufman |

A compromise between CSX Corp. and the Association of American Railroads willallow intermoda

WESTERN GERMANY BRACES FOR DAMAGING RAIL STRIKE

Miriam Widman |

A public service strike planned to begin today is expected to paralyze large sectors of western Germ

BRAZIL STOPS CAPITAL INFLOW AS RESERVES BREAK RECORD

The Brazilian government hit the brakes Friday in its drive for new international currency and capit

RAIL INTERESTS HIT TRUCKING GROUP FOR SUPPORTING HIGH SAFETY FEES

Geoffrey H. Brown |

Despite recent partnerships between individual railroads and trucking companies, the industries' nat

ECONOMIC GROWTH SIGNS TO STRENGTHEN US DOLLAR

Signs of strength in the U.S. economy and threatened strikes in Germany will boost the dollar this w

ACCOUNTING CHANGE LIKELY TO SINK APC INTO THE RED

Allen R. Wastler |

American President Cos. posted pretax income of $29 million for the first quarter of 1992, compared

TRANSPORT BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |

EASTER TRAFFIC DEATHS ROSE TO 171 IN SPAINMADRID, Spain - Despite a major traffic safety cam

BALTIC FREIGHT INDEX

1185 (Apr. 24, 1992) Previous day - 1179 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

GERMAN GOVERNMENT PROBES ANOTHER ARMS-EXPORT SCANDAL

Miriam Widman |

The state attorney's office in Rostock, the eastern German port city, has launched an investigation

PERFORMANCE, ENVIRONMENT MAIN THEMES AT GERMAN FAIR

The year's Hannover Fair, a major exhibition for industrial technologies, has ended its eight-day ru

THREE UNIONS WILL APPEAL WAR BONUS PAY RULING

Three West Coast maritime unions will appeal an arbitrator's decision denying war bonus payments to

NY OIL OPTIONS

New York Mercantile Exchange Apr. 23, 1992CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

RUSSIA DRAFTS RULES FOR INSURANCE INDUSTRY

Duncan Robinson |

Insurance is like a game for many of Russia's fledgling insurance companies: Policyholders give them

ENVIRONMENTALISTS FILE COMPLAINT ON MOTOR OIL RECYCLING ADS

A group of environmental organizations charged three oil companies with misleading consumers in adve

INDUSTRY TASK FORCE RECOMMENDS COST CURBS TO ENCOURAGE COMP COVER

Paul Dykewicz |

A task force of insurance brokers, formed to address the problem of rising workers compensation clai

LONDON METALS

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Apr. 24, 1992Bid AskedCopper_

INDIAN EXPRESS SERVICE IS TROUBLED

N. Vasuki Rao |

Expanding business, fed by the government's blitz of economic reforms, will spur growth of the India

CHANGES IN CHINA CAN ONLY HELP INDUSTRY

Resurgence of China's economic reforms is a shot in the arm for overseas air cargo companies, both i

CARRIERS PUT THEIR PARTS IN THE AIR

Engines, wings, turbines - that's what planes are made of. Carriers rely on them to get frei

US, CANADA END BEER FLAP, BUT LARGER BATTLES LOOM

The last-minute settlement of a U.S.-Canadian dispute over beer trade is a bright spot in bilateral

SAFBANK USES US RAILS TO SPEED AFRICAN TRADE DEAL GIVES BOOST TO NY-NJ PORT

Safbank Line Ltd. is using a rail link to the Port of New York and New Jersey to trim its transit ti

UPS SATISFIED WITH FLEET, PUTS BRAKES ON TRAILER ORDERS

Mark B. Solomon |

United Parcel Service is reversing policy and will not purchase any new truck trailers for North Ame

EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES

Information Supplied by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce |

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

DRUG FIRMS PLEDGE INVESTMENT IF BRAZIL REFORMS PATENT LAWS

Pharmaceutical companies operating in Brazil are extending a $1 billion carrot to the government in

EC OPEN TO CUT IN FISH QUOTAS IF STUDIES SHOW THREAT TO STOCKS

Jacques Delors, European Commission president, said the European Community will reduce its fish quot

RUSSIA ANNOUNCES NEW PRICE GUIDELINES FOR OIL, GAS

Knight-Ridder Financial |

The Russian government has announced new prices to be charged to the oil and natural gas industry to

TRADE BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |

US Official Urges Start Of Chile Trade TalksThe United States should begin within the next t

SINGAPORE OIL FUTURES

Singapore International Monetary Exchange Apr. 24, 1992Residual Fuel Oil - (Dollars Per Metr

ENERGY BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports |

JAPAN URGES RETAILERS TO SWITCH TO LNGTOKYO - Japan's Ministry of International Trad

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