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Although statistics indicating a sharp rise in pirate attacks may not be consistent from year to yea

1430 (Jan. 31, 1992) Previous day - 1440 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

A Connecticut legislative task force is expected to debate the introduction of 1992 auto rate rollba

MBIA SAW RISE IN 1991 INCOMEMBIA Inc., holding company of the Municipal Bond Investors Assur

Tax cuts laid out this week by the Bush administration will help create growth in the energy sector

Iraq has begun implementing plans to develop its giant oil fields to reach production capacity of 6

NEPTUNE ORIENT LINES LTD. (Singapore) - Cheng Wai Keung was appointed company director, effective Ja

REGIONAL BLOCS World Bank & EBRD Conference: How to Fund Projects in Eastern Europe. Feb. 4.

Jan. 31, 1992 Copper Total, 35,225. Gold Total, .1,362,596.Silver Total, .269

State insurance departments could find themselves stuck writing workers compensation and personal au

The Department of Defense is fighting legislation supported by the maritime industry to replace mili

Turbana Corp. of Coral Gables, Fla., is offering a weekly general cargo service from Wilmington, Del

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

Edwin L. Harper was elected president by the board of directors of the Association of American Railr

A lawsuit filed by Local 719 of the United Auto Workers has put a hold on a $379 million contract aw

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago1/31 1/30 Change % Change: 1/9

Japanese petroleum companies are not expected to commit to many term contracts for naphtha this year

GLOSSARY AR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Container Terminal 9 will be built as planned on Tsing Yi Island, a government panel said, despite e

As memories fade of summer vacations spent lazing on the beach and the nip in the air inspires thoug

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

The number of passengers taking cruises each year is forecast to grow to 10 million by the end of th

Fri., Jan. 31, 1992 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

SPACE WORKERS PROTEST IN FORMER SOVIET UNIONMOSCOW - Space controllers, once among t

Delays are looming for a Federal Maritime Commission project to automate the filing of ocean industr

Olivetti: 3.,2% Compaq Computer: 6%NEC: 7.2%Apple: 10.7%ABM: 14.8%Ot

*Singapore International Monetary Exchange Jan. 31, 1992Dubai Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barre

Wanda Mary Jablonski, an oil industry expert who began her career as a reporter for The Journal of C

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners is due to officially release its study on four m

Waste Management Inc. filed suit to force 150 insurers to share the cleanup costs at various Superfu

The final chapter in Eastern Airlines' 65-year history will begin to be written today with a public

Toyota Motor Co., in the midst of an $800 million expansion of its Georgetown, Ky., engine plant, wi

German and U.S. negotiators failed to agree on several key issues last week during the second round

China is entering a period of tremendous growth in domestic demand for petroleum and plastics, and f

The U.S. dollar will rise in the next few weeks, but central banks will keep the rally under tight c

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Jan. 31, 1992Bid AskedCopper_

Taipei-based Evergreen Marine Corp., the world's largest container shipping line, said operating rev

Oklahoma state legislators are likely to approve a new bill that would cut the state's natural gas o

The Bush administration will open talks on import barriers with China late this month and wants to c

The police forces of Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia last week initiated discussions on trilateral