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New York Mercantile Exchange Jan. 29, 1992Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen Hi

The charter market for containerships in 1992 is expected to slow significantly after a year marked

Maritrans Partners LP has decided to slash by 75 percent the cash distributions it pays holders of i

U.S. distillate fuel oil inventories fell by 6.1 million barrels during the week ended Jan. 24 compa

About a third of the attorneys specializing in maritime matters at the law firm Hill, Betts & Nash a

Shanghai, the principal commercial center of China, and neighboring Zhejiang Province will work join

The U.S. dollar traded lower early Wednesday afternoon, after declining on weak fourth-quarter U.S.

The agreement signed in Quebec last week that coordinates the interests of all parties in an environ

New York Mercantile Exchange Jan. 28, 1991CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

Analysts and others eager to find a single factor that will affect Saudi Arabia's policies at the Fe

Jan. 29, 1992 Copper Total, 34,925. Gold Total, .1,362,696.Silver Total, .269

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

California Trucking Association, annual management conference, Feb. 2-5. Hotel Del Coronado, Coronad

U.S. members of the American Association of Port Authorities are compiling data on cargo diversions

More than 1,000 people were killed in aircraft accidents last year, an increase of nearly 80 percent

Wed., Jan. 29, 1992 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

Instead of preventing people and goods from flowing out, Russia's customs officials are now trying t

Britain will continue to seek support from other industrial nations for a special fund to support th

The number of major oil spills from tankers fell sharply over the past decade, with the improvement

Total cargo volume rose more than 30 percent and non-log cargoes such as aluminum and machinery incr

Hidden behind rows of 40-foot containers, the big container crane began to lift, reeling in the cabl

British officials are dismissing threats from the European Commission to withhold more than $1 billi

The Bush administration's efforts to pry open foreign markets will help only the biggest U.S. export

Trade leads are supplied by: US Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural ServiceAgric

RUSSIAN PACT PREVENTS THREATENED COAL STRIKEA Russian government official indicated

Sales at Hong Kong's Toys & Games Fair this year soared over last year, indicating a brighter outloo

The Bush administration Wednesday proposed setting minimum funding for the U.S. Department of Agricu

Reflecting an industry-wide slump, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., the world's leading chemical produ

JAPAN'S ASAHI TO HIKE PRICE OF POLYSTYRENETOKYO - Japan's largest polystyrene produc

Beverage importers are stepping up their efforts to ensure that public filing of ocean shipping rate

A glut of export licenses and Ukrainian and Russian political squabbling may smother Russian fertili

Earnings almost doubled and box volume grew 11 percent last year at the Philippines' principal conta

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COASTAL GAS MARKETING COMPANY Coastal Gas Marketing Company (formerly ANR Gathering

Jan. 28, 1992 RESELLER Rack_Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded

ALLSTATE PLANS TO SELL CANADIAN OPERATIONSNORTHBROOK, Ill. - Allstate Insurance Co.

DU PONT MERCK PHARMACEUTICAL CO. (Wilmington, Del.) - The Du Pont Merck Pharmaceutical Co. has named

McDonnell Douglas Corp. said Monday it hired David Hinson, Midway Airlines' former chairman, as exec

NORTH AMERICA Communications Networks '92. Through Thursday. Washington. Contact William C.

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