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SEA-LAND, TRANSROLL START US-BRAZIL SERVICEFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Sea-Land Service Inc. and

The European Community Commission announced Thursday it has started an antitrust probe of a controve

Global demand for platinum will reach a record 3.88 million ounces in 1991 but growing supplies, pro

ROMANIA GETS LOAN FOR TRANSPORT PROJECTSA Japanese banking group granted the Romanian Minist

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1624 (Nov. 14, 1991) Previous day - 1630 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Nov. 14, 1991Bid AskedCopper_

Large tanker and bulk operators are expected to bear the brunt of the 9 percent to 20 percent increa

China, woefully lagging in modern communications, is proposing huge investment in the coming years.

As of Nov. 14, 1991 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list price

MALAYSIA AIR GETS NOD ON SEATTLE ROUTEThe U.S. Transportation Department granted Malaysia Ai

The U.S. government took two steps Thursday to promote U.S. trade and investment relations with Arge

Peter the Great founded St. Petersburg in 1703 as Russia's window to the West. Today as the city rec

U.S., PACIFIC NATIONS SIGN TRADE MANIFESTOSEOUL, South Korea - The United States and 14 othe

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago11/14 11/13 Change % Change: 10/2

The Port of Montreal is expanding its program of volume discounts for ship lines that bring in large

Joseph McMemamin, president and chief executive officer of Keystone Insurance Co. of Philadelphia, w

PENSION AGENCY BOOKS TOO 'SHODDY' TO STUDYThe General Accounting Office, the auditing and in

Norfolk Southern Corp. said Thursday it expects to post an unspecified special charge to 1991 fourth

The Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association and patient activist groups applauded action taken by f

Nov. 14, 1991 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

INDONESIA RICE IMPORTS UP SHARPLY THIS YEARPoor growing conditions for its minor season rice

Aluminum ingots_ $1,137 per ton lots & in warehouse min. 99.7%Antim

The high drama surrounding reform of the interstate natural gas pipeline system, now pending before

The Coast Guard's tanker inspection program often fails to detect or correct unsafe U.S. and foreign

For the last 10 years, a manufacturer of textile machinery in South Carolina has maintained its comp

A Senate-House conference committee on the highway bill took a giant step forward by reaching agreem

A House maritime subcommittee Thursday approved legalized gambling on U.S.-flag vessels and an accel

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New York Mercantile Exchange Nov. 13, 1991CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

Nov. 14, 1991 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

Plentiful supplies and an absence of price pressure make for a wide open heating oil market as retai

ALUSUISSE, ALCOA SIGN JOINT VENTUREZURICH, Switzerland - Alusuisse-Lonza Holding Ltd. and Al

Michael Berman has been associate editor of special sections for The Journal of Commerce since 1980,

While the last few weeks have brought dramatic breakthroughs in Australian waterfront reform, and si

The Bank of Japan slashed the official discount rate by 0.5 percent per annum to only 5 percent Thur

Any hope for an efficient linkage between Australia's rail, road and ocean transport systems will de

The U.S. dollar declined Thursday on the market's renewed sense that the Federal Reserve may yet low

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Women Underway: A Symposium for Women in the Maritime Industry. Nov. 16. Vallejo, Calif. Hosted by C