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May 17, 1991 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

1660 (May 17, 1991) Previous day - 1649 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

For a time, a big question in international maritime circles was whether the United States would sen

Canadians are hoping there'll be an end to truck blockades on their highways. But ending the

Mexico's principal steamship line is adding 8,000 new containers to its Pacific service in an effor

International freight forwarder Danzas Group, increased revenue last year by 9.3percent to 8.77 bill

New York legislators are considering a proposal to allow insurers backed by foreign governments to p

Using the anticipated build-up of the Navy's sealift cargo fleet as a catalyst to revitalize the nat

Despite the gulf war, Singapore's economy grew by a better-than-expected 7.5 percent during the fir

Sony Corp. of Japan, which has already invested more than S$500 million (about US$283 million) here,

Florida's future in international trade is the subject of a one-day conference being held today at t

MARITIME DAY CEREMONIES SET IN DCThe civilian seafarers who manned military cargo ships carr

Rhone-Poulenc of France reported first-quarter operating income of 1.95 billion French francs ($340

For the week ended May 11, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 1

New York Mercantile Exchange May 16, 1991CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

Aluminum ingots- $1,310-$1,320 per ton lots & in wareho

In a White House ceremony Friday, President Bush signed proclamations honoring National Maritime Day

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

RAIL IMAGE MAKERS OPEN CONFERENCE TODAYPALM BEACH, Fla. - A keynote address by Robert D. Kre

THERE'S NO URGENCY at the White House these days to name three members of the special board to end t

The U.S. ambassador to Egypt says Washington will support a proposal that the Paris Club forgive muc

Despite tough talk from the Soviet government, President Mikhail S. Gorbachev's bid to ban strikes

PROFIT PLUNGES 93 PERCENT AT AUSTRALIA'S TNTSYDNEY, Australia - Australian transport giant T

Negotiators for the United States and Japan met here at the weekend in yet another effort to hammer

Canadian Ambassador Derek Burney last week disputed charges that Canada is abusing "open border" pri

MOBIL CO. DEDICATES $50 MILLION EXPANSIONFAIRFAX, Va. - A new $50 million expansion of Mobil

Imperial Chemical Industries PLC of London is conducting "business as usual" despite speculation in

The best way to blunt efforts to eliminate antitrust immunity is to fight to retain it where it is c

Buying long-term care insurance is a perilous undertaking, with consumers confronted with untrustwor

Fri., May 17, 1991 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

May 17, 1991 RESELLER Rack-Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid- Premi

The Middle East crisis combined with tough commercial conditions to sap earnings at the colony's pre

Prices for carrying cargo by sea are likely to increase in the coming years as shipowners invest in

Global demand for credit is increasing at a time when banks are less willing, or able, to finance in

Indonesian private and state banks scouting for loans offshore can expect to pay higher interest rat

U.S. cargo charter airline Southern Air Transport, which claims to be the world's largest operator o

American Electric Power Co. should hold open the option of installingscrubbers capable of bu

This table lists spot coal contracts signed between the Tennessee Valley Authority and coal produce

JAPAN BUYS US CORN AHEAD OF SOVIET UNIONTOKYO - Japan trade houses purchased 208,000 metric