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Singapore International Monetary Exchange Nov. 5, 1990Dubai Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

INCREASED NET INCOME REPORTED BY GEICOGeico Corp. reported a third quarter net income rise t

NONE IF BY LAND. . . . While maritime electronic tariff filing continues to gather steam, co

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 228.89 off 1.02 which compares w

Zim-American Israeli Shipping Co. is close to agreement on a trans-Atlantic ship-sharing pact with A

This is one of those eat-your-heart-out stories, but it should serve as a reminder to the rest of us

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Clayton Yeutter Monday said the Soviet Union remains ineligible for U.S.

Plans to launch several new options contracts on commodities futures in Japan are being greeted with

Amsterdam's air smells better today. Babies in Riyadh and Dubai wear new clothes. A Frankfur

Samarec, Saudi Arabia's national oil company, cut back deliveries of butane to the contractual minim

From Wire Reports Crude oil output by nations outside the Organization of Petroleum Exportin

As of Nov. 5, 1990 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list prices

The following is the list of bunker prices obtained during the course of week ending Nov. 2, 1990. U

Barring a war in the Persian Gulf, Japan's economy will expand by 5 percent in the year ending in Ma

ROADWAY DEFERS JANUARY RATE HIKEAKRON, Ohio - Roadway Express Inc., one of the nation's larg

European freight forwarders have mounted a high-pressure lobbying campaign in Washington in a last-d

Mon., Nov. 5, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U.

Landlocked Luxembourg is getting ready to become home to a fleet of merchant ships. Beginnin

MATSON ORDERS BARGE FOR HAWAIIAN SERVICESAN FRANCISCO - Matson Navigation Co. ordered a new

Quotations are offered rates of New York city banks relating to currency transfers of $1 million or

Ausimont NV, a subsidiary of the Ferruzzi Group, signed a definitive agreement to acquire Atochem No

Schenker & Co. GmbH, a major German freight forwarder, has finally acquired full ownership of its Lo

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International Petroleum Exchange Nov. 5, 1990Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)-

Nearly one year after its Velvet Revolution, Czechoslovakia is pushing hard to win its share of busi

The North Carolina State Ports Authority plans to ask state legislators next year for $52.3 million

Republic of Korea restrictions on U.S. carrier terminal and transportation services within that coun

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President Bush's loss of specific authority to act against adverse foreign investment is prompting t

More than 100,000 jobs will be lost in the U.K. construction industry by the end of 1991 as the coun

The selection of California's first elected insurance commissioner and three conflicting ballot init

World sugar prices moved lower Monday amid a lack of follow-through physical business and long liqui

The Indian government will permit an additional 500,000 bales (1 bale=170 kilogram) of cotton for ex

A Chinese state airline is planning to start using a new 747 freighter on flights between Beijing an

Japan's leading trade union organization warned Monday that shorter working hours will become the ma

Dynasty, Lou Grant, Star Trek - these are just a few of the American television shows that have beco

The following business missions are scheduled. The Journal of Commerce assumes no responsibility for

A Federal Communications Commission proposal will modernize the maritimedistres s and safety system

Creditors of Todd Shipyards Corp. over the weekend began receiving mail statements with details of T

London's Protection & Indemnity insurance market continues to be a source of bad news to shipowners