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New York Mercantile Exchange Sept. 26, 1990CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cent

BCSL U.S.-Med Line Ltd. said it will add Norfolk, Va., to its U.S. port calls. BCSL is an in

Sources at American President Cos. say the third wave of layoffs hit Wednesday. Although it was diff

USAIR TURNS OPTIONS INTO FIRM JET ORDERSSEATTLE - USAir has converted 10 options to firm ord

PORT DAY LUNCHEON. Oct. 2. Redwood City, Calif. Sponsored by the board of commissioners of thePort o

IF THEY SAY it's not the money, it's the money. Automobile processors in Jacksonville, Fla.,

The future of California's Silicon Valley and the U.S. semiconductor industry looks bleak in the fac

Agents for countries that receive U.S. food aid are trying frantically to thwart efforts on Capitol

An American company said it will launch a mobile satellite communications service for the maritime i

For the week ended Sept. 22, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled

Sept. 27, 1990 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 239.24 unch which compares wi

Sept. 27, 1990 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5% Buckley 35.85 31.95 36.50

HONG KONG MAY CUT OIL SUPPLIES TO CHINAHong Kong may be forced to cut oil supplies to China'

The International Energy Agency is not expected to recommend a release of government crude oil stock

The Interstate Commerce Commission's new reliance on formal legal procedures does not mean it is re-

MCI CONNECTS E-MAIL WITH NORDIC NATIONSSAN DIEGO - MCI Communications Corp. established elec

One of the American "Baby Bell" telecommunications companies joined forces this month with an existi

The cost of crewing, insuring, repairing and maintaining ships is set to soar between now and the en

The International Wheat Council revised its forecast of 1990-91 (July-June) total Soviet grain outpu

The story "Group Auto Insurance Focus of NY Hearing," on Page 9A in The Journal of Commerce, Sept. 2

CANADA TO REFORM FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSCanadian Minister of State for Finance Gilles Loisell

A futures market in tanker freight rates is still under consideration by the Baltic Futures Exchange

1168 (Sept. 27, 1990) Previous day - 1170 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Sept. 27, 1990Bid AskedCopper-

AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND DIRECT LINE (Long Beach, Calif.) - Bernard D. Tabary was named director of qua

Substantial port development at Kaohsiung in the south of Taiwan now appears likely, probably at the

Work on Thailand's new deep-sea port is progressing well, officials say, but at least one outside ex

Canadian jobs and competitiveness are at stake if shipping lines stop calling at Canadian ports, war

CAROLINE FREIGHT NET ROSE 49.8 PERCENT IN QUARTERCHERRYVILLE, N.C. - Carolina Freight Corp.

In what was to have been a recovery year for a battered industry, ominous signs have truckers facing

While the surgeon general was announcing an anti-smoking campaign aimed at older smokers this week,

DATE OF AWARD: "E Star" Award on May 23, 1990. "E" Award in 1987. Numerous other awards, inc

The state of Washington needs a strategic plan for expansion of air cargo, a task force of the state

Lloyd Thompson, a Lloyd's of London broker, saw income increase significantly for its fiscal year, e

CIGNA CORP. (Philadelphia) - David W. Johnson was elected to the board of directors. Mr. Joh

Cocoa futures rallied sharply amid mixed speculative buying after a brief dip Thursday morning uncov

US IMPORT PRICES ROSE 3.9 PERCENT DURING AUGUSTPrices of U.S. imports, excluding fuel, rose

China's shipyards turned out 75 vessels aggregating 334,000 deadweight tons in the first eight month