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While most of China's recent energy emphasis has been on oil and coal, the country now seems to be m

Ships using the Port of Houston are being asked to limit the amount of cargo they carry until mainte

The number of shipments moving annually by domestic package express companies increased more than 40

Three Weeks Ended Sep 15, 1990, vs. Similar 1989 Period Cars CarsLoaded LoadedChange

Sea-Terminals Inc., the financially troubled terminal operator at the city's 187-acre Howland Hook c

The Maritime Administration agreed to grant Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., New Orleans, about $300,000 i

Mon., Sept. 24, 1990 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Sept. 24, 1990Bid AskedCopper-

New York Mercantile Exchange Sept. 24, 1990CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cent

Allied-Signal Inc. officials believe an agreement to open Japanese markets to the American company's

Over 250 petroleum industry companies say if the United States is serious about ending shipyard subs

The European Community and the United States will make a last-minute bid in Washington Thursday to a

After years of frustration, Elco Industries Inc. finally penetrated the Japanese "transplant" market

IRAQ DECLARES CURRENCY OF KUWAIT IS INVALIDNICOSIA, Cyprus - Iraq on Monday declared the Kuw

An affiliate of Evergreen Marine Corp. opened a container-manufacturing plant in Malaysia Monday, at

THE OCEAN FREIGHT FUTURES MARKET culminated three days of buying Monday when prices rose the daily l

A stringent law regulating oil spill response time and and prevention programs was signed into law l

ITEL RAIL CORP. (San Francisco) - Jack P. Edwards was named acting president and chief executive off

Europe is short of gasoline because of the Persian Gulf crisis but U.S. companies are coming to the

Singmarine Dockyard & Engineering Pte Ltd., part of Singapore Industries Ltd., clinched a S$52 milli

Aer Lingus started freighter service between Los Angeles and Ireland. It's the first time an Irish a

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

Sept. 24, 1990 Copper Total, 7,521. Gold Total, .1,532,868.Silver Total, .261,119,217.

After three good monsoons, India is in the unusual position of figuring out what to do with a surplu

* Import Quota Watch 3A * Commodity Research Bureau: Natural Gas 9A* Miriam Widman - Europe

U.S. Trade Representative Carla Hills Monday tried to reassure critics worried that a broad internat

The following is the list of bunker prices obtained during the course of week ending Sept. 21, 1990.

A House maritime subcommittee will resume its examination of the military supply operation to the Pe

Uruguay Round farm support cuts proposed by European Agriculture Commissioner Ray MacSharry call for

The race for insurance commissioner in Florida heated up last week when a group representing trial l

AMERICAN RE-INSURANCE CO. (Princeton, N.J.) - Robert J. Katz was named vice president, claims divisi

The number of unattached airlines providing international service declined Monday as two eligible pa

Rob Quartel, a member of the Federal Maritime Commission, says a rule proposed by his colleagues tha

Thailand will encourage the use of natural gas through the expansion of distribution networks and ne

Sept. 24, 1990 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represen

Sept. 24, 1990 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bon

Aluminum ingots- $1,715-$1,725 per ton lots & in warehouse min. 99.

Starting up a business in a Third World country can entail stiff challenges even for a major U.S. c

As a nation that learned the hard way how protectionism can stifle economic growth, New Zealand is u

Deregulation of New Zealand's transport industries has resulted in increased productivity and lower