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Nov. 3, 1989 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPreClose High Low Vol.

1653 (Nov. 3, 1989) Previous day - 1651 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

EAC Transport of Denmark Jan. 1 will purchase the share of the Johnson ScanStar consortium held by J

The Petroleum Marketers Association of America opened its fall meeting Sunday amid a swirl of new co

VENEZUELA DEBT SWAP INVOLVES $146.4 MILLIONCARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela converted $146.4 m

JAPANESE WINE MAKER PLANS COLO. SAKE PLANTA major Japanese rice wine maker plans to set up a

Haiti and the Dominican Republic have been accepted as observers in the European Community's Lome Co

Air freight forwarders, who traditionally rely on their independence and savvy to negotiate low carr

CONISTON PLANS TO SEEK CONTROL OF UAL BOARDThe investment group Coniston Partners owns 9.7 p

Local accountant Rafael Fabregas has been appointed acting chief of the Puerto Rico Maritime Shippin

Britain's express parcel delivery companies are seriously concerned the announcement Friday of a yea

A surge in the textile subindex on Thursday sent The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index high

EC UNIFICATION SEEN AS THREAT TO CARIBBEANPORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad - Caribbean countries will

Union Carbide Corp. of Danbury, Conn., said its specialty chemicals division will raise prices for a

Vietnam is shocking the global rice trade with a 13-fold boost in exports over last year, a feat tha

GERMAN TRADE SURPLUS WIDENED IN SEPTEMBERFRANKFURT, West Germany - The West German trade sur

The Customs Service is reviewing its current policy on fuel oil blending and whether some foreign ta

Chicago & North Western Transportation Co. opened its second intermodal terminal here last week, ful

Two more Protection and Indemnity insurance mutuals plan to ask for increased contributions from the

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

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Year11/3 11/2 Chang

Ethel Weinberg, a 72-year-old Massachusetts resident, jokes about dropping her Medicare supplemental

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries crude oil output was 22.9 million barrels a day in Oct

Officials of the U.S. and Polish governments at the weekend signed an agreement that will lead to th

President Bush, remembering the devastation wrought upon St. Croix by Hurricane Hugo, has rejected a

Federal transportation officials are doing a poor job of protecting the public against possible haza

The Indonesian government is encouraging privately run coal mines to export all their output, leavin

The lead attorney for the National Association of Independent Insurers has resigned his post a month

MAPCO UNIT ACQUIRES SOUTH ATLANTIC COALTULSA, Okla. - Mapco Coal Inc. a subsidiary of Mapco

Duke Power Co. said that kilowatt-hour sales declined during the third quarter, but commercial and i

In a victory for environmentalists, a National Academy of Sciences report released Friday says scien

Steady U.S interest rates will underpin the dollar over the next few weeks, setting the stage for a

The House might complete consideration of oil spill legislation this week, after haggling over proce

A senior U.S. trade official said the Bush administration will continue to resist pressure from the

EC EXPECTED TO VOTE US STEEL TRADE ACCORDBRUSSELS, Belgium - European Community foreign mini

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

About $5,000 was raised recently when the New York chapter of the Rudder Club sponsored an awards ce

US-PANAMA SHIPPERS TO BOLSTER SECURITYShippers in the U.S.-Panama trade will begin paying mo

European banks are moving where carriers fear to tread. Spurred by a growing marketplace and

Puerto Rican business groups are asking the Interstate Commerce Commission to cancel a 12 percent ra