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The hectic pace of containership ordering shows no sign of slowing, according to the inspection body

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending Feb. 28, 1996, as supplied by the bunker fuel

Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. may come up with less money than it hoped for from a ship deal that went a

Area leaders Monday slammed New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman for worsening the dredging crisis

The board of directors for the North American Maritime Ministry Association recently awarded its Por

BRAZILIAN SHIP OCCUPATIONENDS ON VOW BY CUSTOMSSAVANNAH, Ga. - Thirteen members of t

In a story appearing March 4 on Page 2B, headlined ''SNCF posts record loss for 1995,'' the franc-to

Mergers should not be used as a way to save ailing rail carriers, said a group of shippers opposed t

Three Weeks Ended Feb. 24, 1996, vs. Similar 1995 PeriodCars Cars Loaded LoadedC

US WON'T VETO RULESFOR NUCLEAR TRANSPORTVIENNA - The United States will not attempt

1349 (Mar. 4, 1996) Previous day - 1357The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 244.46 off 4.31 wh

Mar. 4, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

Mar. 4, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,100-$1,150 per ton lots

''Decisive breakthroughs'' must be made this year to raise the speed of China's trains if chronic co

International Petroleum ExchangeMar. 4, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

New York Mercantile Exchange - Mar. 4, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Lo

FREIGHT TRAIN DERAILSNEAR LOS ANGELESLOS ANGELES - Eleven cars of a freight train de

Mar. 4, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlea

Mar. 4, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Bu

Mar. 4, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

As of Mar. 3, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

Hoechst AG is looking to double its investment in China this year, part of a wider strategy to focus

EU TO SCRUTINIZE PLANSFOR DIESEL VENTUREBRUSSELS - The European Commission said Mond

UNPROCESSED TOBACCOEXPORTS ROSE IN '95WASHINGTON - The United States exported 209,48

UTAH REFINERIES LOOKFOR SOURCE OF FUEL LEAKSALT LAKE CITY - Workers at the Chevron a

Iraqi's oil minister crossed into Turkey on Monday to inspect a Mediterranean oil terminal in connec

March 4, 1996This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the e

Monday Mar. 4, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

Two striking union locals have scheduled a vote today on a three-year contract proposal offered by A

New York's Gov. George Pataki, a Republican, wants to dismantle the most costly electric utility in

Rather than pursue a potentially nasty battle to gain control of Alumax Inc., Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

Four separate services between Europe and Asia will be offered by the Grand Alliance, one of the new

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John W. Guido, a longtime employee of Farrell Lines Inc., died Feb. 26 after an illness. He was 65.<

Gold prices fell Monday to their lowest levels in two months as a New Year's rally that took prices

The Journal of Commerce's stock index slid about 2 percent last week on a broad-based decline in sto

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