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JOURNAL OF COMMERCE - FAST FACTS \ BABY CARRIAGE IMPORTS

Global Trade Information, Columbia, S.C. |
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EMPRESS ACCIDENT DIMS INDUSTRY SAFETY EFFORTS

Alan Abrams |
In the wake of the recent Sea Empress oil spill disaster off Wales, the maritime industry is bracing
Maritime

TOKYO THREATENS FEDEX ROUTES \ US-JAPAN-ASIA FLIGHTS MUST BE LIMITED, NATION SAYS

Lisa Burgess |
Japan on Thursday threatened to yank seven hard-won routes from Federal Express Corp. unless the Cli

MARITIME BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |
P&I CLUB TO HELPVICTIMS OF OIL SPILLOSLO - Assuranceforeningen Skuld will make interim payme
Maritime

CHEMICAL PRICES

Compiled by Rosalie Spiller, Journal of Commerce Chemical |
As of Feb. 29, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

SPOT PRODUCT PRICES

JOC Staff |
Feb. 29, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

BALTIC STATES SEEN DRUG-TRADE ROUTE

Reuters |
The Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are becoming a transit route for drugs and a have

DAILY PETROLEUM PRICES

JOC Staff |
Thursday Feb. 29, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

WEEKLY COAL EXPORTS \ WEEK OF FEB. 19 - 23, 1995

PIERS, New York |
Only table.

RUSSIAN PROTECTIONISTS EXPLOIT FLAP OVER CHICKENS

Reuters |
Calls by top Russian officials Thursday for broad trade curbs have turned a flap over frozen chicken
Maritime

D'AMATO WARNS JAPAN SANCTIONS MAY ARISE FROM INVESTMENTS IN IRAN \ SIMILAR LETTERS SENT TO OTHERS

Michael S. Lelyveld |
In his latest bid to block foreign investment in Iran, Sen. Alfonse D'Amato has told Japan's JGC Cor

COMMODITY / ENERGY BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |
LAWMAKER EXPANDSO'LEARY INVESTIGATIONWASHINGTON - The head of a House investigative panel sa

FREIGHT RATE FUTURES

JOC Staff |
Feb. 29, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low
Maritime

PEMEX SETS OUTPUT TARGETS, POSTS WEAK '95 GROWTH

Kevin G. Hall |
Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex), Mexico's state oil monopoly, announced 1996 production goals Thursday o

FOOTWEAR: US WATERBORNE IMPORTS

Compiled by the Journal of Commerce from database of Port |
No text.
Maritime

FRANCE'S JOBLESS RATE UP SLIGHTLY

Associated Press |
France's unemployment rate inched upward last month to 11.8 percent, a 0.1 percent increase from Dec

BALTIC FREIGHT INDEX

JOC Staff |
1364 (Feb. 29, 1996) Previous day - 1379The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L
Maritime

FIAT CHAIRMAN STEPS DOWN

Reuters |
Gianni Agnelli, Italy's most powerful businessman, stepped down after 30 years as chairman of Fiat a
Maritime

EXPORT ABCS - FRANK REYNOLDS \ DOCUMENTARY COLLECTION TURNS BANKS INTO COLLECTION AGENTS

Frank Reynolds |
Our Feb. 2 column described a documentary collection as shipping documents sent to a bank along with
Maritime

SHIP FIXTURE BREAKDOWN

Ship fixtures are a product of Knight-Ridder Financial, TNT, |
GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule
Maritime

QUOTE TO NOTE \ ON POOR CONDITIONS ABOARD SOME SHIPS

_ Ray Familathe |
''There are accidents waiting to happen everywhere.''
Maritime

JOURNAL OF COMMERCE INDUSTRIAL PRICE INDEX

The Center for International Business Cycle Research at |
(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Feb. 24 '95, - Feb. 29, '96 (a graph)(2)

TRADE BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |
JAPAN COUNCIL URGESBREAKUP OF NTTTOKYO - A government advisory body recommended Thur
Maritime

US LEGISLATION AGAINST CUBA ALARMS CANADIAN OFFICIALS

Aviva Freudmann |
U.S. legislation tightening Washington's trade embargo against Cuba has alarmed business and governm
Maritime

EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES

Information Supplied by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce |
Trade leads supplied by:U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service
Maritime

AGRICULTURAL TRADE LEADS

Supplied by the US Department of Agriculture |
Trade leads are supplied by:U.S. Department of AgricultureForeign Agricultural Service
Maritime

EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES

Information Supplied by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce |
Trade leads supplied by:U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service
Maritime

PEOPLE - CHEMICALS

From Wire and Staff Reports |
AKZO NOBEL SALT INC. (Clarks Summit, Pa.) - Michael J. Arcangelo and Joseph F. Zielinski were appoin

SPOT METALS PRICES

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

COMMODITY / ENERGY BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |
EX-CONAGRA EXECUTIVE,WILLIAM B. BATES, DIESOMAHA - Retired ConAgra Inc. executive William B.

SPOT COMMODITIES

JOC Staff |
Feb. 29, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

KR-CRB FUTURES INDEXES

JOC Staff |
The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 248.95 off 0.30

NEW YORK OIL FUTURES

JOC Staff |
New York Mercantile Exchange - Feb 29, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

LONDON OIL FUTURES

JOC Staff |
International Petroleum ExchangeFeb. 29, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

GASOLINE PRICES

JOC Staff |
Feb. 29, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

NEW HAVEN RESIDUAL FUELS

JOC Staff |
Feb. 29, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%B

CHEVRON COMPLETES REFINERY MAINTENANCE

Knight-Ridder Financial |
The splitter unit, which feeds the crude unit at Chevron's 50,000-barrel-a-day Vancouver, British Co

US CONSIDERED TOO DEPENDENT ON FOREIGN OIL \ INDEPENDENTS URGE CONGRESS TO ACT

Michelle Mittelstadt |
Five years after the Persian Gulf War, the United States remains dangerously dependent on foreign oi

MONSANTO GETS APPROVAL TO SELL NEW BLOOD-PRESSURE, HEART DRUG

Associated Press |
Monsanto Co. said it has received federal approval to sell a blood-pressure and heart-disease drug t

COMMODITY / ENERGY BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |
NUCLEAR ACCIDENT UNITIN CHINA VOWS READINESSBEIJING - China's National Nuclear Accident Prep
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