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SEA LAW - PETER D. CLARK SHIPPING DELAYS HAVE PLAGUED MERCHANTS THROUGHOUT HISTORY

Peter D. Clark |

Since the dawn of shipping, cargo owners have been concerned with having their goods transported in

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<

SHIP SALE REPORT

Shipping Intelligence Inc. and Knight-Ridder Futures Center |

RECENT VESSEL SALES SaleDate Vessel Year PriceRepo

SRI LANKA'S PORT OF COLOMBO SET BOX-HANDLING RECORD IN '95

Journal of Commerce Staff |

The Port of Colombo in Sri Lanka handled a record 1 million boxes in 1995, generating income of 5.5

EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES

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Trade leads supplied by: U.S. Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service<

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<

SHIPBROKER SAYS OVER-AGE TANKERS POSE SAFETY THREAT

A Swedish shipbroking firm is accusing oil companies of flouting their own safety standards and cont

BALTIC FREIGHT INDEX

1494 (Feb. 1, 1996) Previous day - 1503 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

EU ENERGY CHIEFS STRUGGLE FOR ACCORD

Bruce Barnard |

The European Union's energy ministers will spend the weekend trying to pin down an elusive agreement

COMMODITY / ENERGY BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |

RUSSIAN GOLD MINES NEED FRESH INVESTMENTVIENNA - Russian gold mines could see output

DISAPPOINTED BY SHORT-LIST RESPONSE, INDIA MAY BROADEN PHONE BIDDING

N. Vasuki Rao |

The next round of bidding for eight basic telephone licenses in India will probably be thrown open t

BOMB EXPLOSION SENDS SHOCK WAVES THROUGH SRI LANKAN BUSINESS SECTOR

Mohan Samarasinghe |

The huge truck bomb that gutted Colombo's prime commercial area will badly hit Sri Lanka's important

SPOT METALS PRICES

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,100-$1,150per ton lots &

TRADE BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |

FORD'S JAPANESE ADS RILE EUROPE'S CARMAKERSAn advertising campaign in Japan by Ford Motor Co

BRITISH AIRWAYS WEIGHS ACTION CHALLENGING HANDOUT TO IBERIA

Bruce Barnard |

British Airways is considering a legal challenge to the European Commission's approval Wednesday for

FED MOVES EMPHATICALLY TO EASE MONETARY POLICY

The Federal Reserve Board's Open Market Committee agreed Wednesday to ease monetary policy more emph

NEW RATE CUT IS EXPECTED TO BOLSTER US DOLLAR

From Wire and Staff Reports |

The U.S. dollar is expected to surge ahead after the Federal Reserve cut U.S. short-term rates by on

FOREIGN EXCHANGE

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by Reuter Money Service, are selling rates among

BNSF SELECTS 1,200 MILES OF TRACK FOR FIRST ROUND OF SCHEDULED SALE

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. wasted no time in selecting the first 1,200 miles of track the co

TRUCK FIRMS TAKE STEPS TO HEDGE MEXICAN RULES

Kevin G. Hall |

Continuing confusion over whether Mexico is preparing to ban 53-foot trailers has caused several maj

CUSTOMS REVAMP WAS PREPARATION FOR WORKLOAD DELUGE, CHIEF SAYS

Gregory S. Johnson |

It was not Washington budget cutters but a rising workload that led the U.S. Customs Service to reor

RETAIL SALES RISE IN THE NETHERLANDS

Knight-Ridder Financial |

Retail sales in the Netherlands rose by 1.0 percent in 1995 compared with 1994, the Central Bureau o

EARNINGS YELLOW CORP. BLAMES SLIDE IN RATES AND FREIGHT FOR INCREASE IN LOSSES

Journal of Commerce Staff |

Yellow Corp. announced Wednesday it sank even deeper into the red last year than in 1994, when it wa

TRANSPORT BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |

LEP INTERNATIONAL COMPLETES BUYOUTMARIETTA, Ga. - The management buyout of LEP Inter

SPOT METALS PRICES

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,100-$1,150per ton lots &

JOURNAL OF COMMERCE INDUSTRIAL PRICE INDEX

The Center for International Business Cycle Research at |

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Feb. 3, '95 - Jan. 31, '96 (a graph) (2)

CHINA PLANS TO SPEND $1 BILLION TO UPDATE AVIATION FACILITIES

P.T. Bangsberg |

China, basking in unusual pleasure over its safety record, is proposing to invest about $1 billion t

KR-CRB FUTURES INDEXES

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 245.45 up 0.79 wh

SPOT COMMODITIES

Jan. 31, 1996 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

LONDON OIL FUTURES

International Petroleum Exchange Jan. 31, 1996Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

MALPRACTICE RATE HIKE OK'D FOR DOCTORS' CO.

Associated Press |

Rates charged by the Doctors' Co. for medical malpractice insurance policies are going up an average

INSURANCE BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |

AIG TO ACQUIRE HONG KONG COMPANYHONG KONG - American International Group reached an

CALIFORNIA CANCELS PROPOSED INCREASE IN INSURERS' STATE LICENSE FEES

Peter M. Tirschwell |

The California insurance commissioner rescinded a significant increase in the fees companies pay to

DESIGN FIRMS CUT CLAIM LOSSES WITH TQM

Journal of Commerce Staff |

Only 200 of the 500 largest architectural and engineering design firms use a system of loss control

EARNINGS

Wire and Staff Reports |

AMERICAN RE POSTS LOSS FOR QUARTER, YEARPRINCETON, N.J. - American Re Corp. reported

CHEMICAL PRICES

Compiled by Rosalie Spiller, Journal of Commerce Chemical |

As of Jan. 31, 1996 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

NEW YORK OIL FUTURES

New York Mercantile Exchange - Jan. 31, 1996 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High

GASOLINE PRICES

Jan. 31, 1996 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Pre

TRANSPORT BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |

VIRGIN ATLANTIC TO ENTER JOHANNESBURG MARKETLONDON - Virgin Atlantic Airways said it

NEW HAVEN RESIDUAL FUELS

Jan. 31, 1996 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%

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