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OAKLAND'S SIMPLIFIED WHARFAGE TARIFF RAISES SOME CONCERNS ABOUT FAIRNESS

Peter M. Tirschwell |

A rocky start is greeting a pioneering effort by the Port of Oakland to simplify the system of rates

TRANSPORT BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |

NEW EASTERN AIRLINES STILL SEEKING INVESTORSBIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The reincarnated Eastern Airl

SANTA FE RAILWAY EXPANDS DOUBLE-STACK SERVICE NETWORK

Journal of Commerce Staff |

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co. is expanding its double-stack train service network to inc

CANADIAN SHIPPERS, SAYING REMEDIES WOULD BE "GUTTED,' BLAST RAIL BILL

Canadian shippers are up in arms over certain features of rail renewal legislation which they regard

TWRA, 8900 LINES DROP PLANS FOR PACT ON US-INDIA REGION TRADE

Journal of Commerce Staff |

Carriers in the Transpacific Westbound Rate Agreement and the 8900 Lines won't carry out plans to se

BALTIC FREIGHT INDEX

1995 (June 21, 1995) Previous day - 1996 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

AUTOMOBILE: WATERBORNE IMPORTS

Compiled by the Journal of Commerce from database of Port |

FREIGHT RATE FUTURES

June 21, 1995 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

MARITIME BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |

4 FORMER LYKES SHIPS HEAD TO THE GRAVEYARDWASHINGTON - Four breakbulk freighters onc

SHIP FIXTURE BREAKDOWN

Ship fixtures are a product of Knight-Ridder Financial, TNT, |

GLOSSARY AR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

HEADED FOR CHILE

Port of Corpus Christi Photo |

COAL POTENTIAL IN ALASKA REMAINS UNDERDEVELOPED

Containing more than the half of the U.S. total coal reserves, Alaska should have a bright future as

UTILITIES DON'T SEE END TO BASIN WOES

Peter M. Tirschwell |

Does the possibility exist for a repeat of last year's traffic jam along the Powder River Basin rail

SLURRY PIPELINES SUGGESTED TO CUT HIGH TRANSPORTATION COSTS

For the average utility, the greatest percentage of the money it pays for steam coal represents the

MARITIME CALENDAR

Display of Finely Detailed Ship Models. Through December. New York. Models representing ships from t

UTILITY DEREGULATION SEEN GIVING NATURAL GAS A BOOST

Gary Rosenberger |

Coal, already under fire as environmentally unfriendly, could come under further attack as the utili

COSCO EXPECTED TO SELL TERMINAL STAKE

P.T. Bangsberg |

China's flagship maritime carrier is believed to be planning a shift of assets in Hong Kong to gener

BULKER GROUP TO TIGHTEN MEMBERSHIP CONDITIONS

The association that represents owners of large bulk carriers plans to tighten its membership criter

SHIPPING COMPANIES BEGIN TO PAY A PRICE FOR NORWAY'S DECISION TO STAY OUT OF EU

Norway's powerful maritime industry is beginning to feel the effects of the country's decision not t

APRIL EXPORTS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

U.S. Census Bureau tables, adapted by Paul Schaffer. |

Vs. Vs. Vs. Vs.Value Prior 2 Mos. 1993 1992 Mil. $ Mo. Back

NEW HAVEN RESIDUAL FUELS

June 21, 1995 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley

KR-CRB FUTURES INDEXES

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 236.66 up 0.12 wh

APRIL IMPORTS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

U.S. Census Bureau tables, adapted by Paul Schaffer. |

Vs. Vs. Vs. Vs.Value Prior 2 Mos. 1993 1992 Mil. $ Mo. Back

COMMODITY / ENERGY BRIEFS

Wire and Staff Reports |

TRADE MINISTRY REGISTERS JORDANIAN OIL FIRMAMMAN, Jordan - A Jordanian national oil company

CHOPPER EXPORTS REBOUND ON SALES TO FOREIGN MILITARY

William Armbruster |

Exports of U.S. helicopters are beginning to bounce back after a couple of lean years as manufacture

SPOT PRODUCT PRICES

June 21, 1995 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

LONDON OIL FUTURES

International Petroleum Exchange June 21, 1995Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

SPOT COMMODITIES

June 21, 1995 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

SPOT METALS PRICES

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

HUGOTON TO ACQUIRE GAS, OIL PROPERTIES

Hugoton Energy Corp. said Tuesday it will buy natural-gas and oil propertiesfrom a major oil

NEW YORK OIL FUTURES

New York Mercantile Exchange - June 21, 1995 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

EXPORTS AND GENERAL IMPORTS _ SELECTED COMMODITY GROUPINGS (CENSUS BASIS _ IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS)

U.S. Commerce Department |

APRIL 1995 MARCH 1995 APRIL 1994 EXPORTS* IMPORTS** EXPORTS* I

PANEL REJECTS PLAN TO RETAIN BAN ON DRILLING ALONG COASTS

Knight-Ridder Financial |

A House Appropriations subcommittee has rejected an attempt to save a 14-year federal moratorium on

SEVERE DROUGHT WITHERS CHINA'S HARVEST HOPES

Farmers in China's northwest Gansu province have given up hope for the summer harvest as crops withe

IMPORTS PUSH US TRADE DEFICIT TO NEW HIGH FIGURE FOR YEAR LIKELY TO BE LARGEST SINCE '87

Richard Lawrence |

The U.S. international trade deficit in April rose to a new monthly high of $11.3 billion as imports

CHINA TO EASE FOREIGN-EXCHANGE RULES FOR BUSINESSES WITH OVERSEAS FUNDING

P.T. Bangsberg |

China said Wednesday that foreign-funded firms will soon be given equal status with domestic ones in

COST OF CREDIT

Wednesday, June 21, 1995 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

FOREIGN EXCHANGE

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by EAB New York and other sources, are selling r

PROSPECTS FADE FOR STRICTER EU IMPORT QUOTAS ON TV SHOWS

The prospect of stricter European Union limits on the number of Hollywood productions and other impo

SWEDEN'S ATLAS COPCO PURCHASES MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL

Swedish power tool maker Atlas Copco said Wednesday it agreed to pay $550 million for Milwaukee Elec

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