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1362 (July 8, 1994) Previous day - 1358 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Alabama State Docks said last week it has agreed to a contract to blend 1.9 million tons a year of d

Danish shipbuilders are urging their government to lodge a formal complaint against the European Com

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

These log and lumber movements were the largest recorded from port documents, during the two weeks e

GREEK SHIPPING LINES CONSIDER GOING PUBLICATHENS, Greece - The approval to list on t

The Indian government is worried that the simultaneous arrival of a large number of sugar-laden ship

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

The Royal Bank of Scotland, one of the world's top ship finance banks, has designed a new financial

The strength of the Japanese yen is likely to limit the extent to which prices of new ships can fall

Two shipping subsidiaries of major Alaska oil producers are refusing to cooperate with a watchdog gr

Negotiators from the world's leading shipbuilding nations are gathered in Paris this week for a cruc

Container trade in the Pacific Northwest will grow by up to 1 million boxes over the next five years

NEW JERSEY SCRAPS PLAN TO TAX FOREIGN LINESTRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey has decided to

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In the 1950s, Thomas B. Crowley Sr. assumed control of the regional tug and barge company founded by

Parcel tanker giant Stolt-Nielsen SA enjoyed increased tanker revenue in the second quarter, but the

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The Illinois Central Railroad appeared close to completing a deal to acquire the KansasCity Southern

Rank-and-file members of the nation's largest marine engineers union approved new labor contracts wi

China's once-dormant bond market has roared into life, becoming the favorite haven for funds pulling

A decision by Mexican commerce officials to temporarily shut down a high- profile Wal-Mart store in

Friday, July 8, 1994 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The U.S. dollar will fall to more record lows against the Japanese yen this week and will continue t

(1) DAILY INDEX Annual Smoothed percent +13.507/1 102.57/5 102.67/6

Mexico's National Price Index rose 0.5 percent in June, compared with the previous month, reported t

Switzerland's unemployment rate in June measured 4.6 percent, down from 4.8 percent in May but up fr

Flooding from the remnants of tropical storm Alberto has caused at least $5 million in insured prope

The U.S. International Trade Commission recommended Friday that President Clinton impose trade restr

Canada's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for June fell to 10.3 percent, down 0.4 percentage po

On the morning of May 18, 1980, Dennis Steinberg left his farm in rural Washington, anddrove to a st

Chinese manufacturers, scrambling to cope with a soaring yen that has sharply raised prices of Japan

Big chicken processor Pilgrim's Pride Corp. said it plans to expand its Mexican operations by 40 per

The United States, thanks to rising plant and equipment investment and significant productivity gain

Japan's Fair Trade Commission has ordered the country's four big breweries to explain by the end of

Kimberly-Clark Corp. said its wholly owned subsidiary Kimberly-Clark Argentina SA has combined its o

Vince Phillips has been named vice president of government affairs for the Independent Insurance Age

The Japan External Trade Organization said it is opening today an import promotion center in Osaka t

Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., recently accused of misleading sales practices, is now under fire f

The Russian government this fall will ask Parliament to approve three draft decrees on free economic