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CANADA SHIP LINE, CONRAIL WEIGH TOP-OFF VENTURE

Tim Sansbury | Feb 12, 1987, 7:00 PM EST
Canada Steamship Lines Inc. and Conrail are working on a plan to make East Coast coal top-offs more

ENERGY BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports | Feb 12, 1987, 7:00 PM EST
TVA Slows Activity In Spot Coal MartThe Tennessee Valley Authority slowed its activity in th

LUXEMBOURG KICKS AROUND SHIPPING REGISTRY PLAN

Journal of Commerce Staff | Feb 12, 1987, 7:00 PM EST
Landlocked Luxembourg is expected to decide whether to establish a shipping registry for European oc
Maritime

OSLO MAPS SHIP REGISTER NEW PLAN ALLOWS FOREIGN CREWS AT LOCAL RATE

Bob Wesenberg | Feb 12, 1987, 7:00 PM EST
Shipping companies that register their vessels under a new Norwegian International Ship register (NI
Maritime

CUSTOMS OUTLINES NEW HARBOR FEE

Robert F. Morison | Feb 12, 1987, 7:00 PM EST
The Customs Service on April 1 will begin collecting a new harbor maintenance fee on much of the wat
Maritime
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KAISER TO STORE GRAIN AT IDLE PLANT

Marie Prat | Feb 12, 1987, 7:00 PM EST
Kaiser Aluminum Chemical Corp. plans to use part of its idle aluminum smelter plant at Chalmette, La
Maritime

SENATOR CHARTERS HIT MART

Simon Cameron Moore | Feb 12, 1987, 7:00 PM EST
Rates in the containership charter market have hardened by about 10 percent in response to fixtures
Maritime

MARITIME CALENDAR

JOC Staff | Feb 12, 1987, 7:00 PM EST
Maritime Association of the Port of New York/New Jersey. Luncheon meeting. Feb. 17 at the Whitehall
Maritime

PRUDENTIAL VESSEL AUCTIONED TO MARAD

Joseph Bonney | Feb 12, 1987, 7:00 PM EST
One of Prudential Lines' barge-carrying LASH ships was auctioned for $1.65 million to the Maritime A
Maritime

LALY SEEKS COMPENSATION FOR LOSSES

Bob Wesenberg | Feb 12, 1987, 7:00 PM EST
Three individuals and an accounting firm are facing a claim for compensation of up to $13 million as
Maritime

NEW ORLEANS WEIGHS FEE HIKES

Marie Prat | Feb 12, 1987, 7:00 PM EST
The port of New Orleans, faced with a $4.7 million budget deficit and declining revenue, is consider
Maritime

DANES DEBATE MILITARY CARGOES SHIPOWNERS OPPOSE BAN

Bruce Barnard | Feb 12, 1987, 7:00 PM EST
The Iranian arms scandal is brewing trouble for Danish shipowners who face a loss of business and di
Maritime

ANTWERP CONTAINER HANDLERS UP IN ARMS

Simon Cameron Moore | Feb 12, 1987, 7:00 PM EST
The alarm is sounding for those Antwerp container handlers facing life behind the locks once Hessena
Maritime

TRADING INTO THE NIGHT CBT MEMBERS APPROVE PLAN FOR EVENING SESSION

Laurie A. Morse | Feb 12, 1987, 7:00 PM EST
The membership of the Chicago Board of Trade approved by more than a 2-to-1 margin the exchange's pl

PHILIPPINES BUYS AUSTRALIAN CATTLE

Knight-Ridder Financial | Feb 12, 1987, 7:00 PM EST
The Philippines has resumed importing Australian cattle after shipments were halted in October 1983,

GRAIN SUBSIDY ISSUE FLARES

Knight-Ridder Financial | Feb 12, 1987, 7:00 PM EST
The USDA's claims Wednesday that the Australian government is introducing direct subsidies of $132 m

COMMODITY BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports | Feb 12, 1987, 7:00 PM EST
CFTC Names Hanbury As General CounselThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission named Marshall

4 US COMPANIES SELL GRAIN TO CHINA

(Ap) | Feb 12, 1987, 7:00 PM EST
Exporters have sold China about 150,000 metric tons of wheat under a new million-ton subsidy program

BASE METAL BOOM ON THE HORIZON

P.T. Bangsberg | Feb 12, 1987, 7:00 PM EST
A boom in demand for many base metals is likely in the next few months, with tin prices rising to ab

BRUNEI BANK PLAN AIMS TO END CRISIS

P.T. Bangsberg | Feb 12, 1987, 7:00 PM EST
A formula to resolve the financial crisis at National Bank of Brunei Bhd. will be put to creditors n

INDUSTRIAL PRICE INDEX

JOC Staff | Feb 12, 1987, 7:00 PM EST
THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE Daily Industrial Materials Price Index of Sensitive Spot Commodity Prices on

SLUMP IN DRILLING ACTIVITY WIDENS SCHLUMBERGER LOSSES

Journal of Commerce Staff | Feb 12, 1987, 7:00 PM EST
Schlumberger Ltd. reported a loss of $2.18 billion in the fourth quarter, compared to a loss of $373

GA. DROPS BUILDERS' RISK OBJECTIONS

Leah R. Young | Feb 12, 1987, 7:00 PM EST
The first U.S.-based risk retention group, Home Owners Warranty Corp., and the Georgia Insurance De

SPOT PRODUCT PRICES

JOC Staff | Feb 12, 1987, 7:00 PM EST
February 12, 1987 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gall

EXPORTERS SEEK DETAILS OF EX-IM CHANGES

Rose A. Horowitz | Feb 12, 1987, 7:00 PM EST
Bechtel was sure it would win the contract for a training center tied to a pipeline project in Egyp

INSIDE TALK ON INSURANCE

James Nolan | Feb 12, 1987, 7:00 PM EST
DOCTORS AND LAWYERS are studying together. Resident physicians at the Albany, N.Y., Medical Center a

EARNINGS JOHN HANCOCK CITES HIGHER NET GAIN

JOC Staff | Feb 12, 1987, 7:00 PM EST
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. reported a net gain from operations of $134 million, compared

CHINA SET TO REDUCE FREIGHT RATES

P.T. Bangsberg | Feb 12, 1987, 7:00 PM EST
A new challenge to embattled ocean liner conferences is in the offing. China intends to cut ocean fr
Maritime

HEALTH STUDY CHALLENGES CHIP SECTOR

Boston Globe | Feb 12, 1987, 7:00 PM EST
Officials at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health are reviewing a major Massach

MARKETS SEEN BENT ON DOLLAR SHAKEOUT

RIPLEY WATSON Jr. | Feb 12, 1987, 7:00 PM EST
The international currency markets have a propensity for a further shakeout in the U.S. dollar, an e

NY SMOKING RULES QUESTIONED

(Ap) | Feb 12, 1987, 7:00 PM EST
A tobacco industry lobbying group is continuing to study the possibility of challenging in court New

CORRECTION CLARIFICATION

JOC Staff | Feb 12, 1987, 7:00 PM EST
The Craeybeckx, a ship put into service by Marine Transport Overseas of Antwerp, entered service Tue
Maritime

WORLD TODAY

From Wire and Staff Reports | Feb 12, 1987, 7:00 PM EST
Bush Hints at Discord LANSING, Mich. - Vice President George Bush said that within the admin

GUILFORD TAKES ON WORK RULES UNION OFFICIALS SEE QUIET MOVE TO CREATE 'RAILROADER' CATEGORY

TOM McNIFF Jr. | Feb 12, 1987, 7:00 PM EST
Railroads, faced with rigid and restrictive union work rules, have sold off thousands of miles of b

FISHERMEN GATHER IN WASHINGTON TO GRAPPLE WITH SAFETY CONCERNS

James Nolan | Feb 12, 1987, 7:00 PM EST
The reception is in an ante room on the Senate side of the U.S. Capitol. It's a shoulder-to-shoulder

NORTHWEST MARINE'S FUTURE MAY HINGE ON TWO BALLOTS

Journal of Commerce Special | Feb 12, 1987, 7:00 PM EST
Northwest Marine Iron Works, which filed for protection under U.S. bankruptcy laws last October, is
Maritime

MARITIME BRIEFS

From Wire and Staff Reports | Feb 12, 1987, 7:00 PM EST
7 Bodies Found as Hunt For Sunken Ship Goes OnSeven bodies have been recovered near Shanghai
Maritime

SOVIETS WANT EUROPEAN MEET ON TRANSPORT

Albert Axebank | Feb 12, 1987, 7:00 PM EST
The Soviet Union has issued an appeal for holding a high-level all-European conference on transport,

CONSUMERS STOKE FIRES OF PHILIPPINE ECONOMY

Richard Gourlay | Feb 12, 1987, 7:00 PM EST
The Philippine economy is showing new signs of life, thanks to an increase in consumer spending and
Maritime

MEDUSA MEMBERS FORM POOL CONFERENCE HOPES PACT WILL PROVIDE STABILITY TO TRADE

Alan F. Schoedel | Feb 12, 1987, 7:00 PM EST
The 12 member lines of the Mediterranean USA Conference have agreed to form a revenue pool for cargo
Maritime
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