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With Congress champing at the bit to adjourn for the year today, the insurance industry can also say

ECU Line NV of Belgium is shifting its port calls on container shipments going to East Africa's fami

A divided Congress agreed this week to extend surface transportation programs and funding until next

The way shippers are talking, it seems nearly every motor carrier could ask for a 4 percent rate inc

Air cargo carriers are rapidly stepping up service between the United States and Brazil.At t

Thursday, Nov. 13, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM EXCHANGE*Nov. 13, 1997 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Nov. 13, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 29

Brazil is betting its central bank that the country's massive privatization program will continue to

Brazilian motor vehicle production rose 3.9 percent in October, hitting 209,100 units, said Silvano

ONGOINGCalifornia Maritime Academy. Seminars on situational negotiating skills. Contact: Ray

U.S. multinationals are seeking relief from taxation both at home and abroad for goods they move fro

Brazilians hungry for consumer goods made up for decades of lost time - and tight import controls -

Energy price deregulation and privatization are key to the liberalization of the Czech Republic's en

Thursday Nov. 13, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

CHILE SAYS TALKS COULDGO ON WITHOUT FAST TRACKSANTIAGO, Chile - Negotiations for the propose

Spurred by serious injuries to a prominent banker, private- and public-sector groups here see mandat

The article headlined ''To Your Health (Benefits),'' which appeared in the Nov. 5 edition on Page 11

Having won some liberalization in the U.S. market, Canadian truckers are pushing for more.Ca

U.S. crude oil inventories fell by 2.3 million barrels in the week ended Nov. 7, as compared with th

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

New York Mercantile Exchange - Nov. 12, 1997PREV. LIFE OF CONTR. OPENOPEN HIGH L

Nov. 13, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sep.96 96 96 96 96 9

PROFIT MARGINS SINKAT CALTEX (THAILAND)BANGKOK - Caltex (Thailand) Oil Ltd., an affiliate of

SHIPSFMC TIES UP LOOSE ENDSIN JAPAN-US PORT DISPUTEWASHINGTON - The Federal

Nov. 13, 1997BALTIC INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT FUTURES MARKET Prev.Close High Low

Nov. 13, 1997RESELLER RACK UNLEADED MID- PREMIUM-UNLE

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Nov. 29, 1996 - Nov. 13, 1997 (a graph)*

The United States and other governments are reacting with concern to the sudden decision by the Braz

TRAINSTRANSPORT BOARD OKSBNSF SHORT-LINE SALEWASHINGTON - The Surface Transp

Containership executive Conrad H.C. Everhard, outspoken champion of a troubled industry, is retiring

Dutch transportation conglomerate KPN is selling its general freight trucking businesses and some sm

A year ago, it seemed a fanciful notion. Today it's the biggest event on the global business calenda

Major Japanese bearing and electronic parts manufacturer, Minebea Group, says it plans to invest up

With the last staged phaseout of tariffs in U.S. and Canada trade officially ending in about seven w

Japan's trade surplus soared in the first half of this financial year, and analysts said surging exp

As far as prognosticating goes we shall pat ourselves on the back this month for having urged cauti

Newport News ShipbuildingVeasey W. Wilson, formerly a director of materials for Allied Signa

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