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Major coal shippers are turning up the heat in hopes of securing broader service options under a mul

A state telephone operator announced plans Monday to enter businesses like cellular communications,

Malaysia insists it's not trying to bully exporters into using its own ports instead of Singapore, b

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November 3, 1997This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and th

As the computer industry prepares for a Senate fight this week over tougher export controls, questio

The California Supreme Court has let stand a lower court ruling that allows employers to replace old

Business done in Singapore through electronic commerce is expected to double annually between now an

To the relief of many mid-Atlantic rail shippers, a potentially crippling strike by Amtrak track mai

Amerijet International announced Friday it will start air cargo service between Miami and Belize on

''It's always easy to tell cargo people by the way they stack their plates. We aim for high density,

A barge transport company and a former executive convicted of conspiracy to dump oil into the Ohio a

Nov. 3, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

After much discussion and several broad hints, China's largest shipping company says it will proceed

The economies of East Asia have had a trying time in the last few months. The plunge in currencies a

There is no doubt that the Internet train is leaving the station. The only question is: Will you be

OUTGOINGCalifornia Maritime Academy. Seminars on situational negotiating skills. Contact: Ra

U.S. manufacturers wrote more export orders and raised their materials imports again in October.

PLANESUS AIRWAYS ORDERS400 AIRBUS PLANESNEW YORK - US Airways Monday said it

1314 (Nov. 3, 1997) Previous day - 1318The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

Nov. 3, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

TRAINSUP WILL HONOR BOARD'SOPERATING RIGHTS RULINGWASHINGTON - Union Pacific

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending Oct. 29, 1997 as supplied by the bunker fuel d

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

A nasty squabble has broken out between Jones Act supporters and would-be reformers over the cancell

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,500-$1,600 per ton lo

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 240.56 off 0.52 wh

Hvide Marine Inc. is buying two offshore energy businesses based in the United Arab Emirates for $56

*New York Mercantile Exchange - Oct. 31, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Monday Nov. 3, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

The financial crisis in Southeast Asia may put a crimp in the region's trade growth over the next fe

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

Dozens of intermodal sales and trucking companies have backed the CSX-Norfolk Southern plan to buy C

The U.S. dollar rose along with the stock market Monday but gave back a large portion of its advance

China Airlines has been so pleased with the business it has attracted since beginning freighter serv

SHIPBUILDER IS AWARDEDCONTRACT FOR MAINTENANCESAN DIEGO - National Steel and Shipbuilding Co

Nov. 3, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 29.

SAUDI SOURCE: OPTIONSOPEN ON OPEC CEILINGLONDON - Saudi Arabia has adopted no specific targe

LOWER BASE METALSPRICES SEEN IN '98LONDON - The average price of all base metals are likely

Yet again, France has torpedoed plans to create a single European transport market.France's