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Thursday Oct. 9, 1997Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

Railroads and the government officials who watch over them almost never move quickly. It's high time

ONGOINGCalifornia Maritime Academy. Oakland, Calif. November and January. Seminars on situat

As of Oct. 8, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

Oct. 8, 1997No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/ 1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27.80

U.S. distillate inventories fell by 400,000 barrels in the week ended Oct. 3, as compared with the p

1302 (Oct. 8, 1997) Previous day - 1292The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

HUB GROUP INC.Nicholas Piscitelli was promoted to regional manager, national accounts, for t

As expected, rail labor leaders voted to formally oppose the $10.2 billion breakup plan for Conrail,

Talk to any bona fide maritime insider here and you're likely to find someone who just got off the p

It's nearly the end of the 1997 hurricane season, but the debate over property insurance availabilit

California Gov. Pete Wilson killed legislation this week intended to increase the number of resident

SOUTH KOREA TO REDUCEDEPENDENCE ON OILSEOUL - The South Korean government will lower the nat

The Independent Pilots Association Wednesday urged United Parcel Service to return to the table and

Panama Canal Commission officials do not expect operations of the waterway to be affected by El Nino

Heidenreich Marine Inc. said it placed orders with the Halla Engineering and Heavy Industries Ltd. s

One thing I can say about America Online - their PR folks are really earning their keep.This

With the fall harvest just getting under way, central Nebraska's grain shippers say they already are

European officials are planning to crack down on ship lines that violate new international safety ru

OCTOBERTransportation Research Forum. Oct. 10. New York chapter. Robert R. Crawford, preside

It's five down and five to go for the U.S. Postal Service and Emery Worldwide, its partner in the pr

The industrial unions that shut down South Korea's export economy in a weeklong strike last winter a

During a typical 10-minute risk management lecture, two persons in the United States will be killed

Kansas City Southern Railway Co. said its service returned to normal Wednesday after a brief strike

Oct. 8, 1997U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

Oct. 8, 1997Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

Wednesday, Oct. 8, 1997Percentages Per Year INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

The U.S. dollar tumbled along with U.S. stocks and bonds after remarks by Federal Reserve Chairman A

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A U.S. energy company has reported another major gas find in Trinidad and Tobago, increasing the Car

PLANESGROWTH IN AIR FREIGHTSOARS OVER OTHER MODESBEIJING - Air freight witne

SHIPS2 MISSING IN EXPLOSIONON TANKER OFF TAIWANTAIPEI - Two people were list

ALBRIGHT SEEKS TO BLOCKFOREIGN TERRORIST ASSETSWASHINGTON - Hoping to make terrorism an ''en

Highmark Pennsylvania Blue Shield has returned $533 million to the federal government by ferreting o

Mohammad Ali Noor remembers Mashhad as a dusty frontier city, the last stop for travelers and sma

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

International Petroleum ExchangeOct. 8, 1997 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

NEW YORK MERCANTILE EXCHANGE - OCT. 7, 1997Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Lo

Round, these days, has to be perfectly round.Damage-free means ''zero-tolerance'' for any de