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Many of the planes are weary hand-me-downs. Radio and radar coverage are nonexistent over huge areas

The 6 percent surge in rail-truck traffic during the first few months of 1997 has prompted TTX Co.,

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending May 21,1997 as supplied by the bunker fuel dep

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International Petroleum ExchangeMay 27, 1997 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The insurance industry continued its torrid merger pace last year, and forecasts show that mergers w

Zurich Insurance Co. plans to join the growing ranks of political risk underwriters with the launchi

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How to use:Trade leads are sent to the USDA from U.S. agricultural attaches, counselors and

Panama's apparel market has a high degree of sophistication in comparison with the rest of the Centr

Portugal's private-sector grain importers have been hit hard by an aggressive campaign backed by the

I loved the headline in a recent issue of Fortune magazine:''What Are Price Wars Good For? A

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, May 31, 1996 - May 27, 1997 (a graph)* A

Despite recent huffing and puffing between European and U.S. officials over the proposed merger of B

US CAR SALES IN JAPANDROPPED 45 PERCENT IN APRILWASHINGTON - U.S. car sales in Japan were do

May 27, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

Malaysian shippers and forwarders are urging a virtual boycott of Singapore, the region's biggest po

No one wins them all in China when it comes to recruiting and retaining good managers.Hongko

The California insurance department last week unveiled a first-of-its-kind loan program to help low-

May 27, 1997This table shows the vessels scheduled to call at U.S. coal terminals and the es

American farmers are fighting to hang on to a tax break for ethanol that experts say is worth billio

OVERNITE TRANSPORTATIONBill DeRaismes was named national account manager for Georgia, Alabam

Come year-end, Moroccan banks no longer will have to channel a minimum of 10 percent of their deposi

WASHINGTON STATE OKSLOAN TO MANUFACTUREROLYMPIA, Wash. - A Port Angeles manufacturing compan

Companies that use bribery as a sales tool abroad will soon be treated like drug traffickers and thi

1067 (May 27, 1997) Previous day - 1071The Baltic Exchange in London on Tuesdays and Thursda

NORTH AMERICALadies' & Children's Apparel & Accessories Show. May 30-June 2. Miami. Contact:

Investors can look forward to a series of privatizations in Europe amounting to more than UK35 billi

OFFERS TO SELL* HARD DISK DRIVES. Samsung 1.0 GB: $146. Western Digital 1.2 GB: $154. Seagat

Cornell-trained engineer Ronald Katims, who roamed the world turning buggy backwaters into container

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, May 31, 1996 - May 23, 1997 (a graph)* A

EXEL LTD.Brian G. Walford, the Bermuda-based liability insurer's chief financial officer alm

Three weeks ended May 17, 1997, vs. similar 1996 periodCars CarsLoaded Loaded<

For the week ended May 17, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 16

Great sound is as important to a transportation company's multimedia presentations as is good organi

As of May 23, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

A European Union ban on imports of hormone-treated beef from the United States is based on sound sci

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

If the aircraft operator who carries your cargo across the Atlantic cries foul over high fuel prices

CARGO SHIPMENTS RISE1.8 PERCENT IN NEW YORK AREANEW YORK - Air cargo shipments rose 1.8 perc