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The trucking industry is smoldering over federal efforts to take the soot out of the air in the next

With Latin American trade surging and with an eye on future global-trading patterns, Floridaports ar

Lykes Bros. Steamship Co.'s efforts to survive ran into another hurdle this month when Sea-Land Serv

Several ports in the Arabian Peninsula are building intermodal facilities in order to attract a grow

The stage is being set for another lobbying battle royal between railroads and truckers over possibl

JAPAN'S AUTO EXPORTSUP 1ST TIME IN 5 YEARSTOKYO - Japan's vehicle exports rose for the first

OFFERS TO BUY* CAST STEEL AND FORGED STEEL GATE AND BALL VALVE. Ref #: 902/97; validity: 05/

LONDON BANKERS WARNEDOF LAUNDERING DANGERSLONDON - Bankers in London need to adapt to change

U.S. textile producers will fight a new bipartisan proposal that would lower tariffs and import quot

Most people think of bombed-out buildings, kidnappings and terrorist bombings when they hear the wor

STATE FARM EXECUTIVEHITS NEW JERSEY OFFICIALSNEWARK, N.J. - Terry Welsh, president of State

The California Senate last week overwhelmingly approved legislation to use millions of dollars in un

KEMPER INSURANCE COS.Tarja Bentgarde-Childers has joined the insurance company as chief exec

South Korea's insurance sector is expecting a boost at home and from across the Yellow Sea in China,

When Mexicans speak of the longevity of Fidel, they don't mean Castro.To Mexico, Fidel is Fi

Senate ocean shipping deregulation legislation has sailed into a major storm at sea.Shippers

SHIPSMETALS GROUP OUT OFTHE SHIPOWNING BUSINESSLONDON - Finnish metals group

In a notoriously gossip-ridden industry, Tim Harris is a master at keeping his thoughts to himself.<

In Queens, where there is always noise, the ringing of the telephone in the office of Kurian Thomas

Japan's Mitsui O.S.K. Lines is enlarging its U.S. offices, and a top executive says the container li

Armed with its Emery Worldwide Airlines partnership, the U.S. Postal Service is aiming to get more b

Postmaster General Marvin Runyon strongly suggested he favored raising postal rates this summer, a m

HYUNDAI DROPPINGTWO PORTS ON ROUTEGARDENA, Calif. - Hyundai Merchant Marine in June will dro

Tanker owners are welcoming the intervention of the U.S. attorney general in their legal fight with

The Port of Kingston's container terminal, which underwent an $80 million expansion last year, is be

MARK VII REPORTSRECORD QUARTERLY RESULTSMEMPHIS - Mark VII Inc., a non-asset-based transport

U.S. and French aviation negotiators came out of three days of talks holding the same fundamental di

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

April 25: 1274

Three weeks ended April 19, 1997, vs. similar 1996 periodCars Cars Loaded Loaded<

British shipowners are being urged to use quality as a competitive tool.Paul Skinner, the ne

For the week ended April 19, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled

TAIWAN FREIGHTER MAKESHISTORIC DOCKING IN CHINABEIJING - A Taiwanese freighter docked Friday

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

The word ''cancellation'' as it relates to vessel chartering is an important concept. This is especi

1274 (April 25, 1997) Previous day - 1281The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

ALCAN CONSIDERINGSMELTER IN QUEBECTORONTO - Alcan Aluminium Ltd. is considering building a $

April 25, 1997Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Lo

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,524-$1,595per

As of April 25, 1997Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s