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World merchandise trade will accelerate next year and rise even faster in 1998, the Organization for

Boeing Co.'s $13 billion takeover of McDonnell Douglas took the edge off a banner year for its arch

Britain opened its doors to 44 new international telephone operators Thursday, saying it would creat

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JUDGE: ENCRYPTIONLIMITS UNCONSTITUTIONALSAN FRANCISCO - In a ruling that chips away at Cold

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SHIPSLIVERPOOL DOCKWORKERSFACE DEADLINE OFFERLONDON - Liverpool dockworkers who were

British Airways Wednesday said it will sell its stake in USAir, leap-frogging one certain objection

A sudden quiet.The engine vibrations usually felt by everyone on the bridge were gone.Eyes t

A study by the Pacific Maritime Association concludes that West Coast ports, which are heavily depen

The question of whether APL Ltd. will remain an American-flag carrier or ''flag out'' and face a shu

The European Commission decided Wednesday to maintain EU shipbuilding aid ceilings until the end of

PAL MANAGEMENT SETSDEAL WITH PILOTS UNIONMANILA - Philippine Airlines' management said in a

Although the U.S.-Mexico border has stayed closed to international trucking in violation of the Nort

The world's largest operator of refrigerated cargo ships will be created from the merger of two exis

Dec. 18, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

1518 (Dec. 18, 1996) Previous day - 1513The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

A new concession for tugboat operation at Mexico's busiest Pacific Port of Manzanillo will give Tran

NIT LEAGUE UNVEILSWORLD WIDE WEB SITEWASHINGTON - The nation's oldest and largest shippers'

RailTex Inc., the San Antonio-based short-line rail operator, is part of a consortium that won the r

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Concerns over the disposal of dredged material have raised yet another obstacle to construction of a

After digging themselves out of a monster winter storm, truckers and shippers from Missouri to Minne

Mayor Willie Brown named former Port Commissioner Doug Wong as acting director of the Port of San Fr

NORTHWEST CHAIN FINEDO6ER ALLEGED FREON SALESSEATTLE - THE PRICECOSTCO INC. MEMBERSHIP DISCO

Processing waste from ships may not be the most glamorous work, but it's big business - possibly ver

Penske Truck Leasing Co. opened a revamped facility in Jacksonville, Fla., and signed a contract to

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,300-$1,500 per ton lo

As of Dec. 18, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Tuesday at 244.54 off 1.04 w

Dec. 18, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Dec. 18, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

Dec. 18, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 34

Weyerhaeuser Co. has submitted a habitat conservation plan covering 400,000 acres of private timberl

U.S. inventories of distillate fuel oil, used as home heating and diesel fuel, rose 1 million barrel

International Petroleum ExchangeDec. 18, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Dec. 18, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Wednesday Dec. 18, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent