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RAILBNSF OPENS NEW ROUTETHROUGH WASHINGTONSEATTLE - Burlington Northern Santa Fe Cor

Europe's rail freight services were attacked Thursday by two leading shipowners for failing to adapt

Overnite Transportation Co. is seeking a 5.9 percent rate increase from its customers, effective Jan

Ship repair may be going through hard times, but Singapore's biggest player in the field isn't deter

SPAIN EXTRADITESLAURO HIJACKER TO ITALYROME - Spain extradited a Palestinian to Italy Wednes

In an ironic twist, clean air standards designed to help the environment may end up penalizing clean

Conrail shareholders may decide whether the company's $8.7 billion merger with CSX Corp. goes forwar

On Halloween, German customs officials got suspicious when a shipping manifest claimed that two 1949

The growth of international intermodal services is being seriously impeded by different liability re

Last-minute catalog shoppers know they can turn to United Parcel Service or Federal Express Corp. to

A top liner shipping executive called for the creation of a new global body to establish a uniform s

The planned merger of P&O Containers and Nedlloyd Lines is unlikely to precipitate much further cons

The American Trucking Associations is blasting the federal government for floating ergonomics standa

IOWA SETS NEW PERMITSFOR OVERSIZED VEHICLESDES MOINES, IOWA - THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPO

Dec. 5, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

1445 (Dec. 5, 1996) Previous day - 1440The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

As the United States barrels down the road toward a free-trade accord on high-technology products at

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A motion will be filed today to conduct a public sale of troubled truck-trailer manufacturer

P&O GROUP SELLSITS TANKSHIP DIVISIONLONDON - The P&O Group has sold its tanker division. The

Aviation analysts Thursday said some airline alliances in Latin America could become competition-sti

Trading in the stock of shipowner B&H Maritime Carriers Ltd. halted Thursday on the American Stock E

U.S. negotiators intent on opening high-tech global markets, stalling China's entry into the WTO and

Thursday, Dec. 5, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

The Maritime Administration will provide a loan guarantee backing U.S. construction of a series of c

The Surface Transportation Board released three decisions this week intended to clean up loose ends

Volatility returned with a vengeance to the foreign exchange market Thursday, with the British pound

Excavation of the French shipwreck La Belle, considered the most important current archaeological pr

Dec. 5, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

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

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Dec. 15, '95 - Dec. 5, '96 (a graph)* An

As of Dec. 5, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

INTERNATIONAL PETROLEUM EXCHANGEDec. 5, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 241.37 off 0.26

President Clinton Thursday named U.N. envoy Madeleine Albright as secretary of state, the first woma

Argentine President Carlos Menem urged the U.S. Congress Thursday to help expedite Western Hemispher

Dec. 5, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

Dec. 5, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlea