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They're called ''pup'' trailers, a cute name that comes from their shorter-than-normal 28-foot lengt

While most U.S. exporters have become sensitized to the political realities of selling grain oversea

SHIPSTWRA PLANS TO LOWERCURRENCY SURCHARGESSAN FRANCISCO - The Transpacific Westboun

American President Lines is one step closer to committing its fleet to a new U.S.-flag subsidy progr

Continued losses at stocks of Asian companies hurt the container shipping sector of The Journal of C

Office workers at Evergreen America Corp. in Los Angeles and at a container freight station operated

XTRA POSTS 13 PERCENT FALLIN 4TH-QUARTER EARNINGSBOSTON - XTRA Corp., a transportation equip

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending Nov. 20, 1996 as supplied by the bunker fuel d

1442 (Nov. 25, 1996) Previous day - 1447The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Olav Rakkenes, the tall Norwegian steamship boss, enters dithering, as one who has misplaced his hym

Nov. 25, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

When Congress reconvenes in January, Republican leaders are expected to waste no time investigating

The next Congress is more than a month away but House transportation leaders already are rallying su

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Three weeks ended Nov. 16, 1996, vs. similar 1995 periodCars Cars Loaded Loaded<

A decision by railroad supply companies to stop funding a controversial truck safety organization wi

Containerized turkey exports have quadrupled.American turkey growers cannot grow the birds f

Monday, Nov. 25, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

The U.S. dollar edged higher against the yen Monday afternoon in New York, following rising greenbac

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

The United Arab Emirates central bank has agreed to reimburse small depositors at the collapsed Bank

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Dec. 1, '95 - Nov. 25, '96 (a graph)* An

SALT RIVER LOSESELECTRICITY CONTRACTHOUSTON - The Salt River Project of Phoenix, Ariz., has

Italy's return to Europe's exchange rate mechanism on Monday has eased trade frictions with France b

JAMAICA'S APPAREL EXPORTSDECLINE IN WAKE OF NAFTAKINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaica's apparel expor

Highlights of the individual trade plans, incorporated into the Manila Action Plan for APEC:

Cuba said Monday it increasingly appreciated the role of small or medium-sized businesses in its eco

President Clinton and his Chinese counterpart Jiang Zemin agreed here on an exchange of high-level v

Current Textile Quotas:Where the average recent utilization rate indicates full quota utiliz

ZEDILLO: MEXICO SEEKSINCREASED CHINA TIESMEXICO CITY - President Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de Le

''If you're the one who can keep your head while all around are losing theirs, you probably haven't

A U.S. effort to gain a bigger slice of Japan's apple market through the introduction of more variet

The European Commission has reached an accord with South Korea that Brussels claims will open up the

Mexican commerce officials have imposed new product labeling standards for table grapes, and are see

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

As of Nov. 25, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Friday at 244.19 off 1.49 wh

Nov. 25, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent