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ONE BOAT GOES DOWNWHEN TOWS COLLIDEASHLAND, Ky. - A barge tow sank after colliding with anot

As of Nov. 21, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Insurgent Norfolk Southern Corp.'s failed courtroom bid to derail the Conrail-CSX merger this week d

''We're right now at the heart of one of the central issues . . . : Who is responsible for what goes

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While officials and government leaders were gathering for the APEC annual summit, seven members were

Maritime administrations failing to ensure that ships in their fleet comply with international stand

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 246.19 up 0.68

USF&G Corp. will become the largest surety writer in the world after it acquires Afianzadora Insurge

RECENT VESSEL SALESSaleDate Vessel Year Price

Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, owned by Duclos Corp., delivered a fifth pilot boat to the Virginia Pil

For Marsh Co., exporting is nothing new. The manufacturer of ink-jet printers and coding equipment h

Pity the North American Free Trade Agreement. First it was going to cause the sky to fall over the U

The scrap metal export market, notorious for its volatility, is mired in a down cycle.The pr

South Koreans are expected to buy nearly 70 percent more foreign cars this year than last, but auto

Thursday Nov. 21, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

The American Trucking Associations is trying to kill a California ergonomics regulation scheduled to

Larry Downing worked for those who built airplanes, and he spent much of his time traveling on them.

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

SHIPSMATSON SET TO INCREASEFUEL SURCHARGE DEC. 8SAN FRANCISCO - Matson Navigation sa

O'NEIL IS RE-ELECTEDIMO SECRETARY-GENERALLONDON - William O'Neil was re-elected secretary-ge

US AND JAPAN FAVORPARTIAL LIFTING OF BANTOKYO - Shogo Itoda, secretary-general of the Fair T

In an item appearing on Page 2B in the Monday, Nov. 18, edition, headlined ''DC-8 cargo plane skids,

1475 (Nov. 20, 1996) Previous day - 1488The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

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

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

Vs. Vs. Vs. Vs.Value Prior 2 Mos. 1995 1994 Mil. $ Mo. Back

The United States said Wednesday it may allow American companies to sell limited types of nuclear te

JAPAN AND US SWAPDEREGULATION REQUESTSTOKYO - Japan and the United States exchanged requests

U.S. shipbuilders want someone at the White House to take the helm when important shipyard and marit

A near-record U.S. grain harvest is flooding Western railroads, reversing a slow start to the shippi

PHILLIPS WANTS TO BUILDLNG PLANT IN AUSTRALIADARWIN, Australia - Phillips Petroleum Co. of t

MARSEILLES REPORTSBOX TRAFFIC GROWTHMARSEILLES, France - The Port of Marseilles reported a 1

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Nov. 20, '95 - Nov. 20, '96 (a graph)* A

International Petroleum ExchangeNov. 20, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

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Seven years after the fall of the Berlin Wall brought down east-west barriers to transport, eastern

Nearly two months after West Coast longshoremen ratified a new three-year contract, terminals at the

Matson Navigation Co. is urging the Maritime Administration to discard shipper and shipbuilder objec

Smaller companies may be among the most worried about growing competition from regional trade libera