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Friday Nov. 15, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

There's only one thing analysts can do when a bad year in the heavy-truck industry starts to improve

STRATEGIC LOGISTICSSOLUTIONS INC.This provider of consulting in Mystic, Conn., announced tha

INTERCARGO QUESTIONSSHIP INSPECTIONSLONDON - The organization that represents bulk carrier o

South Korea will resume car exports to Taiwan this month for the first time since Taipei imposed a b

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 243.41 up 1.08 w

''I would be in favor of any U.N. intervention to stop the bloodshed and the killing. Shipping there

The intermodal business in China is picking up steam, with new services either under way or on the d

In a sign of Asia's growing importance for APL Ltd., the Oakland-based ocean carrier will relocate a

1515 (Nov. 15, 1996) Previous day - 1521The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

TRUCKSPACCAR COMPLETESTAKEOVER OF DAFAMSTERDAM - U.S. truck maker Paccar Inc. comple

P&O, NEDLLOYD LINESTO FILE MERGER DETAILSLONDON - Details of the planned merger between P&O

Shipping lines do it. Labor does it. Now shipper organizations are doing it, too.It is formi

Han Solo, you have company.Like the Star Wars character, transportation managers are also be

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., has accused Canada of unfair trading practices and asked the Clinton adm

The first broadside in next year's battle over the Jones Act, a controversial U.S. law that protects

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SHIPOWNERS SLOWto comply with ISMLONDON - Only a small number of ships that must comply with

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The road to Mexico can quickly turn into a highway of despair if freight is lost or stolen. Many co

NK LUKOIL PLANS TO SELLSHARES IN NEW YORKMOSCOW - NK Lukoil, Russia's biggest oil group, pla

Timber sales canceled by the Clinton administration to protect nature could cost the government more

Japan's companies enjoyed higher pretax profits for the third straight year in the April-September f

Hong Kong's attempts to toughen its anti-piracy laws are drawing clear battle lines between provider

International Petroleum ExchangeNov. 15, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Nov. 15, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

EU PANEL BANS OSTRICHMEAT FROM S. AFRICABRUSSELS - The European Commission has banned the im

CHILE, CANADA CONCLUDEFREE-TRADE AGREEMENTSANTIAGO, Chile - Chile and Canada finished negoti

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

Nov. 15, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

It was a report card of which even a dropout would be ashamed.When truck drivers were asked

MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFEDavid E. Sams Jr. has quit as president and chief executive officer

In an effort to stamp out a high-tech ''gray market,'' the Canadian government is threatening crimin

A delegation of U.S. labor and civil rights groups is in Tokyo this week to confront one of Japan's

Nov. 15, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Nov. 15, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 32

Friday, Nov. 15, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada U

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

The U.S. dollar is expected to dribble lower this week before bouncing back.Foreign exchange

The Surface Transportation Board set a tentative 300-day schedule for considering the $8.4 billion m