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Crowley Maritime Corp.'s proposed sale of its Southern California ferry subsidiary, Catalina Cruises

Nov. 21, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

High-principled talk about smoothing the flow of trade often turns to ranting when it comes to getti

Mexico released third-quarter gross domestic product statistics Thursday, reflecting a 7.4 percent j

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

The United States, checked in efforts to win broad support for its information technology agreement

1460 (Nov. 21, 1996) Previous day - 1475The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

PROTESTERS ARRESTEDAT GRAIN TERMINALRESERVE, La. - Five Greenpeace protesters were arrested

DAKOTA, MINNESOTA& EASTERN RAILROADKevin Schieffer was appointed president of this Brookings

EMU STABILITY PACTSEEN READY FOR SUMMITBONN - Denying reports of delay, a European Union off

BRADLEY AIRPORT TO GETNEW ATC FACILITIESWINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. - The Federal Aviation Administ

SHIPSNEW CONTAINER GIANTSEEKS FINANCING TERMSLONDON - P&O Containers and Nedlloyd Li

There's nothing like being burned with too much capacity in one year to turn an air cargo executive

Insurance companies and agents on Thursday blasted new federal rules that allow banks to make broade

CIGNA INTERNATIONALTon Broeders was named managing director of the insurance company's new S

Louisiana's largest insurer, State Farm, won approval for a $16 million auto insurance rate hike fro

Step off the plane in palm-shaded Lome, where English is rare, and try to figure out how to use the

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

Federal aviation taxes expire Dec. 31, but this time around passengers and air cargo customers shoul

The U.S. dollar remained weaker against the German mark Thursday afternoon on profit-taking in the w

Thursday, Nov. 21, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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Union Pacific Corp. Thursday selected Richard K. Davidson, 54, to become chairman and chief executiv

The Brazilian Coffee Exporters Association (Abecafe) will not participate in the work of a new polic

Nov. 21, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

Foreign central banks' efforts to boost the dollar's value may slow U.S. economic growth and hinder

The fire-damaged Channel tunnel reopened for limited business early Thursday when two freight trains

ELECTROLUX TO BUILDFACTORY IN BRAZILSTOCKHOLM - Electrolux will build a $150 million factory

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

New York Mercantile Exchange - Nov. 21, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

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