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The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 244.12 off 0.29

Oct. 18, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

International Petroleum ExchangeOct. 18, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

International Monetary Fund head Michel Camdessus last week pledged support for South Africa's econo

POOREST COUNTRIESSUMMONED BY WTOGENEVA - The World Trade Organization said last week it was

China's creaking telecommunications may be sprucing up with fancy new gear, but the country's evolut

Oct. 18, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

New York Mercantile Exchange - Oct. 18, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Home Depot Inc. selected its No. 1, 2 and 3 carriers for the western United States, naming Con-Way W

U.S. officials have discovered inaccuracies in Japanese data that appear to have had significantly e

The Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1996 and its impact on maritime financing will be the subject o

The tone of the containership charter market this month remains decidedly soft - and conventional wi

The Maritime Administration is ''ready to roll'' on the nation's new $1 billion ship operating subsi

The Baltic Freight Index is a daily indicator of world bulk shipping freight rate levels.

For the week ended October 12, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equale

DANZAS CORP.Klaus Meister was appointed director of ocean freight for this worldwide transpo

UNION ACCUSES SHIPYARDOF BAD-FAITH BARGAININGSAINT JOHN, New Brunswick - Workers at Saint Jo

Transportation interests lavished millions of dollars on Republicans after the GOP won control of Co

The U.S. dollar neared its high for the year against the Deutsche mark last week and held to its hig

Like the married couple that fights all the time but would never think of living apart, wastepaper e

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

Friday, Oct. 18, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

1145 (Oct. 18, 1996) Previous day - 1118The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Oct. 18, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

A senior port-state senator Friday called ocean shipping deregulation legislation an outrage and vow

Consolidated Freightways, Inc., Yellow Corp. and J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. reported sharply

The World Trade Organization is not yet ready to expand its reach into investment, competition, labo

The U.S. merchandise trade deficit appears headed for a new high this year, exceeding last year's re

The cargo industry consortium advising an aviation security panel reached several preliminary recomm

A poll released last week shows more than a third of Latin Americans either openly support the retur

TOYOTA TO EXPORT USEDCARS TO NEW ZEALANDTOKYO - Toyota Motor Corp., in a rare move in the au

Although Customs' five strategic trade centers were conceived primarily as think tanks that would an

(Census basis - in millions of dollars)August 1996 July 1996 Cumulative 19

Three weeks ended Oct. 12, 1996, vs. similar 1995 periodCars Cars Loaded Loaded

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

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

Virginia's new public-private authority for building economic muscle has a hard act to follow.

Kathleen Strange was working as an assistant retail buyer when she decided she wanted something more

So many people were expected at this week's annual meeting of the Council of Logistics Management in

All signs point to Virginia Port Authority terminals breaking last year's record cargo volume - unle