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(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Oct. 27, '95 - Oct. 24, '96 (a graph)* A

Oct. 24, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateCchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Spain's state-owned shipbuilding group warned ''drastic'' action is needed to salvage a government-f

The European Parliament, angered by Turkey's human rights record, voted Thursday to block hundreds o

Although their industry is poised for growth, four top contract logistics executives are cautioning

Wednesday Oct. 23, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represent

The next round of privatization will encompass the two pension plans operated by the government, giv

Leap year can be counted when calculating whether a $25,000 death-insurance benefit must be paid und

Several associations representing independent agents plan to switch tactics and support bank sales o

A brief on Page 8B in the Oct. 21 edition, ''Shipping lines delay higher fees,'' contained an incorr

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Oct. 27, '95 - Oct. 23, '96 (a graph)* A

Russia remains an attractive investment site despite the current political turmoil there, U.S. busin

The Energy Department has ruled out U.S.-flag shipping law waivers as a way to calm fears of shortag

OCTOBERS.O.S. Safety on Ships. Through Dec. 30. New York. Exhibit on New York's maritime tra

APEC BUSINESS GROUPSTRESSES BORDER FLOWSSEATTLE - Business leaders said an 18-nation Asia-Pa

Sea-Land Services Inc. and a Mexican partner added the Baja California Port of Ensenada to their ser

U.S. Transportation Secretary Federico Pena Wednesday helped introduce a training video for school b

Brazilian police and port authorities ignored recent appeals for help from ships under attack from p

Britain could be shipping coal across the North Sea to Germany within two years in head-on competiti

The International Telecommunications Union's chief warned Wednesday that the deadline could be misse

Jordan's cabinet has ''suspended'' for six months 16 percent customs fees levied on private-sector i

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

''Hi Mexican friends, I'm Burton Helms,'' says the telecommunications executive in Spanish with an o

As of Oct. 23, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

In a move to increase the pace of economic cooperation in the Caribbean, the Dominican Republic and

SHIPSFELIXSTOWE TO HIREMORE DOCKWORKERSFELIXSTOWE, Britain - The Port of Felixstowe

Ghastly television pictures of bodies, overwhelmingly of young women or even teen-aged girls, being

On the campaign trail, speeches and plane rides can quickly become a blur, both for the candidates a

Dennis Bouey, who nursed the Port of San Francisco back to financial health but became a symbol of t

Millon Air, the Miami-based operator of the cargo plane that crashed in Ecuador at the cost of dozen

Chevron Corp. is trying to downplay reports this week of a huge oil and gas find in Azerbaijan's por

ALBION MANAGEMENTRESOURCES INC.Randall C. Houston was appointed executive vice president of

China's main shipping line is stretching deeper into the intermodal arena by expanding its air freig

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateCchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Traffic managers may not know it, but away from their offices and behind their loading docks, a quie

1221 (Oct. 23, 1996) Previous day - 1199The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Oct. 23, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

A new public-private partnership is about to take over Florida's economic development and internatio

The Florida Export Finance Corp. wants to join the $100 million club.Now that the U.S. Expor