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Rail tonnage growth will continue to lag the economy as a whole, a DRI/McGraw Hill economist predict

CHINESE INFLATION FALLSAS PRODUCTION SLOWSBEIJING - China's inflation rate continued to fall

As of June 28, 1996Parallel Market Foreign Exchange Rates are based on unofficial, non-docum

While Turkey is doing a good job attracting foreign investors and spurring trade flows, the private

1054 (Oct. 10, 1996) Previous day - 1044The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

INVESTOR TAKES 5.3 PERCENT STAKEIN EMONS TRANSPORTATIONMINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota investor Mich

Oct. 10, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

The Portland harbor pilot whose slip of the tongue was blamed for one of Maine's worst oil spills in

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateCchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

PROBE OF SHIP FIRECITES SAFETY GAPSMIAMI - A Coast Guard investigation of a cruise ship fire

Railroad intermodal traffic volume is on track to make 1996 another record year. If the 3.2 percent

BALTIMORE DOCKWORKERSOK CONTRACT ON 2ND VOTEBALTIMORE - By a narrow vote, Port of Baltimore

Just as sands shift with the tides, so do national standards that ports must meet in handling contam

A war may be brewing between U.S. airlines and Air France that could threaten service between the tw

RUSSIANS TO BARTER GRAINFOR UZBEK COTTON FIBERMOSCOW - The Russian government has given its

Germany's struggling DSR Senator Lines, which recently cemented details of its global alliance, also

As of Oct. 11, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

If you measure a law's effectiveness by the ease of enforcing it, compulsory auto insurance laws hav

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

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 248.61 off 0.53

The struggle between real estate and maritime advocates over San Francisco's future in shipping brok

Business leaders here are welcoming a decision by the U.S. Department of Transportation that allows

Israel has informed Enron Corp. that it no longer has an exclusive agreement to negotiate with Qatar

The final act has been played in a major compressed gas conspiracy with the levying of a $35,000 fin

The government plans to work to explore and extract natural gas from potential rich deposits in nort

Russian President Boris Yeltsin is expected to sign an order in the near future curbing price increa

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AGENCY PROPOSESRAIL SAFETY MEASURESWASHINGTON - The Federal Railroad Administration this wee

MITSUI O.S.K. LINES(America) Inc.Al Schyman was promoted to regional sales manager in Hong K

Ocean carriers received a setback this week in their long-running fight with Europe's antitrust regu

Philip J. Brown Jr., former chairman of Marsh & McLennan Europe, and a pioneer in the globalization

AETNA TO SLASH 4,400 JOBS,TAKE CHARGES IN REVAMPHARTFORD, Conn. - Aetna Inc. said Thursday i

For the record, hurricanes and tropical storms of the 1996 Atlantic season have been minor. The name

Insurance company mergers, acquisitions and public equity offerings continued their active 1995 pace

SYDNEY REINSURANCE CORP.Siu K. Li was promoted to vice president and actuary of the company'

The insurance industry has greeted with dismay a recent Oregon Supreme Court decision that leaves a

In a move by banks to compete with life insurance agents in the sale of annuities, the Texas Bankers

Evergreen Packaging Equipment is packing up and heading overseas.The advent of refrigeration

Oct. 10, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

International Petroleum ExchangeOct. 10, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)