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Nearly everyone with a television has an enduring image of Transportation Secretary Federico Pena: H

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

SOUTH AFRICA ASKS EUTO PROBE BEEF SHIPMENTPRETORIA, South Africa - South African inspectors

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 237.83 off 3.82

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Further diversifying from its strength in the trans-Pacific trades, APL Ltd. has tapped its Mexico c

The appointment of a gynecologist as Greece's new shipping minister may seem an odd choice.N

SERPAC GROUP TO BOOSTBUNKER FUEL SURCHARGESSAN FRANCISCO - The Serpac carrier consortium sai

The possibility, however remote, that the Democrats will gain control of the House could rattle fina

Nov. 1, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

Long Island Rail Road is leasing its beleaguered freight operations to short-line operator Anacostia

The Maritime Administration announced loan guarantees that will back nearly $225 million in shipbuil

The Moskvich automobile, a monument to Soviet-era shoddiness, is dying. Few will lament its passing.

A special North American Free Trade Agreement environmental working group expects to finalize within

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DOUBTS CAST ON FUNDINGFOR PORT OF NEW ORLEANSBATON ROUGE, La. - Gov. Mike Foster and his chi

Look for the California Earthquake Authority to begin selling bare-bones earthquake insurance polici

The Hyundai General was so far ahead of schedule on its maiden voyage from Asia to Europe that it dr

Three weeks ended Oct. 26, 1996, vs. similar 1995 periodCars Cars Loaded Loaded

WTO ADOPTS REPORTON JAPAN'S LIQUOR TAXGENEVA - The World Trade Organization adopted a report

A regulatory OK of MCI's purchase by British Telecommunications would depend on how open U.S. regula

ASARCO CHIEF DISMISSESCOPPER STOCKS RUMORNEW YORK - Asarco Inc.'s chairman of the board Frid

BERGESEN BUYING VLCCSFROM EXXON SUBSIDIARYLONDON - Bergesen d.y. ASA, Norway's largest shipp

Friday, Nov. 1, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

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

New York Mercantile Exchange - Oct. 31, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

International Petroleum ExchangeOct. 31, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

The impact of drought is still being felt from Oklahoma to Kansas as farmers begin winter wheat plan

Pitco Frialator's international business is heating up.As fast-food chains pop up in places

ARNOLD INDUSTRIES REPORTSIMPROVED EARNINGSLEBANON, Pa. - Arnold Industries Inc., which owns

CENTRAL ASIAN NATIONSGET $450 MILLION IN AIDTOKYO - A group of 24 countries and internationa

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 241.65 up 0.54

The Virginia V, the lone remaining wooden, steam-powered member of Seattle's famed Mosquito Fleet of

Working to muscle Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. through bankruptcy's thickets, turnaround pro Joe Freema

The largest private landowner in the Mojave National Preserve says the U.S. government must follow t

On the heels of the Mexican government's about-face decision to avoid privatizing state petrochemica

S&P LOWERS CHUBB LIFECLAIMS-PAYING RATINGNEW YORK - Standard & Poor's Corp. has lowered the

Fritz Cos., in a long-term shift in strategy, is negotiating logistics contracts to receive a percen

Thursday, Oct. 31, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

ECU-LINE BEGINS SERVICEFROM BELGIUM TO SUDANANTWERP, Belgium - Ecu-Line NV said it is starti