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As of Oct. 18, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

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

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

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

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

More than 120 employees of Northeast Utilities won $320,000 in overtime wages after an audit showed

As more and more corporations gear up to reinvent their supply chains, the Council of Logistics Mana

A new multipurpose port is being planned in northern Malaysia, hoping to cash in on growing trade in

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

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

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

MEXICO GIVES MIDCONGAS TRANSPORT PERMITMEXICO CITY - Midcon Gas Natural, a subsidiary of Occ

Railroads and their customers are waging a fierce regulatory battle that has far-reaching implicatio

The United States has just five months to convince the world's biggest shipbuilding nations that it

PACCAR SALES,EARNINGS DROPBELLEVUE, Wash. - Paccar Inc., the heavy duty truck maker, reporte

Everybody remembers their first time. For a lot of people, that first time came a few years ago at a

The Newcastle Protection & Indemnity Association, based in Newcastle, England, has announced a 90 pe

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

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

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

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

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

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

Oct. 18, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Friday Oct. 18, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

Mexican commerce officials have launched an unfair-trade probe into a Chinese-made chemical product

Occidental Petroleum Corp.'s earnings jumped nearly 40 percent in the latest quarter, helped by high

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee next month will measure the commercial and leg

LLOYD'S COMPLETES SALEOF 1997 CAPACITYLONDON - Lloyd's of London announced Friday the result

Shippers who move cargo across the Pacific have only seen the ''tip of the iceberg'' when it comes t

The head of the Life Insurance Association of Japan showed a cautious attitude Friday toward a propo

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateCchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

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

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

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

SHIPPING LINESDELAY HIGHER FEESSAN FRANCISCO - Major shipping lines moving U.S. goods to Asi

The weekly freight index of Maritime Research Inc. (January-December 1972 equals 100%) is as follows