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A top barge line official is knocking on the oil industry's door in a campaign to spread the cost of

Mayor Richard Leibinger thought he had a great idea to get skeptical townspeople behind the planned

Construction of a gas pipeline linking the Central Asian state of Turkmenistan and neighboring Iran

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

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Israelis like to talk - at least judging from their cellular telephone bills.More than a mil

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

Alcan Aluminum Ltd. reported earnings of nearly $100 million for the latest quarter but the giant al

CHINA GRANTS SWISS GROUP1ST EUROPEAN LICENSEBEIJING - Swiss insurance giant Winterthur Insur

The Port of Everett, Wash., after a five-year process, has received final approval on a key dredging

Three weeks ended Oct. 5, 1996, vs. similar 1995 periodCars Cars Loaded Loaded

Canadian Pacific Railway Co. said Friday that its takeover bid to acquire all the capital stock of Q

Aviva Freudmann has been named editorial director of The Journal of Commerce, Donald D. Holt, the ne

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Oct. 20, '95 - Oct. 11, '96 (a graph)* A

Importers and officials suggest a few ways to facilitate the testing and certification process in th

Despite tough statements against terrorism, President Clinton has taken no action to halt foreign in

Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner Linda Ruthardt will be on a legislative committee's hot seat la

Oct. 11, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

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

Weeks after new life emerged at the Howland Hook container terminal on Staten Island, a barge compan

Tim Harris, chairman of P&O Containers and chief executive of the new P&O Nedlloyd, Friday unveiled

Sir Bryan Nicholson, Michael Deeny, Richard Spooner and Stephen Catlin have all been appointed non-e

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

In the words of Yogi Berra, ''It's deja vu all over again,'' for trucking companies and their custom

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

Oct. 11, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Rates for most transportation services rebounded in September after widespread August declines.<

Political bickering and insufficient carrier participation could delay the start-up of the Californi

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GREENPEACE PROTESTSAT SOYBEAN TEST PLOTATLANTIC, Iowa - Greenpeace protesters occupied a tes

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

South Korea's government said Friday it is proud to join the Organization for Economic Cooperation D

A U.S. union is asking the Labor Department to investigate charges that the Mexican government is co

Friday Oct. 11, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

Oct. 11, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 32

A dangerous cat and mouse game involving freight rates for cotton has begun in the westbound trans-P

The deal to merge Texaco Inc. and Shell Oil Co.'s U.S. refining, marketing and retail operations int

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

A controversial proposal by a prominent tanker operator for insurers as well as shipowners to pay sh

What the Barrymores were to the theater, the Ballogs are to insurance fraud.Three generation