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Imagine 12 days at sea pinched in between two marine containers.That's how one teen-age stow

The nation's largest port complex will be shut down for 24 hours beginning at 8 a.m. today so offici

An ocean liner that was the gem of the American fleet in a bygone era has returned to U.S. waters in

The air cargo industry has a frank response to FAA rules designed to thwart terrorism: Get real.

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BILL INTRODUCED TO AIDCRASH VICTIMS' FAMILIESWASHINGTON - A bipartisan group of House transp

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

An association of airlines has agreed on a method to increase the automatic compensation paid to fam

The U.S. dollar fell Wednesday as chances for an interest rate increase appeared to be slipping away

POLICE NAB COCAINEFROM BANANA BOATBRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Drug smugglers used a banana boat to t

China on Wednesday urged the United States to remove restrictions on high-technology exports to boos

Neil Kinnock, the European commissioner in charge of transport has proposed far-reaching plans for a

Wednesday, July 31, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Aug. 4, '95 - July 31, '96 (a graph)* An

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

The size of the North American intermodal equipment fleet declined slightly in 1995 as demand for ra

US OIL COMPANY ORDERSNEC SUPERCOMPUTERTOKYO - NEC Corp. said Wednesday it received an order

Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. has named a new head for its Washington office, important in the company's

1066 (July 31, 1996) Previous day - 1068The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

July 31, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

COLUMBIA COASTALTRANSPORT INC.Max Kowalski was named port manager in this Clark, N.J.-based

INVESTIGATORS LOOKINGAT MESA AIRLINESDENVER - New Mexico's Mesa Airlines, which operates mos

When Chinese troops conducted high-profile military maneuvers earlier this year to intimidate voters

MASTERCARD TO OPENOFFICE IN CHINAHONG KONG - MasterCard International is planning to open a

Rising cotton prices, exacerbated by short supplies and other factors, are threatening the closure o

''The same as there are mad cows, there are mad legislators.''

JULYS.O.S. Safety on Ships. Through Dec. 30. New York. Exhibit on New York's maritime traged

Malaysia's new international airport should open in the fall of 1997, an official said.Kuala

It's probably wise that Hyundai Merchant Marine's planned move to Tacoma from Seattle is slated for

African leaders seeking to halt tribal bloodshed in Burundi said they agreed Wednesday to impose eco

Most analysts believe the Indonesian government will defuse the current unrest in the capital, but s

NORTH KOREA FLOODINGWILL AFFECT MILLIONSLONDON - Floods sweeping large areas of North Korea

MUHAN INTERNATIONALECONOMIC TRADE CORP.ChinaAmount of contract: $1,353,000.C

MEXICO TO EXTENDSTANDBY IMF AGREEMENTMEXICO CITY - Mexico expects to extend its standby agre

A tri-national environmental agency created under Nafta side accords meets in Toronto this week to t

The Security Council warned Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi Wednesday not to defy U.N. sanctions, sayi

Two key senators - Chistopher Bond, R-Mo., and Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. - said Wednesday that they wi

U.S. crude oil inventories rose by 900,000 barrels during the week ended July 26, compared with the

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

As of July 31, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su