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The Clinton administration is exploring an aviation policy with Asia that would tap into the dynamic

(1)SPOT PRICE INFLATION RATE, SMOOTHED, ANNUALIZED, Aug. 4, '95 - July 26, '96 (a graph)* An

A jetliner's black box, its diary of doom, is a brutally engineered piece of hardware, tougher than

TEAMSTERS UNION WANTSNEW ELECTION AT VALUJETATLANTA - The Teamsters union is seeking a new r

Despite deep-rooted concerns, Mexico will not use this week's meeting of environment ministers to bl

Maersk Inc., the liner unit of the Danish shipping giant, is consolidating its stevedore and truckin

PACCAR RESULTS DIPPEDIN SECOND QUARTER BELLEVUE, Wash. - Reflecting the industrywide downtur

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

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Continental Airlines Inc. announced a five-year plan last week that calls for expansion in the compa

U.S. business leaders say Pacific Rim governments should avoid placing arbitrary limits on the finan

An equity swap within the alliance of Thai Airways International, Lufthansa AG and United Airlines i

Lower demand for transportation equipment led a 0.8 percent decline in new factory orders for durabl

Introducing a minimum ''alternative'' tax to the general income tax levy could slow export growth, i

''We thought we would go into Russia and see something like the New York Stock Exchange. But there w

July 26, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

1078 (July 26, 1996) Previous day - 1086The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Three weeks ended July 20, 1996, vs. similar 1995 periodCars Cars Loaded Loaded

JAPAN FALLS SHORT IN HELPTO DEVELOPING NATIONSTOKYO - Japan lags behind other industrialized

The U.S. government is improving its export assistance to small and midsized companies, but more rem

STUCK CARGO VESSELREFLOATED IN AUSTRALIABRISBANE, Australia - Salvage crews refloated a 6,54

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

Cargo traffic at the world's airports increased 2.7 percent in April to 3.9 million metric tons comp

Newport News Shipbuilding's operating income fell again in the second quarter of 1996, marking the s

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A group of angry South Dakota farmers and truckers will drag the state into court to force a measure

The Surface Transportation Board proposed rules meant to speed up resolution of rail rate disputes a

The naming of Anatoly Chubais as Russian President Boris Yeltsin's new chief of staff this month has

Bouncing back from a sluggish first quarter, Transportacion Maritima Mexicana posted modest gains in

July 26, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 27

EU MOVES TO BANSALE OF DUTY-FREE ITEMSBRUSSELS - The European Commission ruled that certain

UNION PACIFIC RESOURCESPLANS GAS PLANT, PIPELINEFULLERTON, La. - Union Pacific Resources, a

July 26, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Southeast Asian nations remained steadfastly opposed Friday to economic pressure on Myanmar, formerl

The European Union has sent one of its top trade officials to ''spy'' on U.S.-Japan semiconductor ne

The United States and the 15-nation European Union appear headed for a specialty steel trade pact th

The European Union is expected to finalize today measures to protect companies facing U.S. sanctions

All 39 of Colombia's private coffee-exporting companies reached a gentlemen's agreement on an intern

July 26, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

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