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CHINA TIGHTENS LIMITSON FOREIGN TV, RADIOBEIJING - China slapped new restrictions on foreign

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

An apparent miscue by CIA Director John Deutch has raised false hopes that President Clinton will so

Susan Cohen is no well-heeled lobbyist, but she may move Congress to pass tougher sanctions against

How much do some rail unions hate the proposed merger of the Union Pacific Railroad and Southern Pac

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Reaction appears guardedly upbeat to reports that Lykes Bros. Steamship Co. is on the rebound and pa

ValuJet Airlines Inc. carried virtually no air freight, but its shutdown would affect freight transp

KANSAS CITY, TMMFORMALLY CREATE RAIL FIRMMEXICO CITY - Transportacion Maritima Mexicana and

The global fleet of refrigerated cargo vessels continued to decline last year, reflecting a combinat

A proposed freight car repair venture has been scuttled between Conrail and Greenbrier Cos. of Lake

The last thing railroad workers, management and their customers need is a work stoppage barely 30 da

BOEING TO BOOST OUTPUTOF 737 TO 17 A MONTHNEW YORK - Boeing Co. said it's boosting productio

Experts are divided on the safest way to load bulk carriers, some of the most dangerous ships afloat

Hanjin Shipping Co. is on track to meet projected cargo volumes at the Port of Vancouver, British Co

Thursday, June 20, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The U.S. trade deficit swelled in April to $8.6 billion - the second-largest monthly imbalance in ni

The U.S. dollar rose Thursday as a surge in the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's June business

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

The Justice Department has approved a new standard bill of lading, a move that will make it easier f

SHIPSGDANSK SHIPYARDFILES FOR BANKRUPTCYGDANSK, Poland - The management of t

Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. has shaken up the close-knit world of ocean car transportation by snatch

It costs a shipping line almost twice as much to move a container through Los Angeles-Long Beach tha

Non-Canadian banks that have complained loudly about Canada's banking laws will have to complain a w

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 249.58 off 1.82

International Petroleum ExchangeJune 20, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

New York Mercantile Exchange - June 20, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High L

JAPANESE STEEL SUPPORTSLOW-INTEREST POLICYTOKYO - Japan's steel industry leader expressed su

Reacting to Sumitomo Corp.'s copper trading scandal, British regulators put the entire London-based

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Thursday June 20, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

An undersecretary of Commerce said the United States will continue and even enhance its role as an a

Tax cheats and moonlighting plumbers and electricians will be among the unsung heroes at the Europea

Sumitomo Corp.said that it planned to dispose of the bulk of its copper losses on its next annual ba

Expeditors International of Washington Inc., a transport logistics company, opened two full-service

RAILS REACH PACTON DERAILMENTST. PAUL, Minn. - Two railroad companies reached agreement over

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Fresh court action over Lloyd's of London and its operations in the United States continued to threa

DAMES & MOORE BUYSSHARE IN QUAKE FIRMLOS ANGELES - Dames & Moore, international environmenta

G-7 TO ADOPT ACTION PLANAGAINST ILLICIT FUNDSThe world's seven leading industrialized countr