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French shipowners are bracing themselves for a difficult year due to slowed economic growth, overcap

Mar. 29, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,100-$1,150 per ton lo

Shippers in this country may lose a chance to get better, cheaper overseas transportation if the Uni

Ailing German shipbuilder Bremer Vulkan AG said on Friday its equity capital had been wiped out as a

Friday Mar. 29, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representing

When the National Industrial Transportation League and Sea-Land Service Inc. reached agreement last

RICHMOND ADDSANOTHER RUNWAYRICHMOND, Va. - Richmond International Airport would add a runway

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Shipper groups continue their bashing of the proposed Union Pacific Corp.-Southern Pacific Lines mer

Canada's new restrictions on imports and transshipments of U.S. grain will shut down a 5 million-ton

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

U.S., Mexican and Swiss law enforcement agents will question a senior New York-based Citibank office

SHELL TO IMPLEMENTMONITORING PROGRAMLONDON - Shell International will implement a monitoring

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As of Mar. 29, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Mar. 29, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

International Petroleum ExchangeMar. 29, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Congress Friday sent to President Clinton a bill to free farmers from most federal controls on what

Businesses and homeowners in New York's urban areas will begin receiving nonrenewal notices from the

Texas short line Brownsville & Rio Grande International Railroad has formally withdrawn concerns ove

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

1448 (Mar. 29, 1996) Previous day - 1445The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

For the week ended March 23, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled

BROWN TO LEAD GROUPTO BOSNIA AND CROATIAWASHINGTON - U.S. Commerce Secretary Ron Brown will

European businessmen are playing an increasingly active role in breaking down barriers to trade and

Quick! What accounts for the biggest portion of the U.S. trade deficit that no one cares anything ab

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 251.23 off 1.72

Britain's United Utilities was lauded by analysts but condemned by the opposition Labor Party last w

In at least one big Chinese city, the days when employers routinely fired workers who became pregnan

SHELL'S DRILLING PLANSWORRY MEXICOMEXICO CITY - Mexico has officially voiced concern about o

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Belgian consumer prices rose 0.07 percent in March from February and were 2.03 percent higher than i

CONGRESS URGED TO ENACTSHIP SUBSIDY PROGRAMWASHINGTON - Albert Herberger, director of the Tr

Given the success of raids in Singapore that netted more than $1 million worth of counterfeit compac

Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole has handed opponents of maritime subsidies a powerful tool for gener

CSX TRANSPORTATION INC. (Jacksonville, Fla.) - Mark A. Hinsdale was appointed assistant general mana

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 252.95 up 0.29

Thursday, March 28, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

South Korean companies have returned to Texas to explore 180,000 acres in north-central Texas that m