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XTRA Corp., a lessor of trucking and intermodal equipment, reported an 85 percent increase in net in

OPEC crude oil production fell marginally to 24.82 million barrels a day in April, 0.5 percent lower

Marathon Oil Co. President Victor Beghini said the U.S. government's failure to aid the domestic ene

A major South Korean oil company's surprise move to cut its gasoline delivery price has somewhat ang

First-quarter production disruptions in South Africa's gold mines in the run- up to the country's fi

The International Association of Independent Tanker Owners will discuss stricter membership criteria

Dockers at the French port of Marseilles went on strike this week to protest the "negative impact" o

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The European Parliament on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved European Unionplans to admit Au

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

Trade leads supplied by: US Department of CommerceU.S. and Foreign Commercial Service

TT CLUB (London) - The transportation insurance mutual announced the appointment of its deputy chair

Truckload motor carrier Heartland Express Inc. reported a loss of $1.7 million, or 13 cents a share,

A dispute over discriminatory charges for vessels at Russian ports has emerged as a crucial sticking

S. AFRICA MARKET OFFERS DEREGULATION PROPOSALSJOHANNESBURG, South Africa - South Africa's na

The Asian Development Bank opened its 27th annual general meeting this week facing the urgent task o

(1) DAILY INDEX Annual Smoothed percent +8.614/28 98.64/29 98.85/2

Chile remains the top candidate for a new free-trade agreement with the United States, an administra

RIGHTS GROUP SAYS CHINA SITUATION WORSEHuman rights in China are deteriorating with politica

OPERATING INCOME FALLS AT GENERAL RE CORP.STAMFORD, Conn. - First-quarter 1994 operating inc

Wednesday May 4, 1994 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

The range of bulk prices per gallon for self-sevice diesel fuel found nationwide by states as collec

TNT EXPRESS NAMES NEW CHIEF EXECUTIVETNT Express Worldwide has named John Fellows as

MORE CANADIAN RIGS REPORTED AS ACTIVEWINNIPEG, Manitoba - The number of Canadian oil

U.S. inventories of gasoline declined by 1.1 million barrels during the week ended April 29 compared

CHINA EXPECTS OUTPUT OF CANE SUGAR TO FALLBEIJING - China said Wednesday that cane s

World cocoa prices are forecast to rise as demand continues to outstrip supply, but maverick produce

1423 (May 4, 1994) Previous day - 1420 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

Any maritime reform package passed by Congress must expand, not diminish, thesize of the U.S

GLOSSARY AR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Container capacity at the Port of Bombay is likely to be curbed so growth is diverted to nearby Jawa

Five leaders of the maritime industry were scheduled to be inducted into the newly created Internati

Alliances between liner shipping companies to trim ocean transport costs will gradually extend to cl

Wealthy companies may no longer need to foot the whole bill for decades-old pollution caused by firm

Communist Vietnam is sending a high-powered team of economic managers led by a deputy prime minister

Argentina's hospitals are benefiting from the country's economic recovery, and so are U.S. exporters

Orders received by U.S. factories rose strongly in March, and shipments and order backlogs also incr

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Shippers will have to help improve equipment use if carriers are to have sufficient containers for t