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The U.S. economy can't absorb any more of the environmental cleanup costs needed to comply with U.S.

Natural gas futures for March delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange rose to a new contract hi

Freight forwarders expect strong volume gains this year. But they are less optimistic about

IRAN TO LOWER USAGE, BOOST EXPORTS OF OILDAVOS, Switzerland - Iran will try to expor

Amoco's 370,000-barrel-a-day refinery in Whiting, Ind., suffered another fire Friday after three sep

Legislators and unions have attacked what they deem slack safety measures after an explosion and fir

Rumors are circulating that the Environmental Protection Agency or some other branch of government s

Further pushes to force shippers of coal and other cargoes to pay a share of increasingly expensive

Friday Jan. 28, 1994 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

Brock Adams was appointed to the post by President Carter. A member of Congress from Washington stat

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 225.03 off 0.89 which compares

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,100-$1,150per ton lots &

The first secretary of transportation was Alan S. Boyd, a Florida lawyer and Democrat. He had extens

Claude S. Brinegar, a senior vice president of then Union Oil Co., was the third secretary. He had a

As of Jan. 28, 1994 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

William Thaddeus Coleman Jr. was President Ford's choice to replace Mr. Brinegar. A brilliant and pr

FDA RAISES QUESTIONS ON CHICKEN POX VACCINEBETHESDA, Md. - A vaccine for chicken pox

Jan. 28, 1994 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Andrew Card, a White House aide and former Massachusetts politician, moved to the DOT to succeed Mr.

Republican John A. Volpe had been elected governor of Massachusetts three times, no mean feat in tha

Elizabeth Hanford Dole succeeded Mr. Lewis. A lawyer, Ms. Dole served in appointed positions under D

Neil E. Goldschmidt finished the Carter term as secretary of transportation. The young, attractive m

Juan Pablo Davila, Codelco-Chile's alleged rogue futures operator, committed around 800,000 metric t

President Reagan appointed Andrew L. "Drew" Lewis Jr. to head the DOT. Arguably, he was the stronges

Samuel K. Skinner was President Bush's choice as secretary. A Chicago lawyer and political fund-rais

As the trading scandal at Codelco-Chile moves into the legal arena, the copper market is adopting a

Monsanto Co. and two other industrial giants signed an agreement Thursday with the Environmental Pro

Coffee production is increasing in Ethiopia and Uganda, two of East Africa's largest growers, but a

Looking to diversify its cargo base and take advantage of economic liberalization in Latin America,

Jan. 28, 1994 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

Move over, Colombia. Neighboring Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru are making their own climb toward the pin

1203 (Jan. 28, 1994) Previous day - 1207 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

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

Ocean shipping laws set by the European Commission that may vary from U.S. rules should be discussed

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

Dennis P. Bouey, the new executive director of the Port of San Francisco, is getting a reputation -

Growing pains experienced by China's aviation industry reached alarming proportions in 1993.

California maritime officials journeyed to the state capital here last week to warn state legislator

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

EPA ASSUMES CLEANUP OF SPILL IN KILL VAN KULLBAYONNE, N.J. - The latest hazardous sp