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The Port of South Louisiana at LaPlace, which has led the nation in tonnage for four straight years,

Transportation News Ticker The dry cargo and tanker fixtures listed herewith and compiled in

Europe and other regions may act independently to keep unsafe ships out of their waters by setting t

Japanese companies are unlikely to heed Russian President Boris Yeltsin's pleas to invest in Russia'

French Prime Minister Edouard Balladur said Wednesday that France is not opposed to a partial world

Sri Lanka will ban the import of rice and some other crops by 1995 in a bid to achieve self-reliance

The Clinton administration Wednesday unveiled a controversial proposal to increase U.S. Customs user

Wednesday Oct. 13, 1993 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, represen

As Israeli and Palestinian officials get down to the business of peace, experts are concerned that t

Citing "foreign domination," Malaysia said this week it will not open up its insurance sector to mor

Travelers Insurance Co. said Wednesday that it is adding $325 million to its property-casualty reser

The Taiwan government has withdrawn support for a long-stalled $375 million deal between British Aer

The 53-foot truck trailer has become the trailer of choice, according to a survey by XTRA Corp. of B

The Clinton administration may call for a "modest" increase in international airline passenger fees

California has deregulated the rates, entry and services of most small-package carriers operating in

The United States and Japan are close to finalizing a historic deal that would result in a permanent

Now that the growing season is over, farm experts are getting an idea of just how bad this year real

While several members of the former Soviet block teeter on the brink of collapse, Belarus, the site

A South African citizen who pleaded guilty last July to attempting to export polygraph machines with

A log-scaling bureau, in a negotiated settlement, pleaded guilty this week to falsifying measurement

Plans to open a Washington state trade office in Vladivostok, Russia, will beput off until n

Maritime unions that have long enjoyed influence in Mexican port operations will have to incorporate

A local container terminal operator hopes to join forces with a U.S. shipping line to manage a port

Oct. 13, 1993 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

China has woken from a six-month slumber to become a significant rubber buyer again, but most Asian

Fuel shortages, rising prices and conflicting reports that the federal government had relaxed compli

Russian President Boris Yeltsin is expected to sign a decree soon canceling all existing restriction

AMERADA HESS BEGINS RESTART OF NJ REFINERYAmerada Hess began to restart its 54,000-barrel-a-

The U.S. dollar rose Wednesday, rebounding from Tuesday's slide and aided by a tumble in the British

A former Henderson banker admitted Wednesday that he paid taxes on hundreds of thousands of dollars

Jack Fabulich, Parker Paint's president, fired up a small jeweler's torch and aimed it at piece of b

If good intentions and blossoming friendships were the benchmarks for international trade, motor car

The Air Transport Association called Wednesday for the aviation industry tothrow its weight

1389 (Oct. 13, 1993) Previous day - 1392 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

New York Mercantile Exchange - Oct. 13, 1993 Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

Oct. 13, 1993 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley

International Petroleum Exchange Oct. 13, 1993Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

BioChem Pharma Inc. purchased 21 percent of Antisoma Ltd., a company based in London, for an initial

Even before the first railroad earnings report is released today, analysts are dismissing the third

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