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

Russia's conservative Parliament Friday voted to block a move by President Boris Yeltsin to speed up

REGIONAL BLOCS Prepare For Business Opportunities With Mexico. Through Aug. 14. Cuernavaca,

EUROPEAN BANK LOANS TO SIBERIAN OIL FIRMSMOSCOW - The European Bank for Reconstructi

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

The Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 217.71 off 3.76 which compares

Aug. 6, 1993 Copper Total, 112,066. Gold Total, .2,448,369.Silver Total, .277

A former maritime union official in Norfolk, Va., has pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud in c

Cuban exiles are treating Fidel Castro's decision to legalize dollars with predictable contempt, but

Railroads took a double hit in July as flooding in the Midwest and a continuing strike by the United

Intermodal clearance projects have multiple implications extending far beyond loweringtrack a few in

U.S. steel distributors are adding their voices to the domestic steel industry's call for a special

Aug. 6, 1993 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

Aug. 6, 1993 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Prem

Scandinavia has the highest per-head consumption of Disney publications in the world - topping even

GAS INDUSTRY PRAISES FUEL-SWITCH RULINGNEW YORK - The Environment Protection Agency

NY, CALIFORNIA TO LET INSURERS HEDGECHICAGO - New York Gov. Mario Cuomo and Californ

The ripping sound of unfastening Velcro will forever bring to mind a crumbling Mississippi River lev

The State Department has talked with Israel about the sale of high-speed telephone equipment to Chin

Burlington Northern Railroad will spend more than $10 million for a state-of- the-art, consolidated

Harmon Industries Inc., which makes signal and train control products for railroads, has received no

While the future of Apple Computer Inc.'s much-touted Newton MessagePad isuncertain, the per

RUSSIA WANTS WEST TO WRITE OFF DEBTWASHINGTON - Russia plans to ask major industrial

ARGENTINE TRADE DEFICIT WIDENS TO $590 MILLIONBUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Argentina's trade de

The Indian economy's progress in boosting agricultural output, attracting foreign investment and rai

Distribution/Computer Expo '93 East. Sept. 14-15. Tropicana World Casino Hotel, Atlantic City,N.J. C

Nigeria will be pressing for a fourth-quarter production quota of around 2 million barrels a day whe

Aug. 6, 1993 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

Fewer drivers, higher fuel costs and a continuing economic slump make will keep the trucking industr

Thousands of Dollars Short Tons Per TonTennessee Valley Authority 35,717 29.34<

New York Mercantile Exchange Aug. 6, 1993Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

Bernard Bosson, French transport minister, gave the Port of Le Havre an ultimatum last week: either

KAMADA CONFIRMED AS CHIEF OF MOL UNITTOKYO - The directors of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Lt

A pollution case against several insurers including National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh

The U.S. dollar will fall as several European central banks purchase German marks following readjust

A rise in passenger yields and a hefty federal fuel excise tax rebate propelled Air Canada to a C$14

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Norfolk Southern Corp. is beginning a reorganization of its intermodal activities by naming Thomas L

Panalpina USA Inc., a Jersey City, N.J.-based freight forwarder, has received the president's "E" Aw

Thousands Dollars Of Barrels Per BarrelFlorida Power & Light Co. 28,745