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SP PUTS BRANCH LINES IN TEXAS ON THE BLOCKSAN FRANCISCO - Southern Pacific Lines pla

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

Two separate, relatively successful plastics recycling programs point up the difficulty of addressin

Flooding from extremely heavy rains in the Arizona copper belt has halted rail lines, impeded shipme

Argus Pharmaceuticals has gotten the green light from the Food and Drug Administration to test a new

The Uruguay Round of trade talks at the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade became "more or less

How To Use: Under the U.S. government's American Business Initiative, the Eastern Europe Bus

HoW tO Use: Under the U.S. government's American Business Initiative, the Eastern Europe Bus

CROWLEY UNIT EXPANDS SOUTH AMERICAN SERVICEJACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Crowley American Transport w

After months of fierce price competition in the overnight package business, Airborne Express of Seat

Amtrak will begin a three-month trial next month of a 150-mph train that officials say will open the

The story "Freightliner Takes Lead in US Truck Market" and its accompanying graphic, on Page 1A on J

Tim O'Connor, U.S. Customs Service chief inspector, complains he can't throw a softball as far as he

The U.S. government has made it clear that evasion of import quotas is a serious crime. For

Energy stocks posted a near gusher in 1992 after a dismal 1991, according to an annual analysis of o

Smelters, chemical plants and other heavy industries that serve as a safety net against blackouts in

Jan. 15, 1993 U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Scientists at a Mountain View, Calif., company have devised a new method of turning plentiful natura

The race is on at Lloyd's of London to find new ways of luring corporate investors into the troubled

CAPITAL HOLDING COMPLETES ACQUISITIONLOUISVILLE, Ky. - Capital Holding Corp. completed the a

To the distress of Canadian shippers, carriers on the eastbound routes between Canada and Europe hav

When I arrived here late last week after a long absence, I couldn't help being amazed by how much th

The Port of New York and New Jersey has lured the prized American Honda export account from the Port

Republican Christopher L. Koch, chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission, will hang on to his sea

Jan. 15, 1993 Copper Total,110,810. Gold Total, .1,488,876.Silver Total, .275

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,150-$1,250per ton lots &

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Jan. 15, 1993Bid AskedCopper_

Thailand's rice exports in 1993 are expected to fall from a year earlierbecause of fierce co

Spain's consumer price index rose 0.3 percent in December, bringing the inflation rate for 1992 to 5

(In Millions of Dollars) November 1992 October 1992 November 1991Exports* Impo

Architects of the nation's largest planned rail and truck corridor are setting their sights on raisi

In 1991, Frederick W. Smith, chairman of Federal Express Corp., warned his pilots that union represe

The local unit of Pepsico Inc. plans to make India a "major offshore base for exports" thanks to its

Jan. 15, 1993 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%

Petroleum products were by far the leading source of U.S. energy consumption in 1992, with 40.8 perc

Jimmy Carter, the last Democratic president, was obsessed with U.S. energy dependence. President-ele

MURPHY OIL CONFIRMS HIBERNIA PURCHASEMurphy Oil of El Dorado, Ark., has agreed in principle

Evans & Sons Process Tank Co. in Sandy Run, S.C., has expanded into the export business. Fou

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago1/15 1/14 Change % Change: 12/

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index edged higher again last week in response to higher pr