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The European Community hit back Monday at a U.S. threat to impose sanctions when new government proc

This year's U.S. harvested oat acreage might drop below last year's record low acreage despite recen

As of Feb. 24, 1992 Prices in the spot chemicals table include spot quotations or list price

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

For the week ended Feb. 15 total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 13

Quotations, provided by Citibank/New York, Foreign Exchange Desk, are offered rates of New York City

BILL BARS NAVY REPAIRS BY FOREIGN SHIPYARDSWASHINGTON - Rep. Robert E. Andrews, D-N.

Russia will issue oil export licenses for 1992 by the end of February, according to reports in an oi

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The theory sounded good on paper: Cut off Iraq's oil exports, impose a blockade on imports, cause ha

Companies operating under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code retained the option to stop paying

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to weigh the legality of a Tennessee state sales tax on the lea

CALUMET SITE CHOSEN FOR CHICAGO AIRPORTCHICAGO - A bi-state panel narrowly chose Chi

A controversial oil export tax, equating to roughly $5 a barrel, is creating an uproar among oil com

Feb. 24, 1992 RESELLER Rack_Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago2/24 2/21 Change % Change: 1/31

DUPONT SAID TO PAY FOR LAND DAMAGEE.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. has already paid $205 mill

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The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has struck 15 Consolidated Rail Corp. intermodal freight

Preston Corp., parent of three regional less-than-truckload trucking companies, reported a much larg

A Russian shipping line and a U.S.-based shipping agency Monday announcedplans to create Fes

Japan's fashion industry would love to see Tokyo become "the Paris of Asia." Sky-high costs

Ocean carriers expect the reefer box market to grow and are gearing up to expand their fleets.

Feb. 21, 1992 Copper Total, 29,723. Gold Total, .1,374,083.Silver Total, .278

The Journal of Commerce Price Index moved slightly downward last week as increases in the prices of

High-level U.S. officials here believe Canada is threatening to torpedo the already troubled agricul

Mention electronic data interchange and the former Soviet Union in the same sentence to a forwarder

COMSAT LINKS 100 JETS WITH GROUND FACILITIESA total of 100 commercial aircraft now can commu

Intermodal Association of North America. First annual meeting. Feb. 24-27. Peabody Hotel, Orlando, F

Currency traders predict the U.S. dollar will rise sharply on signs of economic recovery at home and

Minebea Co., the Japanese company that is the subject of a U.S. Customs Service probe of fraudulent

The unexpected creation of a united congressional front in Brazil could strengthen support for gover

REGIONAL BLOCS Business Opportunities in Indonesia. Feb. 24. Los Angeles. Indonesia's Trade,

A Senate trade subcommittee chairman proposed temporary limits on sales of Japanese autos in the Uni

The Virginia Port Authority would rather keep its low rates for cargo handling than join a rate agre

Investigators looking into the death of British media tycoon Robert Maxwell have concluded that he m

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

1247 (Feb. 21, 1992) Previous day - 1260 The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in

A new reefer shipping joint venture, supported by a number of lines from the former Soviet Union, is