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Fred W. Lyons Jr., president of Marion Merrell Dow Inc., was elected to Dow Chemical's board.

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

Truckload freight rates appear to be finally edging their way upward after several years of decline

RED CROSS TO DESIGN NATIONAL COMPUTER NETA computerized communications network is at the cor

For the first time since 1987, the annual consumer price index for food should be less than the over

Home heating oil prices climbed 2 cents a gallon in the first half of November, according to the lat

Argentina will privatize services at all key ports in 1992, with the aim of reducing shipping costs

McDonnell Douglas Corp. said Friday it is confident it would not facecriminal charges over a

Euphoric pronouncements from Australia have overstated the impact of recent Australian waterfront la

With beleaguered airlines deferring delivery of new jetliners as never before, Boeing Co. said it wi

Brazil's fight to purge the nation's business of legalized piracy marked another milestone last week

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As negotiations began in Haiti last week on the possible return of the ousted president, there are s

Dow Chemical Co. is gaining another foothold in the former East bloc with an agreement to become a j

Unless the Justice Department submits new evidence, the Interstate CommerceCommission will d

The lowly shipping pallet is going high-tech. Relying on sophisticated management techniques

The dispute between the United States and Canada over countervailing duties on U.S. imports of Canad

Nov. 15, 1991 Baltic International Freight Futures MarketPrev.Close High Low

Trucking companies in search of stricter regulation and shelter from what they describe as damaging

The resurgence of U.S. trade with Latin America helped seaports along Florida's Atlantic coast withs

When Iraq invaded Kuwait on Aug. 2, it triggered one of the most rapid ocean- borne deployments of m

Annual 1 Mo. 3 Mo. Year Daily Smoothed Ago Ago Ago11/15 11/14 Change % Change: 10/2

Aluminum ingots_ $1,137 per ton lots & in warehouse min. 99.7%Antim

CME SLATES TESTS OF GLOBEX SYSTEMThe long-awaited electronic futures and options trading sys

When Congress adjourns this year, it will not yet have solved one of the knottiest problems facing t

SERVICES HELD FOR DOW; LED NY SEAMEN'S GROUPLAKE GEORGE, N.Y. - A memorial service was held

In a unique approach to rule-making, Coast Guard and tanker industry representatives may work togeth

FINLAND DEVALUES CURRENCY BY 12.3 PERCENTThe Bank of Finland Friday officially devalued its

National Industrial Transportation League, annual meeting. Through Nov. 20. Cincinnati Convention Ce

In a port acclimated to a crisis du jour atmosphere, there has for years been one peaceful corner.

Friday Nov. 15, 1991 Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

Focusing on reducing port-to-port transit time, a new Brazilian line has entered the trade between t

Pretend this is 1995, and you have become a Beethoven devotee. So, you switch on your personal compu

French truckers will hold their planned "go-slow" Tuesday, despite conciliatory moves by the governm

For the week ended Nov. 9, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 13

Cuba took a tough position at talks that opened Friday on a proposed Soviet troop withdrawal, saying

New York Mercantile Exchange Nov. 15, 1991Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High Low

Nov. 15, 1991 RESELLER Rack_Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid-

China says it's making a go of the ill-fated open-cast coal mine venture that Occidental Petroleum C