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This table lists spot coal contracts signed between the Tennessee Valley Authority and coalproducers

PROGRAM AIMS TO HALT CONTRACTORS' RATE RISEReliance National Insurance Co., is working with

Nedlloyd Lines BV signed a contract with the Port of San Francisco, guaranteeing the port 50,000 20-

JAPAN TO GIVE CHINA $280 MILLION LOANJapan said Friday it would give China $280 million in l

PAYMENTS SURPLUS PLUNGES IN JAPANMore expensive oil and higher gold imports slashed Japan's

Texas Instruments Inc. and Motorola Inc., the largest U.S. manufacturers of memory chips, are stagin

REGIONAL BLOCS Recent Developments in the Middle East. Nov. 7. Norwalk, Conn. Contact Westco

The Canadian government will carry out a $14 million project to scour a deep channel in the Fraser R

The administrators of London United Investments PLC, known as LUI, issued writs in the High Court of

PRICES OF OCEAN FREIGHT FUTURES CONTRACTS moved upward late last week, bringing them back into line

As part of its city-wide budget cuts, New York plans to cut its waterborne fire-fighting fleet from

Nov. 2, 1990 JAPANFinancial FuturesJapanese Gov't BondsPer 10-year, 6% bond,

SOVIET UNION TO BUY CANADIAN GRAINThe Soviet Union has placed an order for about 5 million t

The U.S. International Trade Commission is quickly preparing a detailed economic study of the propo

Prospects for the plastics industry in 1990 were bad before the Persian Gulf crisis. But now

EXXON CO. TO OFFER REFORMULATED GASOLINEHOUSTON - Exxon Co. U.S.A. Thursday announced new, c

There are now as many as 20 million barrels of Iranian crude oil still afloat and unsold near northw

Aluminum ingots- $1,580-$1,640 per ton lots & in warehouse min. 99.

Nov. 2, 1990 RESELLER Rack-Prices are in cents per gallonUnleaded Mid- Premi

New York Mercantile Exchange Nov. 1, 1990CRUDE OIL(1,000 barrels; dollars and cents

* JofC Industrial Price Index 8A * Larry Kaufman - Inside Talk on Transportation 2B* ILA See

Tom Kneeshaw says managers of small businesses in rural eastern Washington often ask him why they ne

Trade liberalization talks appear to be on the verge of collapse, the head of the General Agreement

D&H TRACKAGE CASE MOVES TO FEDERAL COURTWILMINGTON, Del. - An important trackage rights disp

Guilford Transportation Industries once again may lose one of its rail lines to Central Vermont Rail

The insurance and business communities of the Gulf Cooperation Council states are to meet this week

(Pounds Sterling Per Metric Ton) Nov. 2, 1990Bid AskedCopper-G

Latin America's public ports, long plagued by a lack of modern handling equipment, labor turmoil, re

Chrysler Corp. and the Fiat Group said that they have called off talks on a potential joint venture

The Tennessee Valley Authority said it bought 11,500 tons of steam coal for its Kingston, Tenn., pla

The eyes and ears of the steam coal world are trained this week on Enel, Italy's national electric u

For the week ended Oct. 27, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 1

Nov. 2, 1990 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Japanese shipping interests emerged the dominant winners in bids to operate two terminals at Thailan

Canada Maritime predicts it will gain a larger share of the container trade between Europe and North

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

A port official urged bulk cargo ports and the ship industry to work together to address environment

NEW CME TASK FORCE WILL EYE CLEARING FEESThe Chicago Mercantile Exchange board of governors

Nov. 1, 1990 Copper Total, 8,337. Gold Total, .1,585,607.Silver Total, .258,614,170.

World manufacturers and arms dealers say fears that Iraq's leader Saddam Hussein might carry out his