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Greater air cargo capacity and increased cargo rate competition will resultfrom the new avia

The state-owned French insurance group, Union des Assurances de Paris, snapped up a 10.7 percent sta

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners is lobbying every member of Congress in an attem

The sixth survey on educational issues sponsored by Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. indicates that t

Bill Gunter is seeking the Senate seat vacated by U.S. Sen. Lawton Chiles. He ran unsuccessfully for

3 MORE FOREIGN FIRMS SEEK TO GAIN HULL MARTThree more foreign underwriters, prompted by a ne

A four-month strike of Groupe des Assurances Nationales agents should end on Wednesday, when an extr

As a middleman in the hardware industry, Emery-Waterhouse Co., Portland, Maine, places a great value

DISCOVERY'S COMPUTERS ARE BEHIND THE TIMESThe space shuttle is the most complicated machine

It's not enough to make a powerful personal computer. If you want many big corporations to buy your

CMB, DAFRA TO EXPAND EUROPE-AFRICA SERVICEThe joint Europe-to-Africa service operated by CMB

1270 (Sept. 30, 1988) Previous day - 1266 The Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange

Maritime Administrator John Gaughan will take another look at a policy decision by the agency earlie

Analysts in both London and New York expect the October freight futures contract to be under downwar

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

Sept. 30, 1988 Baltic International Freight Futures Exchange*PrevClose High

HOLLYWOOD TEAMSTERS REJECT LATEST CONTRACTLOS ANGELES - Hollywood drivers, calling themselve

NORTH AMERICAN VAN LINES INC. (Norfolk, Va.) - Joseph D. Ruffolo was elected president and chief exe

Federal transportation officials issued new safety rules allowing truckers to use automatic onboard

The transportation community in Southern California generally reacted calmly last week to a proposal

Former employees of defunct Milne Truck Lines Inc. are suing the company's one-time owners for conce

One fourth of Latin America's rail network is out of service, according to estimates from the United

NATIONAL STARCH RAISES EMULSIONSBRIDGEWATER, N.J. - National Starch & Chemical Corp.'s resin

The Department of Transportation issued tough new alcohol intoxication standards for commercial truc

In a price increase story published on Sept. 30 noting changes by Allentown, Pa.-based Air Products

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed the first major reform of U.S. pesticide laws since 1972, sendin

DOW HIKES MDEA AND SOLVENT PRICESMIDLAND, MI. - Dow Chemical Co. increased methyldiethanolam

For July 1988 vs. July 1987 (In Metric Tons - Via Ocean)US Coast and PortJuly 88

The volume of U.S. chemical exports to the world in July 1988 rose 4.8 percent to 3.9 million metric

For July 1988 vs. July 1987 (In Metric Tons - Via Ocean)Rank CommodityJuly 88

MARION, SCHERING JOIN IN MARKETING EFFORTKANSAS CITY, Mo. - Marion Laboratories Inc. and Sch

The Tennessee Valley Authority said it bought 7,200 tons of steam coal on the spot market in the sec

Aristech Chemical Corp. purchased the business of Tenn-USS Chemicals Co. from USX Corp. and a subsid

Sept. 30, 1988 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon,

The Federal Maritime Commission reissued a license to one forwarder and revoked the permits of three

The Port of Miami got yet another leg up on arch-rival Port Everglades with delivery of its fourth c

REPORT SAYS RIG FIRE STARTED IN COMPRESSORThe fire on the North Sea Piper Alpha platform in

Alaska's Department of Natural Resources received more than $20 million in winning bids in two oil a

ACCESS ENERGY CORP. (Dublin, Ohio) - David M. Breitmayer was named vice president for transportation

The Central Electricity Generating Board, Britain's major coal user, has begun importing coal on a t