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GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

ABOARD THE STENA CONVOY - It is 102 steps down.It is deep beneath the decks and separated fr

Strolling the decks of this very large crude carrier, the fleet manager points to a spot of rust.

Canadian National Railway's persistent efforts to unload its rail route between Detroit and Cincinn

Snow and ice hammered the Port of Seattle and the area's major roads and bridges Thursday, bringing

MEBA WON'T 'FLINCH,'MAY STRIKE APLNEW YORK - Although American President Lines Ltd. has stru

Tuesday Dec. 24, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

1517 (Dec. 24, 1996) Previous day - 1523The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

Dec. 24, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateSchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Edward Q. Johnson, a former chief engineer with the Wabash Railroad, the Norfolk & Western Railway a

The world's largest operator of container terminals is expanding its grip across a crescent of south

COFFEE PRODUCER GROUPSETS EMERGENCY MEETINGLONDON - An emergency meeting of the Association

Rudyard Kipling said it: ''East is East and West is West and never the twain shall meet.''Ki

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,400-$1,550 per ton lo

Dec. 24, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

International Petroleum ExchangeDec. 24, 1996 *Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Swiss financial company CS Holding has wrapped up its long-intended withdrawal from the industrial s

New York Mercantile Exchange - Dec. 24, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. OpenOpen High L

Dec. 24, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

Dec. 24, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 34

As of Dec. 24, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

INDIA TO FOCUS ATTENTIONON AGRICULTURE SECTORBOMBAY - Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda said Tu

Dec. 24, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 243.81 off 1.89 wh

SUN DIAMOND BARREDFROM GOVERNMENT SALESWASHINGTON - The Agriculture Department has officiall

British utility Northern Electric PLC on Tuesday lost its bitterly fought battle to stay independent

Cars CarsLoaded Loaded Change Railroad Category 1

UPS WORLDWIDE,SPRINT PCS SIGN PACTATLANTA - UPS Worldwide Logistics has signed a five-year,

China says nonferrous metal output this year grew 6.5 percent on the 1995 level, but incomplete figu

Lord Sterling, chairman of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Co., has reiterated his beli

The Surface Transportation Board wants to overhaul its methods for filing tariffs that apply to ship

''Caution: We brake for holidays.''Maybe every locomotive should wear a sign like this.Becau

The American Logistics Management Association has agreed to affiliate with the Logistics Conference

Use of foreign labor in Asian countries originally was driven by a desire to control costs. This wa

Working abroad can be a ticket to wealth or at least comfort.It has a nasty side, however.Re

The Philippines is deploying fewer domestics and other unskilled workers in an attempt to shift the

Alarm bells are ringing in Thailand over shortages of skilled and unskilled labor as the country mov

NATIONWIDE INSURANCEFILES DEBT OFFERINGNEW YORK - Nationwide Insurance Enterprise has filed

Alaska's government employees are getting a break from deductible payments on their health insurance