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The race in the heavy-truck industry seemed frozen in time last month as the market shares of all ma

Sea-Land Service Inc., gains a network into the Northeast and Great Lakes Basin.But other sh

Dwayne O. Andreas, the visionary executive who built Archer Daniels Midland Co. into a corporate pow

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The United States, so far, has failed in its effort to pry open the Japanese port system. Now Europe

Wednesday, Oct. 16, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

The United States will plead today for more time to ratify a global accord to outlaw shipbuilding su

The New York foreign exchange rates below, provided by Reuter Money Service, are selling rates among

SHIPSLOW FREIGHT RATESWORRY DUTCH OFFICIALROTTERDAM - Dutch Transport Minister Anne

The Union Pacific Railroad lost a key partner in advance of the Nov. 29 bid award for the busiest po

DATE SET ON HEARINGFOR FRUEHAUF FINANCINGWILMINGTON, Del. - A hearing is set for Oct. 25 on

The Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority suspended several contracts, and construction of the $

Air France has signed cooperation agreements with Continental Airlines and Delta Air Lines, filling

OCTOBERS.O.S. Safety on Ships. Through Dec. 30. New York. Exhibit on New York's maritime tra

Shippers are already looking past the planned CSX Corp.- Conrail Inc. announcement and trying to fig

SHIPPERS WELCOMEEU'S MARITIME STRATEGYLONDON - European shippers broadly welcome the Europea

''I think it stinks.''That's how John Czuczman, director of the railroad division of the Tra

Oct. 16, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateCchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

1095 (Oct. 16, 1996) Previous day - 1076The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in L

The furious pace of acquisitions that propelled Fritz Cos. into the top rank of U.S. forwarders has

CALGENE SEEN GAININGFROM TOMATO ACCORDCHICAGO - A recent accord under which Mexico has agree

Merging with or acquiring another insurance company, agency or broker may be the fastest means to in

A trade dispute is brewing between salmon farmers in Maine and Chile over the multimillion-dollar tr

Labor reform measures, possibly including eased restrictions on hiring and firing workers, may soon

Government officials say they should be able to balance revenues against state spending next year as

PLAN AIDS UNDERSERVEDTEXAS HOMEOWNERSAUSTIN - Texas homeowners who've had trouble getting in

With total insurance premiums in 11 Asian countries forecast to increase by more than 10 percent ann

Massive changes are coming for the insurance industry over the next few years, a reinsurance company

TRAVELERSAETNAPROPERTY CASUALTY CORP.Jay S. Fishman was named president and chief operating

Ocean Marine Mutual Insurance Association, the independent protection and indemnity insurer, is pump

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Monday at 246.24 up 0.75 whi

Commercial QuantityAluminum ingots_ $1,300-$1,500 per ton lo

As of Oct. 16, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from su

Oct. 16, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

International Petroleum ExchangeOct. 16, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

More than 250,000 bags of sugar worth about $10 million have been impounded at the port of Mombasa b

Oct. 16, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unle

Oct. 16, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 32

U.S. inventories of distillate fuel oil, used as home heating and diesel fuel, rose by 700,000 barre