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Oct. 4, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

Accepting a promise that their back wages would be paid in full, crewmembers of a Romanian freighter

SHIPSPROPOSED YARD WINS$220,000 GRANTDES ALLEMANDES, La. - A shipyard that has been

Conrail and the Transport Workers Union have asked the National Mediation Board to intervene in dete

The nation's only fee-based vessel traffic system is apparently working so efficiently that it will

P&O, STENA LINEMERGE CHANNEL ROUTESLONDON - The ferry operators P&O European Ferries and Ste

Truck shippers are doing their own version of the Macarena as they continue dancing around fuel surc

INTERMODAL MOVEMENTSPOST A MODEST GAINGREENBELT, Md. - Freight shipments handled by intermod

Two rail operators are taking steps to upgrade their service networks.CSX Intermodal is rebu

Australian regulators said Thursday they were investigating stock trading in TNT Ltd. that occurred

UK MINISTRY GETS REPORTON PROPOSED AIR ALLIANCELONDON - Britain's Office of Fair Trading has

CAREY CLOSES TEXASTEAMSTERS CONFERENCEDALLAS - Teamsters President Ron Carey this week shut

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateCchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Strikes over local issues hit the ports of Philadelphia and Boston Thursday, but longshoremen at oth

In a battle of political heavyweights, a $10 billion corporation took on the nation's labor unions a

A U.S. container company leased $30 million worth of intermodal containers from a bank via a financi

Oct. 3, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

Mechanics at ValuJet Airlines voted 42-28 Wednesday to accept representation by the Teamsters union,

1017 (Oct. 3, 1996) Previous day - 1010The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

Russia's growing crisis over unpaid wages in the army and its threats against NATO enlargement appea

RUSSIA FREEZES SOMERAO GAZPROM ASSETSMOSCOW - The Russian government, scrambling for cash, h

Ocean carriers have an insatiable hunger for money.For too long, though, they have relied on

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

Arco Alaska Inc. and two partners have found a large oil field west of Prudhoe Bay that could mean a

As of Oct. 3, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from sup

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Wednesday at 244.64 up 0.44

Thursday, Oct. 3, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Oct. 3, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent p

The U.S. dollar fell slightly Thursday as the quick, sharp move up Wednesday created the desire amon

International Petroleum ExchangeOct. 3, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Two Jamaican commercial banks have merged to create the island's largest, but there continues to be

Oct. 3, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unlea

Oct. 3, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 32.

New York Mercantile Exchange - Oct. 3, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High

Oct. 3, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f.o

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HEATING OIL HITSA 5-YEAR HIGHNEW YORK - Heating oil prices reached a 5 1/2-year high at the

Arizona wheat fields will be subject to varied restrictions and double testing under federal rules f

Thursday Oct. 3, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin