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Wednesday Oct. 2, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representi

Energy Secretary Hazel O'Leary said she will consider ways to prevent major price increases in home

BRITISH PORT TRAFFIC UPFOR 6TH CONSECUTIVE YEARLONDON - Traffic through British ports regist

IRAQI NEWSPAPER ASSAILSUN CHIEF'S ACTIONSBAGHDAD - An official Iraqi newspaper lambasted the

Members of the rate-setting conference for ocean carriers operating in the Europe-Asia trades remain

FOREST LINES INC.Mikael F. Hansen was named assistant vice president of traffic at this New

The Port of Portland, Ore., is poised to expand private-sector involvement in the operation of its c

The Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes became the last large rail union to ratify a contract

Bulk carriers accounted for nearly half the ships detained in ports in the Asia-Pacific region last

After a 15-day rethink ordered by President Fidel Ramos, the Subic Bay port agency confirmed its int

AT&T DIGITAL PCSOFFERED IN 40 MARKETSNEW YORK - AT&T Corp. said Wednesday it introduced AT&T

As part of the extended U.S. push to stem software and other piracy in Asia, another U.S.-based indu

An alliance of computer software producers said Wednesday it had identified about 100 companies usin

U.S. exporters are trying to melt down resistence to U.S. cheese in the Japanese market, where they

South America's largest trading bloc is reaching across the Pacific Ocean to Japan, even as it wraps

''The ILA knows it's in a fight. And the ILA knows how to fight.''

ECONOMIC OUTPUT GROWTHSEEN FOR LATIN AMERICAWASHINGTON - The World Bank expects Latin Americ

A controversial federal agency with tremendous clout in the U.S. textile market has come under renew

US CHALLENGES 4 NATIONSON TRADE PRACTICESWASHINGTON - The United States targeted four nation

The global trading community urged South Korea this week to open its markets in farm and services se

The U.S. Department of Commerce has slapped a $55,000 civil penalty on a Redmond, Wash., paper compa

Benny Holland is ready and loaded for bear.''The ILA knows it's in a fight,'' said the presi

SHIPSPILOT'S WRONG TURNCITED IN SPILLPORTLAND, Maine - Error by a docking pilot was

Trying to improve customer relations and shake a stodgy image, Circle International has scrapped its

The city of Los Angeles won a round in its continuing battle with shipping lines and the state of Ca

NEW YORK BILL TO BOOSTMARINE PILOT FEES VETOEDALBANY, N.Y. - Gov. George Pataki vetoed legis

Motor and rail carriers barely breathed a sigh of relief over the recent labor agreement at Chrysler

The lack of Latin American representation attending the first conference held by the International F

You wouldn't think of putting a truck on the road without proper maintenance, so you shouldn't eve

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateCchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has a new leader for its worldwide container shipping operations.Hiroyuk

BETTS PATTERSON & MINESAndrew D. Shafer has joined this Seattle law firm as a senior attorne

The following fuel oil prices are for the week ending Sept. 25, 1996 as supplied by the bunker fuel

ANTI-DRUG ALLIANCESPARKS ANOTHER BATTLEMIAMI - American Airlines threatened to pull out of a

U.S.-flag ocean freight rates are so high and service so poor that major export projects, which qual

The rivers will keep flowing. But they'll have to do so with less help from the Army Corps of Engine

1003 (Oct. 1, 1996) Previous day - 1000The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

RATE HIKE BILL SIGNEDFOR SAN FRANCISCO PILOTSSAN FRANCISCO - Gov. Pete Wilson signed a bill

Sea-Land Service Inc., the largest U.S. ocean carrier, and the Port of Tacoma, Wash., reached an agr

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