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AGENCY GIVES MINNESOTAGRANT FOR RAIL STUDYWASHINGTON - The Federal Railroad Administration h

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

For the week ended September 21, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equa

The Surface Transportation Board's approval this week of a 41-mile, coal-hauling rail route through

The Baltic Freight Index is a daily indicator of world bulk shipping freight rate levels.

A proposed $90 million runway extension project for Newark International Airport would reduce costs

The ship demolition market is in freefall.So many elderly bulk carriers are heading for the

998 (Sept. 27, 1996) Previous day - 994The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lo

Sept, 27, 1996Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Lo

CORPS URGES BUILDINGISLE FOR DREDGE DISPOSALNEWARK, N.J. - An island made of silt might be t

The U.S. territorial sea has been clearly defined by long tradition, if not by statute. In recent ti

GLOSSARYAR: American Tanker RateCchedule RevisedRS: American Tanker Rate Schedule

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

$356.1 MILLION IN BIDSAWARDED FOR GULF PROJECTSNEW ORLEANS - The U.S. government has revised

Sept. 27, 1996Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 246.49 off 0.63

As of Sept. 27, 1996Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

International Petroleum ExchangeSept. 27, 1996 Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Sept. 27, 1996No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley 2

New York Mercantile Exchange - Sept. 27, 1996Prev. Life of Contr. Open Open High Low

Sept. 27, 1996U.S. spot oil product price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Sept. 27, 1996RESELLER RACK Unleaded Mid- Premium-Unl

A renewed attempt to sell Mexico's state-owned petrochemical plants could come soon, with opposition

Friday Sept. 27, 1996Prevailing sellers' posted prices at the close of business, representin

INDIANA AGENCY SEEKS$60,000 FINE IN FATAL BLASTPORTAGE, Ind. - Beta Steel Corp. will ask for

The state Commission on Environmental Quality has voted to accept bids that could lead to opening po

China's efforts to get more but better energy from its vast coal fields are boosted by new technolog

Hong Kong's first commercial network to use computer technology for trade documentation is now the f

U.S. soybean farmers risk seeing European consumers shun their 1996 harvest unless they separate gen

LUKOIL REPLACES GAZPROMIN KAZAKH GAS PROJECTOSCOW - The Russian government has given the go-

Just over two years ago, Lasmo PLC of London was fighting for its life in an aggressive takeover bid

The year is turning out to be far better for the personal computer industry than many had anticipate

U.S. oil companies have proposed an exchange of Azerbaijani oil for Iranian crude in a plan to ship

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Friday, Sept. 27, 1996(Percentages Per Year) INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

SEA CONTAINERS TO BUILDFACTORY IN CHARLESTONWASHINGTON - Sea Containers will build a contain

The U.S. dollar surprised the naysayers last week by holding key levels and then powering higher des

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

KANSAS MOTORCARRIERS ASSOCIATIONMary Turkington has retired as executive director.Wh

The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corp. has proposed a rate increase for the pilots in all three