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For the week ended Oct. 21, total piggyback freight hauled on the nation's major railroads equaled 1

Chile's growing forest products industry has a resource base increasing at a rate that perhaps no co

AWO APPOINTS TWO EXECUTIVESWASHINGTON - The American Waterways Operators has added t

As the number of state-owned companies dwindles in France under the government's privatization progr

Amid such challenges as the information superhighway's "paperless society," the uncertainty of envir

Breakbulk carriers and container lines are trying to carve up the lumber trade in the Pacific Northw

U.S. importers of hardwoods report that U.S. market shares held by the world's largest suppliers are

Product damage claims against forest product companies are virtually nonexistent, thanks to improvem

A surge in worldwide paper product prices has given forest products companies impressive earnings fo

Environmental liability claims could reach $40 billion over 30 years, Standard & Poor's estimates in

The Pulp & Paper Institute and the city of Philadelphia kick off the PPI Transport Symposium today.<

A group of experts agreed that studies should begin to give Deposit Insurance Corp. a role to work a

The Environmental Protection Agency, the insurance industry and a House Democrat made plain their di

A group of shippers and transport providers are widening their efforts to promote regional infrastru

Three Weeks Ended Oct. 21, 1995, vs. Similar 1994 Period Cars CarsLoaded Loaded

EQUITABLE OF IOWA'S 'AA' RATING IS REAFFIRMEDCHICAGO - Duff & Phelps Credit Rating C

KEY HOUSE PANEL OKS FAA REFORM BILLWASHINGTON - A key House committee approved a bil

Plans by Hong Kong's flag carrier to build a grand complex at the colony's new airport drew a warm r

The Federal Highway Administration has awarded $5.9 million in emergency relief funds to South Carol

UNUM POSTS PROFIT FOR QUARTER AFTER REPORTING LOSS IN '94 PERIODPORTLAND, Maine - UN

The global airline industry posted a net profit in 1994 of $1.8 billion, the International Air Trans

On the eve of another historic vote, Canadian transport executives are downplaying the effect that Q

Aggregate revenue from life-insurance premiums received by Japan's 31 life insurers in the first fiv

Daido Mutual Life Insurance Co. formally decided to invest 2 billion yen ($200 million) in a new ban

Roadway Express Inc. announced plans Friday to consolidate 200 smaller satellite terminals, a key pa

Italian major industry employment was unchanged in July from June but dropped an annual 3.6 percent,

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,100-$1,150per ton lots &

As of Oct. 27, 1995 Quotations are based on prices reported in the market or obtained from s

The Knight-Ridder Commodity Research Bureau's future price index closed Thursday at 241.92 up 0.15 w

Oct. 27, 1995 Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

International Petroleum Exchange Oct. 27, 1995Brent Crude Oil - (Dollars Per Barrel)

Oct. 27, 1995 RESELLER RACKUnleaded Mid- Premium-Unlead Premium-Unl

Russia's Angarsk Petrochemical Co. has contracted with M.W. Kellogg Co. for a $70 million modernizat

Mobil Oil Corp. is negotiating to buy a multimillion-dollar stake in one of the world's biggest oil

Oct. 27, 1995 No. 4/ No. 6/ No. 6/1% 1% 0.5%Buckley

WESTERN LUMBER ORDERS UP; SHIPMENTS DECLINEPORTLAND, Ore. - Lumber shipments fell, b

A utility holding company said it will fight a lawsuit accusing it of backing out of commitments to

Here are the names and addresses of nine foreign firms against which U.S. Customs has assessed penal

Japan's 10 power utility companies applied for approval from the Ministry of International Trade and

Amoco Corp.'s reorganization last year, which eliminated 3,800 jobs and will save an estimated $600