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                                                                           EX-23

               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

        We  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Registration
Statements  (Form S-8 Nos.  33-25537 and  33-49767)  pertaining  to the American
Commercial Vessel and Terminal  Employees' Savings Plan of our report dated June
16, 1998, with respect to the financial statements and schedules of the American
Commercial Vessel and Terminal  Employees'  Savings Plan included in this Annual
Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended December 31, 1997.



                                                   /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
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                                                   Ernst & Young LLP

Jacksonville, Florida
June 23, 1998



































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