01/05/2000	AB Ports set to reveal £1bn bid from Nomura (Financial Times)
	02/05/2000	Le rapport Hamon-Dubois s'alarme de la situation des transports maritimes (La Tribune)
	02/05/2000	Mtwara Port Will 'Open Up' Southern Africa (The East African)
	02/05/2000	Surging imports further erode trade surplus in April (The Korea Herald)
	02/05/2000	Rigid terms for award of Chennai box terminal project (The Hindu Business Line)
	02/05/2000	IBRD to fund study on dry port in Rajasthan (The Hindu Business Line)
	02/05/2000	Exports log 11.6 pc growth (The Hindu Business Line)
	02/05/2000	BRIEFS
	02/05/2000	Le gouvernement peine à recruter les inspecteurs de sécurité dans les ports (La Tribune)
	03/05/2000	UN shipping body gives RP more time to shape up (The Manila Times)
	03/05/2000	BRIEFS
	03/05/2000	SAirGroup does not want KLM and Alitalia (Cargoweb)
	03/05/2000	Alitalia refuses KLM EUR 100 million refund (Cargoweb)
	03/05/2000	Exports roll into double-digit gear with 12 per cent growth (Exim India)
	04/05/2000	La CE propone que Grecia entre en el euro (El Mundo)
	04/05/2000	Dar es Salaam Harbour Opens Modern Terminal for speed boats (The East African)
	04/05/2000	Tanker freight rates up on oil trade growth (Financial Times)
	04/05/2000	Tank-tainer conversions create new market niches (Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weekly)
	04/05/2000	Gama gets set to overhaul Portnet (Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weekly)
	04/05/2000	Fjellstrand goes solo, sets up regional office here (Shipping Times)
	04/05/2000	BRIEFS
	04/05/2000	Oil price boost for Shell (BBC News)
	04/05/2000	Swissair owner poised to pick up major French airline (The Nando Times)
	05/05/2000	Human smuggling a rising concern for shipping (Shipping Times)
	05/05/2000	La Corse décide d'ouvrir ses liaisons maritimes à la concurrence (La Tribune)
	05/05/2000	BRIEFS
	08/05/2000	Filipino seamen's remittances up sharply (Shipping Times)
	08/05/2000	P&O Nedlloyd sees no need for dedicated terminals in Asia yet (Shipping Times)
	08/05/2000	Container terminal project -- 3 foreign port operators set for Vizag (The Hindu Business Line)
	08/05/2000	BRIEFS
	09/05/2000	Hyundai wins $510 mil. container terminal order from Hong Kong (The Korea Herald)
	09/05/2000	Alstom, Siemens y Talgo competirán por el AVE Madrid-Barcelona (El Mundo)
	09/05/2000	New pact means less red tape (Shipping Times)
	09/05/2000	Low productivity at major ports hits trade (The Hindu Business Line)
	09/05/2000	BRIEFS
	10/05/2000	Hyundai sets deadline for SCI Aframax deal (The Hindu Business Line)
	10/05/2000	Statoil could be privatized (Aftenposten Interaktiv)
	10/05/2000	Une surveillance de tous les instants (La Tribune)
	10/05/2000	IHI's Shares Rise 13% as Investors Eye Shipbuilding Changes (Bloomberg)
	10/05/2000	Kawasaki may hive off shipbuilding operations (Shipping Times)
	10/05/2000	S'pore urged to repatriate stowaways (Shipping Times)
	10/05/2000	BRIEFS
	10/05/2000	Harland & Wolff wins order for advanced passenger vessels (Marine Log)
	11/05/2000	More Bulk Cargo Ships Expected to Call at Dar Port (The East African)
	11/05/2000	Sharing data prevents losses (Shipping Times)
	11/05/2000	BRIEFS
	11/05/2000	China's Trade Chief Says WTO Talks In Final Stages (Inside China Today)
	12/05/2000	Remedy when costs blow out (Shipping Times)
	12/05/2000	Pipavav port in talks to sell stake to a shipping line (Shipping Times)
	12/05/2000	Asia may benefit from EU anti-shipping sentiment (Shipping Times)
	12/05/2000	BRIEFS
	14/05/2000	Tradition Still Rules at Shipping Exchange (Los Angeles Times)
	15/05/2000	Rail firms fear for future as cost of regulation rises (The Times)
	15/05/2000	Un estudio revela que las fusiones no dan buenos resultados (El Mundo)
	15/05/2000	BRIEFS
	15/05/2000	China's Foreign Trade Increases By 38.8 Percent (Inside China Today)
	16/05/2000	Las agencias de viajes de EE.UU. llevan a las aerolíneas europeas ante la Justicia (ABC.es)
	16/05/2000	Kochi port plans composite tariff (The Hindu Business Line)
	16/05/2000	EU Steps Up Pressure on ROK Shipbuilders (The Korea Times)
	16/05/2000	Brazil customs to prevent shipments (Financial Times)
	16/05/2000	Malaysian exports set to increase (The Star Online)
	16/05/2000	UBS downgrades Asia forecast (South China Morning Post)
	16/05/2000	BRIEFS
	17/05/2000	Worldwide glut and the elements conspire against fruit exports (Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weekly)
	17/05/2000	'Competition between ports won't be constructive' (Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weekly)
	17/05/2000	Japanese yards face shake-up (Shipping Times)
	17/05/2000	BRIEFS
	17/05/2000	China, EU Struggle To Seal WTO Deal (Inside China Today)
	18/05/2000	Privatisation of East African Ports on Track (The East African)
	18/05/2000	Japan trade chief upbeat on growth (South China Morning Post)
	18/05/2000	Shanghai to build new container port by 2002 (Shipping Times)
	18/05/2000	Freight forwarders face bleak future, warns US logistics expert (Shipping Times)
	18/05/2000	BRIEFS
	19/05/2000	Philippines' largest port operator plans to pay off most debts in 18 months (Shipping Times)
	19/05/2000	Seoul to create customs-free zones by year-end (The Korea Herald)
	19/05/2000	New port projects dominate the scene (Financial Times)
	19/05/2000	BRIEFS
	21/05/2000	Korea's terms of trade worsening (The Korea Herald)
	21/05/2000	Korea Posts Trade Surplus of $683 Mil. With US (The Korea Times)
	21/05/2000	China Shares May Get Boost From Taiwan, EU (Inside China Today)
	21/05/2000	Japan: Stop-go economy (BBC News)
	22/05/2000	Salalah port posts losses in first operational year (Shipping Times)
	22/05/2000	AB Ports plans huge expansion (Independent)
	22/05/2000	Economy expected to be among fastest growing in East Asia (The Star Online)
	22/05/2000	BRIEFS
	23/05/2000	Tanjong Pelepas keen to work with APL-NOL (The Star Online)
	23/05/2000	Local marine industry's output plunges 19% (Shipping Times)
	23/05/2000	Taiwan To Consider China Air Link (The New York Times)
	23/05/2000	BA falls into losses (BBC News)
	23/05/2000	BRIEFS
	24/05/2000	SBL commences direct service to Port Louis, Durban (Exim India)
	24/05/2000	EC tells IMO to get in step with US, Europe (Shipping Times)
	24/05/2000	Ministry asks major ports to cut down expenditure (The Hindu Business Line)
	24/05/2000	China Seen Losing Little in WTO Crude Deal (Inside China Today)
	24/05/2000	Ex-Soviet States to Meet for Tough Customs Talks (Russia Today)
	24/05/2000	Swiss Push for EU Membership (The New York Times)
	24/05/2000	BRIEFS
	25/05/2000	Le trafic de marchandises reprend sur la Moselle (La Tribune)
	25/05/2000	SA ports record downturn in container traffic (Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weekly)
	25/05/2000	Hyundai completes dock in N.K. (The Korea Herald)
	25/05/2000	Investment 'lost' to restrictions on air freight (Financial Times)
	25/05/2000	BRIEFS
	26/05/2000	Chennai port in catch-22 situation (The Hindu Business Line)
	26/05/2000	China's shipbuilders plan to boost sales (Shipping Times)
	26/05/2000	Brighter prospects for Danish shipping industry (Shipping Times)
	26/05/2000	Final IMF Review to Focus on Korea's Restructuring (The Korea Times)
	26/05/2000	Cosco to boost port holdings (South China Morning Post)
	26/05/2000	Exports continue their growth path (South China Morning Post)
	26/05/2000	Port Authority Budget Signals Easing of Rift (The New York Times)
	26/05/2000	Europeans to Scrutinize U.S. Merger of Airlines (The New York Times)
	26/05/2000	BRIEFS
	29/05/2000	Coffee deal off the boil (BBC News)
	29/05/2000	Kværner set to quit Norway (Aftenposten Interaktiv)
	29/05/2000	Shipping firm set to sail back into black (The Star Online)
	29/05/2000	34 crew missing after India ship catches fire (Shipping Times)
	29/05/2000	Subic rethinks plan for container terminal (Shipping Times)
	29/05/2000	BRIEFS
	29/05/2000	Germans reinvent Zeppelin (BBC News)
	30/05/2000	All 34 crew of burnt Indian tanker rescued (Shipping Times)
	30/05/2000	Caution against shortage of seafarers (The Hindu Business Line)
	30/05/2000	SEZ area declared 'foreign territory' (The Hindu Business Line)
	30/05/2000	Asian demand to shape sector (South China Morning Post)
	30/05/2000	OPEC to Hike Output if Prices Stay High (The New York Times)
	30/05/2000	BRIEFS
	30/05/2000	Bergesen to cut number of Norwegian, British officers (Marine Log)
	30/05/2000	Boom for world economy (BBC News)
	31/05/2000	Clear case exists for HBL on single hull tankers (Shipping Times)
	31/05/2000	World box growth: Asian ports set for another record year (Shipping Times)
	31/05/2000	Umm Al Quwain sets up UAE's ninth container terminal (Gulf News)
	31/05/2000	BRIEFS
	31/05/2000	FGH to sell repair yards to Bollinger (Marine Log)