| 01/12/1998 | 67 ships detained for not complying with ISM Code (Shipping Times) |
| 01/12/1998 | Maputo expects big changes next year (Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weekly) |
| 01/12/1998 | BRIEFS
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| 01/12/1998 | ECT in Belgian terminal joint venture (Cargoweb) |
| 01/12/1998 | Deutsche Bahn wants stake in ECT (Cargoweb) |
| 02/12/1998 | Decks cleared for SCI to acquire 4 more tankers (Exim India) |
| 02/12/1998 | La Compañía Marítima Belga entra en el puerto de Bilbao (urgente online press) |
| 02/12/1998 | NOL optimistic for 1999 returns (Sched Net) |
| 02/12/1998 | Study highlights another sign of Asia's increasing role in world shipping (Shipping Times) |
| 02/12/1998 | European airlines' passenger traffic up (Shipping Times) |
| 02/12/1998 | Regional cruise industry continues to be healthy (Shipping Times) |
| 02/12/1998 | BRIEFS
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| 03/12/1998 | Manila tariffs raised despite outrage from carriers (Sched Net) |
| 03/12/1998 | SKorea's low prices are less risky than they look (Shipping Times) |
| 03/12/1998 | España, Italia, Portugal y Grecia pagarán el 65 por ciento de la tasa de transporte (urgente online press) |
| 03/12/1998 | BRIEFS
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| 04/12/1998 | When a ship master is not bound to follow order of time charterer (Shipping Times) |
| 04/12/1998 | Il ministero delle Finanze chiede decine di miliardi per cinque anni di arretrati alle compagnie di trasporto container, il Fisco batte cassa Una tassa per le merci trasportate in coperta rischia di allontanare il traffico dagli scali italiani (Il Sole 24 Ore On Line) |
| 04/12/1998 | BRIEFS
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| 04/12/1998 | ECT costs $ 330 million; municipality wants 30 percent (Cargoweb) |
| 05/12/1998 | TECON 2 completion postponed (Sched Net) |
| 05/12/1998 | BRIEFS
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| 07/12/1998 | Modern bulk carriers suffering from fatigue cracks: report (Shipping Times) |
| 07/12/1998 | Scheme may hit S'pore ship suppliers (Shipping Times) |
| 07/12/1998 | EU plan to certify marine equipment turns into fiasco (Shipping Times) |
| 07/12/1998 | BRIEFS
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| 08/12/1998 | Domestic shipbuilders on alert with ratification of OECD accord (The Korea Herald) |
| 08/12/1998 | Integrated port operator to be created after restructure (The Star Online) |
| 08/12/1998 | Cunard: $60m revamp by US owner (Financial Times) |
| 08/12/1998 | Safmarine bidders - all the options (Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weekly) |
| 08/12/1998 | Zim teams up with Korean firm in deal on 2 container terminals (Shipping Times) |
| 08/12/1998 | Many ships unlikely to meet GMDSS deadline (Shipping Times) |
| 08/12/1998 | BRIEFS
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| 09/12/1998 | Antwerp wooing Asian shippers with lower fees (Shipping Times) |
| 09/12/1998 | Bruselas moderniza la seguridad de la navegación marítima (urgente online press) |
| 09/12/1998 | United Kingdom: Jackson orders audit of ports (Financial Times) |
| 09/12/1998 | BRIEFS
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| 10/12/1998 | HPH in talks on Shanghai terminal stake (Sched Net) |
| 10/12/1998 | Hongkong consortiums sign lease for terminal 9 (Shipping Times) |
| 10/12/1998 | ECT invites Hutchison to increase its stake (Shipping Times) |
| 10/12/1998 | BRIEFS
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| 11/12/1998 | Kenya to handle Addis cargo (Daily Nation on the Web) |
| 11/12/1998 | Korean shipbuilders hit back at European charges (Marine Log) |
| 11/12/1998 | Charterers asking for cover for Y2K incidents (Shipping Times) |
| 11/12/1998 | BRIEFS
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| 12/12/1998 | BRIEFS
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| 14/12/1998 | Rina unhappy with detention of ship it certified (Shipping Times) |
| 14/12/1998 | Rate hike planned on S'pore-Calcutta route (Shipping Times) |
| 14/12/1998 | Heavy Industries Focus on Shipbuilding (The Korea Times) |
| 14/12/1998 | CMA-CGM merger faces court obstruction (Sched Net) |
| 14/12/1998 | K-Line, Cosco, Yang Ming start new Asia - Europe service (Sched Net) |
| 14/12/1998 | BRIEFS
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| 15/12/1998 | El puerto de Tarragona, de visita en Mercosur (urgente online press) |
| 15/12/1998 | Centre plans additional capacity for 11 major ports (Exim India) |
| 15/12/1998 | HKSC warns against rate rises (Sched Net) |
| 15/12/1998 | Coping with dramatic changes (Shipping Times) |
| 15/12/1998 | PSA simplifies box storage, handling rates (Shipping Times) |
| 15/12/1998 | BRIEFS
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| 16/12/1998 | Carriers manage small rate rise (Shipping Times) |
| 16/12/1998 | BRIEFS
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| 16/12/1998 | ECT competitor wants Rotterdam terminal on sea (Cargoweb) |
| 17/12/1998 | No dramatic upturn in building rates is seen after next year (Shipping Times) |
| 17/12/1998 | Korea Heavy rejects offers on plants (Shipping Times) |
| 17/12/1998 | Product tanker trade crippled by Asian slump (Shipping Times) |
| 17/12/1998 | BRIEFS
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| 17/12/1998 | Government Rule Could Hit Ship Arrivals in Mombasa (The East African) |
| 17/12/1998 | ECT wants two terminals in Baltic (Cargoweb) |
| 18/12/1998 | Australia to continue shipyard subsidy (Marine Log) |
| 18/12/1998 | Brindisi nuovo polo container del Sud (Il Sole 24 Ore On Line) |
| 18/12/1998 | East Asian Economies in 1999 Expected to Grow 3.1% (Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce) |
| 18/12/1998 | State-owned yards in revamp (Shipping Times) |
| 18/12/1998 | Tanker rate lows of early 90s forecast (Shipping Times) |
| 18/12/1998 | BRIEFS
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| 19/12/1998 | Kuantan Port in sub-lease deal with KTSB (The Star Online) |
| 19/12/1998 | Banana deal frittered away (BBC News) |
| 19/12/1998 | BRIEFS
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| 21/12/1998 | Canada follows US, bans untreated wood from China (Sched Net) |
| 21/12/1998 | GE Shipping to transport LNG (The Hindu Business Line) |
| 21/12/1998 | 5th special survey for tankers: the big question for owners, yards (Shipping Times) |
| 21/12/1998 | Suez Canal's transit fees for '99 unchanged (Shipping Times) |
| 21/12/1998 | China's shipbuilders struggle to stay afloat (Shipping Times) |
| 21/12/1998 | SNSC hits out at TSA over service level claims (Shipping Times) |
| 21/12/1998 | BRIEFS
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| 22/12/1998 | MSC follows rate restoration (Sched Net) |
| 22/12/1998 | EE. UU. impone aranceles a productos europeos como consecuencia de la «guerra del banano» (ABCe) |
| 22/12/1998 | Antwerp port forecasts record tonnage (Shipping Times) |
| 22/12/1998 | BRIEFS
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| 23/12/1998 | Work on Dholera port to begin next month (Exim India) |
| 23/12/1998 | Las sanciones de Estados Unidos por el banano costarán a España 26 millones de dólares (ABCe) |
| 23/12/1998 | BRIEFS
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| 23/12/1998 | Van Ommeren takes new Middle East terminal into service (Cargoweb) |
| 24/12/1998 | New Medfec chairman plans for New Year (Sched Net) |
| 24/12/1998 | US, EU may lift garment import curbs by month-end (Exim India) |
| 24/12/1998 | Finnair "nada" en la alianza Oneworld (urgente online press) |
| 24/12/1998 | Mega ships rule the waves (Shipping Times) |
| 24/12/1998 | Construction of M'sian port at Pelepas begins (Shipping Times) |
| 24/12/1998 | PSA rates one of lowest, most competitive among major ports (Shipping Times) |
| 24/12/1998 | Liberia to terminate contract with International Registries (Marine Log) |
| 24/12/1998 | BRIEFS
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| 28/12/1998 | Slump in Chinese shipbuilding (Sched Net) |
| 28/12/1998 | APL reduces NVOCCs' rates (Sched Net) |
| 28/12/1998 | Lauritzen expects 300m kroner loss in '98 due to shipping woes (Shipping Times) |
| 28/12/1998 | Evergreen joint venture wins Korean terminal deal (Shipping Times) |
| 28/12/1998 | BRIEFS
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| 29/12/1998 | Anera to restore rates on Southeast Asian freight (Sched Net) |
| 29/12/1998 | Two U.S. shipbuilding associations merge (Marine Log) |
| 29/12/1998 | Korea to overtake Japan in new shipbuilding orders (The Korea Herald) |
| 29/12/1998 | China shipping firms told to buy locally-built vessels (Shipping Times) |
| 29/12/1998 | US-Asia trade imbalance set to worsen next year (Shipping Times) |
| 29/12/1998 | BRIEFS
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| 30/12/1998 | Air France ready to take off (Financial Times) |
| 30/12/1998 | Enron, Shipping Corp of India and Mitsui in LNG tie-up (Shipping Times) |
| 30/12/1998 | Beijing denies plan to ban ship imports (Shipping Times) |
| 30/12/1998 | Shipping lines pulling out of Colombo port (Shipping Times) |
| 30/12/1998 | BRIEFS
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| 31/12/1998 | Tianjin surpasses volume target (Shipping Times) |
| 31/12/1998 | Lloyd Triestino drops Europe-Aussie service (Shipping Times) |
| 31/12/1998 | BRIEFS
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