Press Review

Press Review Index
May 2001

	02/05/2001	Cochin Shipyard to set up workshops at major ports (The Hindu Business Line)
	02/05/2001	The box revolution 45 years on (Sched Net)
	02/05/2001	Korea may file WTO complaint over European shipbuilding aid (Shipping Times)
	02/05/2001	*BRIEFS*
	02/05/2001	Le groupe Bolloré passe sous les 2/3 des droits dans Bolloré Investissement (La Tribune)
	02/05/2001	Bender seeks control of Tampa Bay Shipbuilding (Marine Log)
	02/05/2001	Talk of duty-free imports riles Japanese politicians (The Japan Times Online)
	03/05/2001	New Schengen members (International Transport Journal)
	03/05/2001	Navicon, naviera de Trasmediterránea y Transfesa, suspende pagos con 3.288 millones de deuda (El Pais)
	03/05/2001	*BRIEFS*
	04/05/2001	Galapagos oil spill: tanker captain gets 90 days' jail (Shipping Times)
	04/05/2001	ÖBB in the «European League» (International Transport Journal)
	04/05/2001	*BRIEFS*
	07/05/2001	How long will the honeymoon last? (The Hindu Business Line)
	07/05/2001	Bankruptcy warning for yard (South China Morning Post)
	07/05/2001	PTP confident of handling two milion TEUs by Q4 (The Star Online)
	07/05/2001	*BRIEFS*
	07/05/2001	Shipping execs see good times ahead for transpacific shipping (World Wide Shipper)
	08/05/2001	Seine-Maritime -- Démarrage des travaux d'extension du centre roulier du Port du Havre (La Tribune)
	08/05/2001	Talks close in on new port deal (The Daily Star On line)
	08/05/2001	Minoan and P&O negotiate (International Transport Journal)
	08/05/2001	*BRIEFS*
	08/05/2001	USMR to acquire Hawaii yard (Marine Log)
	09/05/2001	Corporatisation of Major Ports may be in phases (Exim India)
	09/05/2001	More than 5,000 single hull tankers to be scrapped (Shipping Times)
	09/05/2001	Too big for world trade demands (Financial Times)
	09/05/2001	*BRIEFS*
	09/05/2001	Seoul Seeking Deal on EU Shipbuilding Row (The Digital Chosun)
	09/05/2001	NZ ships ahoy for Johor port (New Straits Times)
	10/05/2001	Adsteam's $500m acquisition finalised (Shipping Times)
	10/05/2001	Experts paint positive picture for Asian economies (China Daily)
	10/05/2001	*BRIEFS*
	11/05/2001	Deal on shipbuilding reached (China Daily)
	11/05/2001	Pacific Carriers on track to be delisted (The Star Online)
	11/05/2001	Surge in order inquiries (Shipping Times)
	11/05/2001	French line to re-enter SA trade (Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weekly)
	11/05/2001	*BRIEFS*
	14/05/2001	Westport to be a hub in Trans-Asia rail grid (Business Times - Malaysia)
	14/05/2001	*BRIEFS*
	14/05/2001	L'AIE conforte l'Opep dans sa politique pétrolière (La Tribune)
	14/05/2001	Bids Submitted for Olympic Airways (The New York Times)
	15/05/2001	Aviation Firms Told To Link Up (The St. Petersburg Times)
	15/05/2001	*BRIEFS*
	15/05/2001	Le port d'Ajaccio entend devenir une escale incontournable en Méditerranée (La Tribune)
	16/05/2001	Shipowner calls for tonnage tax (Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weekly)
	16/05/2001	Cammell struggles to attract shipyard buyer (Financial Times)
	16/05/2001	Inquiétude pour le projet de liaison ferroviaire Lyon-Turin (Les Echos)
	16/05/2001	*BRIEFS*
	16/05/2001	Baltic Terminals Competition (SeaNews)
	16/05/2001	Cammell Laird Cuts More Jobs (MaritimeToday.com)
	17/05/2001	Ministry eyes online shipping exchange by 2003 (The Korea Herald)
	17/05/2001	German port has big ideas for shipping (Financial Times)
	17/05/2001	Peace in Congo, More Business For Dar Port (The East African)
	17/05/2001	Privatisation of Tanzania Ports in Last Phase (The East African)
	17/05/2001	Cash poured into deep-water harbour (China Daily)
	17/05/2001	*BRIEFS*
	17/05/2001	Malta Will Announce Port Privatization Information Soon (MaritimeToday.com)
	17/05/2001	Le port de Fort-de-France va se doter d'un nouveau terminal (La Tribune)
	18/05/2001	Las autopistas europeas eligen como presidente a José Luis Feito (El Pais)
	18/05/2001	Major ports' cargo traffic up 3.3 pc (The Hindu Business Line)
	18/05/2001	*BRIEFS*
	20/05/2001	ABP seeks guidance on possible bid for Simon (Financial Times)
	20/05/2001	Maersk-Sealand mulls stake in new South Port of Colombo (Daily News)
	21/05/2001	Abu Dhabi port in deal with Borouge (Khaleej Times)
	21/05/2001	No containing the strike in Chennai port (The Hindu Business Line)
	21/05/2001	*BRIEFS*
	21/05/2001	Tanker Rates Collapse At Week End (MaritimeToday.com)
	21/05/2001	Dutch agree Kursk joint venture (Financial Times)
	22/05/2001	Tibet railway construction set to start in July (China Daily)
	22/05/2001	Airbus steps up chase for big-jet partners (South China Morning Post)
	22/05/2001	Slowdown slashes trade surplus (South China Morning Post)
	22/05/2001	*BRIEFS*
	23/05/2001	Sarawak Shipyard to manage Brooke Dockyard in December (The Star Online)
	23/05/2001	Uruguay privatiza puerto de Montevideo (El Comercio Perú)
	23/05/2001	*BRIEFS*
	23/05/2001	Latvian Ports Increase Throughput (SeaNews)
	23/05/2001	UAE To Ban Bad Vessels (MaritimeToday.com)
	24/05/2001	Company Hires Gurkhas to Guard Containers at Dar (The East African)
	24/05/2001	Trains, ships eyed to haul more cargo (The Japan Times Online)
	24/05/2001	*BRIEFS*
	24/05/2001	Nigerian Ports Congestion Cripples Region's Economy (The New York Times)
	25/05/2001	Gujarat braces for cyclone impact (Exim India)
	25/05/2001	Operations resume at Chennai box port (The Hindu Business Line)
	25/05/2001	Shipping firms resume order placements (The Korea Herald)
	25/05/2001	*BRIEFS*
	28/05/2001	Cyprus Airways in the lead to acquire Olympic (Financial Times)
	28/05/2001	New ship safety laws will cost shipowners dearly (Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weekly)
	28/05/2001	Smooth Sailing (Far Eastern Economic Review)
	28/05/2001	*BRIEFS*
	29/05/2001	HK economic growth slowed in Q1 (The Star Online)
	29/05/2001	Singapore marine industry turnover down 11.5% last year (Shipping Times)
	29/05/2001	General Motors will make bid for South Korean car giant Daewoo: bank (National Post Online)
	29/05/2001	Global airline profits inch up to $5.1b (New Straits Times)
	29/05/2001	*BRIEFS*
	29/05/2001	Minoan Seeks Capital Increase for Fleet Renewal Program (MaritimeToday.com)
	29/05/2001	Osprey Maritime To Sell LNG Operations For $635 Million (MaritimeToday.com)
	29/05/2001	Aerolineas teeters on bankruptcy (BBC News)
	29/05/2001	Chinese Shipper Focuses on Boston (The New York Times)
	30/05/2001	U.S. Study Questions Shipyard Acquisition (The New York Times)
	30/05/2001	Supertanker involved in collision heads for Johor (The Star Online)
	30/05/2001	Large Coal Port to Operate By Year-end (People's Daily)
	30/05/2001	Drop in freight rates linked to US economic slowdown, say officials (Business Times - Malaysia)
	30/05/2001	*BRIEFS*
	31/05/2001	Shipping ministry proposes introduction of tonnage tax (The Times of India)
	31/05/2001	Low Business Hits Uganda Container Depots (The East African)
	31/05/2001	Shanghai set for shipping boom (Financial Times)
	31/05/2001	Four men prosecuted for ferry disaster (China Daily)
	31/05/2001	Shipping Giant Eyes Northern China Market (People's Daily)
	31/05/2001	*BRIEFS*
	31/05/2001	Northrop Grumman Completes Merger with Litton Industries Inc. (MaritimeToday.com)
	31/05/2001	Cruise ship environmental standards to be set (Vancouver Sun)
	31/05/2001	L'armateur présumé de l'« Erika » assigné à comparaître à Nantes (La Tribune)