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SNSC to work more closely with other shippers
It will also help local shippers in fight against excessively high freight rates
PSA signs pact to develop, operate Portuguese port
Sri Lankan Navy in search of missing M'sian-owned ship

Air and Land Transport

Dump PAL's recovery plan, Boeing urges Manila
Plan excludes US planemaker's claims for PAL's alleged breach of a purchase deal for 747-400 jets
Boeing makes sales pitch to Air India
American Air pilots union, leaders liable for US$45m fine
Qantas to start direct flights to New York
Airlines renew calls on HK to lower airport fees
British Airways expected to win bid to manage loss-making Olympic

Features

Sailing out of the doldrums
Region's brighter outlook may present some positive safeguards for the immediate future

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Sea Empress case: port authority's actions contributed to oil spill

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Shipping News

SNSC to work more closely with other shippers
It will also help local shippers in fight against excessively high freight rates
PSA signs pact to develop, operate Portuguese port
Sri Lankan Navy in search of missing M'sian-owned ship

Air and Land Transport

Dump PAL's recovery plan, Boeing urges Manila
Plan excludes US planemaker's claims for PAL's alleged breach of a purchase deal for 747-400 jets
Boeing makes sales pitch to Air India
American Air pilots union, leaders liable for US$45m fine
Qantas to start direct flights to New York
Airlines renew calls on HK to lower airport fees
British Airways expected to win bid to manage loss-making Olympic

Features

Sailing out of the doldrums
Region's brighter outlook may present some positive safeguards for the immediate future

Columns

Sea Empress case: port authority's actions contributed to oil spill

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Shipping News

SNSC to work more closely with other shippers
It will also help local shippers in fight against excessively high freight rates
PSA signs pact to develop, operate Portuguese port
Sri Lankan Navy in search of missing M'sian-owned ship

Air and Land Transport

Dump PAL's recovery plan, Boeing urges Manila
Plan excludes US planemaker's claims for PAL's alleged breach of a purchase deal for 747-400 jets
Boeing makes sales pitch to Air India
American Air pilots union, leaders liable for US$45m fine
Qantas to start direct flights to New York
Airlines renew calls on HK to lower airport fees
British Airways expected to win bid to manage loss-making Olympic

Features

Sailing out of the doldrums
Region's brighter outlook may present some positive safeguards for the immediate future

Columns

Sea Empress case: port authority's actions contributed to oil spill

web site

Shipping News

SNSC to work more closely with other shippers
It will also help local shippers in fight against excessively high freight rates
PSA signs pact to develop, operate Portuguese port
Sri Lankan Navy in search of missing M'sian-owned ship

Air and Land Transport

Dump PAL's recovery plan, Boeing urges Manila
Plan excludes US planemaker's claims for PAL's alleged breach of a purchase deal for 747-400 jets
Boeing makes sales pitch to Air India
American Air pilots union, leaders liable for US$45m fine
Qantas to start direct flights to New York
Airlines renew calls on HK to lower airport fees
British Airways expected to win bid to manage loss-making Olympic

Features

Sailing out of the doldrums
Region's brighter outlook may present some positive safeguards for the immediate future

Columns

Sea Empress case: port authority's actions contributed to oil spill

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Shippers' councils hold crucial meeting HKSOA welcomes signing of Memorandum Matsushita limits lines Hamburg-Sud name change Deadline looms for longshoremen PSA to construct terminal in Portugal PSA Marine awarded ISO 9002 with quality initiatives Call to free up HK aviation industry Charges key to competitiveness AA applies for China routes Swissair, Sabena link with AA

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JUNE 24, 1999
'DaimlerChrysler wants Volvo, VW covets Scania' DB Cargo and NS Cargo together as of January 1, 2000 Independent rail management does not work New coasters Van Ommeren TNT Post fails inside The Netherlands American Applies for China Routes

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Norasia Boosts Its Presence in Transpacific Trade SAFEFCON Moves to Raise Rates on July 15 Arimura Sangyou Falls Insolvent Japan's Plant Export Contracts Tail Down

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Delta Air Lines abandona a Swissair y ésta se al'a con American Airlines Maersk transportará contenedores entre la Península y el Mar del Norte a partir de julio DFDS desea adquirir Dan Transport Holding Las directivas sobre incineración de residuos y desguace pasará por el Consejo Sale a información pública el tramo León-Benavente de la Autopista de La Plata CASA crea un sistema de separación de satélites para el sector espacial Llega a los concesionarios el Ford Mondeo ST 200

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JUNE 24, 1999
Market reports from the Middle East and South Africa Mediterranean market review: Tight spots abound NWE and ARA markets: Waiting for July Asian market review - how high this time?

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JUNE 23-30, 1999
New Lake Vic Ferry Service in the Pipeline More Staff Cuts Loom at Uganda Railways No Deal on Ship Safety Code

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Navigazione Montanari si rafforza con cinque maxi-unità Snav sperimenta il sistema di comunicazioni intelligenti Contratto di programma in arrivo Taranto, Evergreen accelera i tempi per il nuovo terminal Ancona, crisi in Comune per il presidente del porto

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Brussels threatens Korea sanctions SOUTH Korea's trade relations with the European Union could be damaged if the Far East nation does nothing to halt its "unfair" domination of world shipbuilding. Evergreen looks to Italian job for cruise strategy JUST a couple of weeks after Taiwanese shipping giant Evergreen expressed interest in breaking into the cruise business, its top management has started to glean intelligence by visits to Italian yards. Evergreen undeterred by profits dip EVERGREEN Line is planning to forge alliances with other carriers, open new routes and expand in mainland China despite a fall in profits and revenue last year. Merger plan doubts denied THE Britannia and Standard P&I clubs, which plan to create the world's first "supermutual", have rebuffed suggestions that some of their members are unhappy with the proposed deal. Private firms join Maasvlakte project The Dutch government has thrown its weight behind a proposal to allow joint port and private sector interests to tender for the development of the Maasvlakte II area, a giant zone earmarked for reclamation from the sea at the mouth of the port of Rotterdam. POL-Levant may sue over arrest POL-LEVANT may seek compensation for losses incurred while one of its ships was under arrest. Singapore's PSA signs Sines SINGAPORE'S PSA Corp yesterday signed an agreement with the Port of Sines, Portugal,for a new deepsea container terminal. Shipbuilding subsidy pact may lose out FEARS are growing that the OECD agreement on eliminating shipbuilding subsidies will not be revived in Congress despite support from the Clinton administration.

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JUNE 24, 1999
LR appoints former Kv'rner CEO as chairman EU forum slams South Korean shipbuilding policy Wilson, Sons to bid for Callao Hvide cuts jobs to save money Agents 'gravely concerned' at Colombo traffic fall Australian productivity 'at record levels' US Senate blocks Congress' quotas on steel Tamil Tigers might have captured missing vessel Sea Containers' comments anger unions Lighter container offers lower shipping costs Carisbrook to return to private ownership Korean builders see profits leap ahead Diglipur is Indian classed Evergreen rides out Asian crisis

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Home

Rates fall to below seasonal levels
Pacer, CSXI become partners
Agency action moves US, China maritime relations to brink
Officials at impasse over New York/New Jersey transport improvements
BellSouth signs global purchase deal with Nortel
Celarix unveils two Internet products for shippers
AEI offers Web-based cargo monitoring tools
APL appoints managing directors for Central Asia and North America

Transportation

Overall, problems are worsening
Lawmakers oppose Nafta border opening

Maritime

Female-access program killed
Fourth ship added to US-South America route
DuMoulin, US Transcom to be honored

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Home

Rates fall to below seasonal levels
Pacer, CSXI become partners
Agency action moves US, China maritime relations to brink
Officials at impasse over New York/New Jersey transport improvements
BellSouth signs global purchase deal with Nortel
Celarix unveils two Internet products for shippers
AEI offers Web-based cargo monitoring tools
APL appoints managing directors for Central Asia and North America

Transportation

Overall, problems are worsening
Lawmakers oppose Nafta border opening

Maritime

Female-access program killed
Fourth ship added to US-South America route
DuMoulin, US Transcom to be honored

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Home

Rates fall to below seasonal levels
Pacer, CSXI become partners
Agency action moves US, China maritime relations to brink
Officials at impasse over New York/New Jersey transport improvements
BellSouth signs global purchase deal with Nortel
Celarix unveils two Internet products for shippers
AEI offers Web-based cargo monitoring tools
APL appoints managing directors for Central Asia and North America

Transportation

Overall, problems are worsening
Lawmakers oppose Nafta border opening

Maritime

Female-access program killed
Fourth ship added to US-South America route
DuMoulin, US Transcom to be honored

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Feature

CT between wishful thinking and reality. Basically everyone agrees that cargo flows must be shifted to rail. Some of the problems were discussed at "transport '99" in Munich.

Maritime

Wallenius Wilhelmsen: the new market leader. The merger between Wallenius and Wilhelmsen will come into effect on July 1 this year.
Lykes launches a new vessel in its US Gulf-South America service.
Contship Containerlines expands in the Australia/New Zealand trade.
Hanjin strengthens its Asia-Southeast Australia services.
OTAL offers regular calls to Rouen between Europe and West Africa.
All DNOL operations will in future operate under the name of Hamburg Süd.
Flemming R. Jacobs announces capital increase for NOL.

Ports and Terminals

Evergreen and Uniglory call at Singapore's Pasir Panjang Terminal.
Khorfakkan Container Terminal opens a new 350-m berth.
Jawaharlal Nehru Port is expanding at the expense of Mumbai.
China Merchants takes 40% stake in Shekou terminal project.
Cagliari International Container Terminal is due to start in 2000.
Houston publishes 1998 statistics and starts channel dredging.
US ports will continue operating at the turn of the millennium.

Intermodal

ICF wants to speed up restructuring in the face of declining results.
New publications: OECD studies on transport; CEMT study on markets for inland waterways.
Calendar of events: Intermodal '99.

Aviation

Air France and Delta Air Lines have agreed to cooperate closely on a global basis, ending speculation on Air France's future partner.
The SAirGroup has reacted to the Delta/Air France alliance with plans for an alliance between Swissair/Sabena and American Airlines.
ATC Aviation represents TAM in the whole of Europe.
AirT posted a steep drop in profit for fiscal 1998/99.
U-Freight Hong Kong opens a new terminal for air cargo.
Crossair selects Embraer of Brazil to supply its new regional jets.

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Feature

CT between wishful thinking and reality. Basically everyone agrees that cargo flows must be shifted to rail. Some of the problems were discussed at "transport '99" in Munich.

Maritime

Wallenius Wilhelmsen: the new market leader. The merger between Wallenius and Wilhelmsen will come into effect on July 1 this year.
Lykes launches a new vessel in its US Gulf-South America service.
Contship Containerlines expands in the Australia/New Zealand trade.
Hanjin strengthens its Asia-Southeast Australia services.
OTAL offers regular calls to Rouen between Europe and West Africa.
All DNOL operations will in future operate under the name of Hamburg Süd.
Flemming R. Jacobs announces capital increase for NOL.

Ports and Terminals

Evergreen and Uniglory call at Singapore's Pasir Panjang Terminal.
Khorfakkan Container Terminal opens a new 350-m berth.
Jawaharlal Nehru Port is expanding at the expense of Mumbai.
China Merchants takes 40% stake in Shekou terminal project.
Cagliari International Container Terminal is due to start in 2000.
Houston publishes 1998 statistics and starts channel dredging.
US ports will continue operating at the turn of the millennium.

Intermodal

ICF wants to speed up restructuring in the face of declining results.
New publications: OECD studies on transport; CEMT study on markets for inland waterways.
Calendar of events: Intermodal '99.

Aviation

Air France and Delta Air Lines have agreed to cooperate closely on a global basis, ending speculation on Air France's future partner.
The SAirGroup has reacted to the Delta/Air France alliance with plans for an alliance between Swissair/Sabena and American Airlines.
ATC Aviation represents TAM in the whole of Europe.
AirT posted a steep drop in profit for fiscal 1998/99.
U-Freight Hong Kong opens a new terminal for air cargo.
Crossair selects Embraer of Brazil to supply its new regional jets.

web site

Feature

CT between wishful thinking and reality. Basically everyone agrees that cargo flows must be shifted to rail. Some of the problems were discussed at "transport '99" in Munich.

Maritime

Wallenius Wilhelmsen: the new market leader. The merger between Wallenius and Wilhelmsen will come into effect on July 1 this year.
Lykes launches a new vessel in its US Gulf-South America service.
Contship Containerlines expands in the Australia/New Zealand trade.
Hanjin strengthens its Asia-Southeast Australia services.
OTAL offers regular calls to Rouen between Europe and West Africa.
All DNOL operations will in future operate under the name of Hamburg Süd.
Flemming R. Jacobs announces capital increase for NOL.

Ports and Terminals

Evergreen and Uniglory call at Singapore's Pasir Panjang Terminal.
Khorfakkan Container Terminal opens a new 350-m berth.
Jawaharlal Nehru Port is expanding at the expense of Mumbai.
China Merchants takes 40% stake in Shekou terminal project.
Cagliari International Container Terminal is due to start in 2000.
Houston publishes 1998 statistics and starts channel dredging.
US ports will continue operating at the turn of the millennium.

Intermodal

ICF wants to speed up restructuring in the face of declining results.
New publications: OECD studies on transport; CEMT study on markets for inland waterways.
Calendar of events: Intermodal '99.

Aviation

Air France and Delta Air Lines have agreed to cooperate closely on a global basis, ending speculation on Air France's future partner.
The SAirGroup has reacted to the Delta/Air France alliance with plans for an alliance between Swissair/Sabena and American Airlines.
ATC Aviation represents TAM in the whole of Europe.
AirT posted a steep drop in profit for fiscal 1998/99.
U-Freight Hong Kong opens a new terminal for air cargo.
Crossair selects Embraer of Brazil to supply its new regional jets.

web site

Feature

CT between wishful thinking and reality. Basically everyone agrees that cargo flows must be shifted to rail. Some of the problems were discussed at "transport '99" in Munich.

Maritime

Wallenius Wilhelmsen: the new market leader. The merger between Wallenius and Wilhelmsen will come into effect on July 1 this year.
Lykes launches a new vessel in its US Gulf-South America service.
Contship Containerlines expands in the Australia/New Zealand trade.
Hanjin strengthens its Asia-Southeast Australia services.
OTAL offers regular calls to Rouen between Europe and West Africa.
All DNOL operations will in future operate under the name of Hamburg Süd.
Flemming R. Jacobs announces capital increase for NOL.

Ports and Terminals

Evergreen and Uniglory call at Singapore's Pasir Panjang Terminal.
Khorfakkan Container Terminal opens a new 350-m berth.
Jawaharlal Nehru Port is expanding at the expense of Mumbai.
China Merchants takes 40% stake in Shekou terminal project.
Cagliari International Container Terminal is due to start in 2000.
Houston publishes 1998 statistics and starts channel dredging.
US ports will continue operating at the turn of the millennium.

Intermodal

ICF wants to speed up restructuring in the face of declining results.
New publications: OECD studies on transport; CEMT study on markets for inland waterways.
Calendar of events: Intermodal '99.

Aviation

Air France and Delta Air Lines have agreed to cooperate closely on a global basis, ending speculation on Air France's future partner.
The SAirGroup has reacted to the Delta/Air France alliance with plans for an alliance between Swissair/Sabena and American Airlines.
ATC Aviation represents TAM in the whole of Europe.
AirT posted a steep drop in profit for fiscal 1998/99.
U-Freight Hong Kong opens a new terminal for air cargo.
Crossair selects Embraer of Brazil to supply its new regional jets.

web site

Feature

CT between wishful thinking and reality. Basically everyone agrees that cargo flows must be shifted to rail. Some of the problems were discussed at "transport '99" in Munich.

Maritime

Wallenius Wilhelmsen: the new market leader. The merger between Wallenius and Wilhelmsen will come into effect on July 1 this year.
Lykes launches a new vessel in its US Gulf-South America service.
Contship Containerlines expands in the Australia/New Zealand trade.
Hanjin strengthens its Asia-Southeast Australia services.
OTAL offers regular calls to Rouen between Europe and West Africa.
All DNOL operations will in future operate under the name of Hamburg Süd.
Flemming R. Jacobs announces capital increase for NOL.

Ports and Terminals

Evergreen and Uniglory call at Singapore's Pasir Panjang Terminal.
Khorfakkan Container Terminal opens a new 350-m berth.
Jawaharlal Nehru Port is expanding at the expense of Mumbai.
China Merchants takes 40% stake in Shekou terminal project.
Cagliari International Container Terminal is due to start in 2000.
Houston publishes 1998 statistics and starts channel dredging.
US ports will continue operating at the turn of the millennium.

Intermodal

ICF wants to speed up restructuring in the face of declining results.
New publications: OECD studies on transport; CEMT study on markets for inland waterways.
Calendar of events: Intermodal '99.

Aviation

Air France and Delta Air Lines have agreed to cooperate closely on a global basis, ending speculation on Air France's future partner.
The SAirGroup has reacted to the Delta/Air France alliance with plans for an alliance between Swissair/Sabena and American Airlines.
ATC Aviation represents TAM in the whole of Europe.
AirT posted a steep drop in profit for fiscal 1998/99.
U-Freight Hong Kong opens a new terminal for air cargo.
Crossair selects Embraer of Brazil to supply its new regional jets.

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Panamax prices REBOUND THERE ARE SIGNS that the slump in newbuilding prices may be over and that yards may be able to look to the future with more optimism. A deal struck by John Chandris for six ships may fill Far East yards with a greater resolve to hold out for better terms. The development may also be behind the surprise order of up to nine Panamaxes by Norwegian owner Andreas Ove Ugland. Dr Peters in a sale row Division at Rickmers Tanker age limits in Oz Paint ban on agenda SE Banken bond ache Unwilling shipowner Detentions Casualties