Press Review

Nachrichtenüberblick Inhaltsverzeichnis
August 1999

	31/08/1999	*BRIEFS*
	31/08/1999	Europe/Asia Container Volume Continues Growing (Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
	31/08/1999	Trans-Pacific capacity enough to meet demand (Shipping Times)
	30/08/1999	*BRIEFS*
	30/08/1999	Singapore may build another cruise centre in a few years (Shipping Times)
	30/08/1999	Norwegian Dream operator expects loss this year (Shipping Times)
	30/08/1999	Costs to remain a problem for S'pore yards despite mergers (Shipping Times)
	30/08/1999	Hyundai Contracted to Manage Halla Heavy on RH's Behalf (The Korea Times)
	30/08/1999	US trade imbalance leads to container surcharge (Sched Net)
	30/08/1999	Shipping industry likely to consolidate (The Star Online)
	30/08/1999	La española Iberia entró en la alianza oneworld (La Nación On Line)
	27/08/1999	*BRIEFS*
	27/08/1999	SEPI pagará ahora la ampliación y venderá en noviembre Iberia vía OPV (ABCe)
	27/08/1999	Comesa liberalised air transport service on horizon (Times of Zambia)
	27/08/1999	12 Daewoo units placed under emergency plan (The Korea Herald)
	26/08/1999	Foreign Creditors Against Daewoo 'Workout' (The Korea Times)
	26/08/1999	Korean aid for Daewoo (BBC News)
	26/08/1999	*BRIEFS*
	26/08/1999	Dutch mercenaries plan weapons base at Subic Bay (Shipping Times)
	26/08/1999	Large box ship orders up again (Shipping Times)
	26/08/1999	Hyundai delivers oil carrier to Greek client (The Korea Herald)
	26/08/1999	AENA gestionará 12 aeropuertos mexicanos por 40.000 millones (El Mundo)
	26/08/1999	Enapu operará el puerto de Arica (El Comercio Perú)
	25/08/1999	Swissair parent posts 31.5 percent fall in 1st-half profits (The Nando Times)
	25/08/1999	China putting in another big building dock (Marine Log)
	25/08/1999	*BRIEFS*
	25/08/1999	Major California Ports to Raise Wharfage Rates (Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
	25/08/1999	Nortrans starts joint S-E Asia to India service (Shipping Times)
	25/08/1999	Hyundai to invest 7t won on research (Shipping Times)
	25/08/1999	Dredging, box terminal work in full swing at Tuticorin Port (Exim India)
	25/08/1999	Fear and loathing in Porto Índio (Gazeta Mercantil)
	24/08/1999	Inland shipping carried more containers (Cargoweb)
	24/08/1999	*BRIEFS*
	24/08/1999	Hyundai Heavy eyes takeover of HANJUNG (The Korea Herald)
	24/08/1999	China Shipping expects higher growth (Shipping Times)
	24/08/1999	Box operators joining forces (Shipping Times)
	24/08/1999	Japan opposes ending of anti-trust immunity (Sched Net)
	24/08/1999	Hong Kong tariffs forecast to drop (Sched Net)
	24/08/1999	Congestion has cost lines R80-m (Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weekly)
	24/08/1999	Truck Drivers at Vancouver Returning to Work (Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
	24/08/1999	Pirates Fire on Ship off West Africa (The East African)
	23/08/1999	Passengers pay the price of Europe's flagging air traffic control system (The Nando Times)
	23/08/1999	Gdynia in advanced talks to acquire Kværner's Finnish yards (Marine Log)
	23/08/1999	*BRIEFS*
	23/08/1999	GPS rollover causes few problems in Asia (Shipping Times)
	23/08/1999	Merak Mas port targets regional feeder traffic (Sched Net)
	23/08/1999	Box Volume from US to Asia Keeps Moderate Increase (Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
	20/08/1999	*BRIEFS*
	20/08/1999	P&O Australia takes stake in Colombo port venture (Shipping Times)
	20/08/1999	P&O Ports scores major Aussie dock reforms (Shipping Times)
	20/08/1999	Nedlloyd losses deepen (Financial Times)
	20/08/1999	P&O sells Canadian subsidiary for £206m (Financial Times)
	20/08/1999	S. Korea Q2 GDP growth exceeds forecast to 9.8% (The Star Online)
	20/08/1999	South African Conference Set to Raise Rates (Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
	20/08/1999	EU drops dumping charges on Korean steel rope, cable (The Korea Herald)
	19/08/1999	*BRIEFS*
	19/08/1999	Bearing down on rollover day: TECHNOLOGY GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS: The GPS clock will be reset this weekend and it could have some nasty repercussions for the unwary, warns George Cole (Financial Times)
	19/08/1999	UK to detain ships if they're not Y2K ready (Shipping Times)
	18/08/1999	Gov't Adopts New Privatization Plan For Latvian Shipping Co. (Russia Today)
	18/08/1999	Shippers demand for negotiations about Atlantic tariffs (Cargoweb)
	18/08/1999	Canal a Chinese puzzle for Panama: The dispute between Beijing and Taipei is a poser for one of the few countries that recognises Taiwan, James Wilson writes (Financial Times)
	18/08/1999	UK: Ports traffic buoys Mersey Docks (Financial Times)
	18/08/1999	Ferry passengers mutiny (Marine Log)
	18/08/1999	*BRIEFS*
	18/08/1999	Asian share of cruise market to stay around 3% (Shipping Times)
	18/08/1999	Kawasaki may set up shipyard venture in China (Shipping Times)
	18/08/1999	Promoters seek funds for new Moz port Private company signs deal with government and port authority (Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weekly)
	18/08/1999	Scepticism greets Moz development Port will require 25 - 30m tons of cargo (Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weekly)
	18/08/1999	Dan puerto de Matarani a Grupo Romero (El Comercio Perú)
	18/08/1999	El Callao se entregará a tres concesionarios (El Comercio Perú)
	17/08/1999	Port of Singapore to expand in the Caribbean (Cargoweb)
	17/08/1999	*BRIEFS*
	17/08/1999	S'pore to set up fund for stranded seamen (Shipping Times)
	17/08/1999	PSA among bidders for Indian port contract (Shipping Times)
	17/08/1999	US Remains Undisturbed over China's Clout on Panama Canal (Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
	17/08/1999	Daewoo shock - only a blip in Korea's sustained recovery (The Korea Herald)
	17/08/1999	Approval for Mindanao (Cargonews Asia)
	16/08/1999	Daewoo agrees to break-up (BBC News)
	16/08/1999	Dholera to have berthing facility for panamax ships (Exim India)
	13/08/1999	*BRIEFS*
	13/08/1999	Chile names port bid winners (Financial Times)
	13/08/1999	Royal Caribbean stock rides wave of new cruise ships (Shipping Times)
	13/08/1999	Supplier fails in action to arrest ship to recover monies owed to it (Shipping Times)
	13/08/1999	EU Gives Nod to KLM-Alitalia Alliance (Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
	12/08/1999	*BRIEFS*
	12/08/1999	S'pore yards face tough competition from abroad (Shipping Times)
	12/08/1999	Colombo port gets a break from staggered lunch hour (Shipping Times)
	12/08/1999	Netherlands Antilles Poised to Impose Turnover Tax (Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
	12/08/1999	New trades for China Shipping (Sched Net)
	11/08/1999	*BRIEFS*
	11/08/1999	Japanese shipbuilders see fall in total workforce for first time (Sched Net)
	11/08/1999	Shipbuilders seek a better deal (Exim India)
	11/08/1999	New Java port eyes regional feeder market (Shipping Times)
	11/08/1999	Haiphong wins upgrade (Shipping Times)
	11/08/1999	Private contractors trigger sea change at Venezuelan port: Raymond Colitt on a transformation at the once inefficient Puerto Cabello (Financial Times)
	11/08/1999	Paralización de puerto minero deja pérdidas por US$ 25 millones (El Comercio Perú)
	10/08/1999	*BRIEFS*
	10/08/1999	Indian yards accuse Korea, Japan, China of dumping (Shipping Times)
	10/08/1999	Tankers may face new curbs (Shipping Times)
	09/08/1999	Volvo buys Scania (Cargoweb)
	09/08/1999	JNPT lines up mega projects for the next millennium (Exim India)
	09/08/1999	*BRIEFS*
	09/08/1999	More scrapping needed to revive tanker market (Shipping Times)
	09/08/1999	Daewoo will sell its shipbuilding arms (Shipping Times)
	09/08/1999	Shanghai goes Dutch on cranes (Sched Net)
	09/08/1999	Bremerhaven port orders four Chinese gantry cranes (Sched Net)
	06/08/1999	*BRIEFS*
	06/08/1999	Colombo port urged to scrap common user concept (Shipping Times)
	06/08/1999	Un consorcio español se adjudica 12 aeropuertos mexicanos (El Mundo)
	05/08/1999	Shell predicts more oil price rises (BBC News)
	05/08/1999	Astilleros Españoles To Construct Innovative Ferry For Transmediterranea (Marine Link)
	05/08/1999	*BRIEFS*
	05/08/1999	Strong growth forecast for S'pore port (Shipping Times)
	05/08/1999	Anti-monopoly law launched in Japan (Sched Net)
	05/08/1999	Malaysia trade surplus soars (Sched Net)
	05/08/1999	Perú comenzó a captar carga de puertos chilenos (El Comercio Perú)
	05/08/1999	Renfe mejora sus resultados e Iberia vuelve a las pérdidas (El Mundo)
	04/08/1999	Rotterdam throughput stable (Cargoweb)
	04/08/1999	Dramatic reduction of Russian fuel oil and diesel exports for August (The Bunker Bulletin)
	04/08/1999	Canadian yards and unions present blueprint for national shipbuilding policy (Marine Log)
	04/08/1999	HHI Wins $400 Mil. Order to Build 2 LNG Carriers From Nigeria (The Korea Times)
	04/08/1999	*BRIEFS*
	04/08/1999	European Shippers Face Third Rate Hike in Year (Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
	04/08/1999	Asia/U.S. Box Traffic Still On the Rise (Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
	04/08/1999	Agents band together to secure volume discounts (Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weekly)
	04/08/1999	Liens - how to get them and how to keep them (Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weekly)
	04/08/1999	Congestion surcharge hangs in critical balance (Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weekly)
	04/08/1999	S'pore port to take Y2K precautions on Sept 9 (Shipping Times)
	04/08/1999	Foldable boxes the way to go (Shipping Times)
	04/08/1999	Repsol adjudica su transporte del gas por mar (El Mundo)
	03/08/1999	Exports register hearty 11 pc increase in June (Exim India)
	03/08/1999	ChPT requests CFOs to defer congestion surcharge (Exim India)
	03/08/1999	Govt reviewing subsidy to shipyards (Exim India)
	03/08/1999	Maersk acquired Rotterdam warehousing activities (Cargoweb)
	03/08/1999	*BRIEFS*
	03/08/1999	Shippers Remain Pessimistic on Cargo Traffic for FY 1999 (Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
	03/08/1999	July imports still outpace exports (The Korea Herald)
	03/08/1999	China Shipping expects revenue from transport of oil to boost earnings (Shipping Times)
	03/08/1999	Many rivers of potential (Shipping Times)
	02/08/1999	New York, L.A. airports to offer direct flights to Cuba (The Nando Times)
	02/08/1999	*BRIEFS*
	02/08/1999	La postura de Brasil complica el Mercosur (La Nación On Line)
	02/08/1999	Change in site of new HK terminals (Shipping Times)
	02/08/1999	Tanjung Pelepas takes shape (Shipping Times)
	02/08/1999	Arab yard hungry for more conversion jobs (Shipping Times)
	02/08/1999	Taipei hits at Beijing over seizure of ship (Financial Times)
	02/08/1999	Evergreen bets on shortages, orders 10 giant cargo ships (Sched Net)
	01/08/1999	Exports up 6.5% in Q1 (The Hindu Business Line)