Press Review

Press Review Index
December 1999

	31/12/1999	*BRIEFS*
	31/12/1999	Chennai port to invite bids to operate terminal (Shipping Times)
	31/12/1999	Cosco to add 13 vessels to fleet (Shipping Times)
	31/12/1999	TotalFina to pay clean-up bill (The Times)
	30/12/1999	Hyundai, Samsung Ponders How to Tackle Hanjung's Privatization (The Korea Times)
	30/12/1999	Record Zeebrugge transhipment (Cargoweb)
	30/12/1999	*BRIEFS*
	30/12/1999	South Korea in Talks to Sell G.E. and ABB an Industrial Stake (The New York Times)
	30/12/1999	Lower port charges for HK registered ships calling China (Shipping Times)
	30/12/1999	Philippine ferry firm's fleet operations suspended (Shipping Times)
	29/12/1999	China's trillion dollar economy (BBC News)
	29/12/1999	*BRIEFS*
	29/12/1999	Box Traffic on Asia/Europe Trade Expected to Expand (Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
	29/12/1999	New cargo airline formed (Times of Zambia)
	28/12/1999	Airlines ground 210 Hong Kong flights around January 1 (The Nando Times)
	28/12/1999	*BRIEFS*
	28/12/1999	Maersk may consider investing in Tanjung Pelepas (Shipping Times)
	28/12/1999	Slovakian shipbuilder faces long ordeal (Financial Times)
	28/12/1999	Cruise linking Korea, China and Japan to debut in March (The Korea Herald)
	28/12/1999	Forwarding Business in Japan Keeps Expanding (Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
	28/12/1999	Varig expands and unifies cargo division (Gazeta Mercantil)
	27/12/1999	Russia To Change Crude Oil Transport Charges In 2000 (Russia Today)
	27/12/1999	*BRIEFS*
	27/12/1999	Asian shipowners hail China's death penalty for pirates (Shipping Times)
	27/12/1999	Los Angeles port chalks up record cargo volumes again (Shipping Times)
	27/12/1999	UMG and Bazan buy Kvaerner Mandal Shipyard (The Norway Post)
	27/12/1999	China's Passenger and Freight Traffic Increase (Inside China Today)
	24/12/1999	*BRIEFS*
	24/12/1999	PSA takes up Dalian container port depot venture (Shipping Times)
	24/12/1999	CPT to tie up with ISPL for Haldia berth (The Hindu Business Line)
	23/12/1999	EPA finalizes marine engine standards (Marine Log)
	23/12/1999	Korean cargo jet crashes in Essex (Financial Times)
	23/12/1999	*BRIEFS*
	23/12/1999	China to execute 13 pirates for killing seamen (Shipping Times)
	23/12/1999	Business as usual in Malacca Strait on Dec 31 (Shipping Times)
	23/12/1999	China plans three-day holiday to minimise Y2K disruptions (Shipping Times)
	23/12/1999	Japan's Containerized Exports Expected to Remain Flat (Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
	23/12/1999	Trias de Bes dimite de Trasmediterránea y se desfoga contra Patrimonio (El Mundo)
	23/12/1999	Las navieras anuncian subidas por el alza del petróleo (El Mundo)
	23/12/1999	Rajasthan may invite global bids for Bhiwadi dry port (Exim India)
	23/12/1999	Tariff fixation by major port trusts - 'Commercialisation, autonomy go together' (The Hindu Business Line)
	22/12/1999	Approval Air Canada acquisition of Canadian Airlines (Cargoweb)
	22/12/1999	*BRIEFS*
	22/12/1999	Termicar Bilbao operará la terminal de vehículos del puerto vasco (urgente online press)
	22/12/1999	Las huelgas en Astilleros elevan las pérdidas de este año a 20.000 millones (ABC.es)
	22/12/1999	Portek wins $6.3m crane deals from Panama Ports (Shipping Times)
	22/12/1999	Nod for SCI stake in LNG shipping venture (The Hindu Business Line)
	22/12/1999	Singapore Airlines, Virgin Atlantic Join Forces (Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
	21/12/1999	Monopolies the most profitable in European transport (Cargoweb)
	21/12/1999	*BRIEFS*
	21/12/1999	$6 Billion Merger Would Create a Transcontinental Railroad (The New York Times)
	21/12/1999	No WTO Agreement In Sight Ahead Of China-EU Summit (Inside China Today)
	21/12/1999	Le pétrole de l'« Erika » résiste aux technologies de la marine (Le Monde)
	21/12/1999	Sri Lanka against India's channel project (Shipping Times)
	21/12/1999	Osprey joins venture to pool 38 VLCCs (Shipping Times)
	21/12/1999	Shipowners push the orders up (Financial Times)
	21/12/1999	JIT Expands Service to Australia and Mediterranean (Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
	21/12/1999	The wild plans of Borneo's Bintulu (Cargonews Asia)
	21/12/1999	Manila rivals in buy-up deal (Cargonews Asia)
	21/12/1999	Alliance united in China (Cargonews Asia)
	20/12/1999	Airlines flying in formation (BBC News)
	20/12/1999	'Synergy between major, minor ports stressed' (The Hindu Business Line)
	20/12/1999	*BRIEFS*
	20/12/1999	Korea to lead world shipbuilding orders, but clouds form on horizon (The Korea Herald)
	20/12/1999	Philippines to build US$215m Subic Bay port (Shipping Times)
	20/12/1999	ICTSI to buy 49% of Thai port operator (Shipping Times)
	20/12/1999	Shipbuilding: What gives foreign yards the edge? (The Hindu Business Line)
	20/12/1999	Hegnar Reaps 500 mill. in Cruise (The Norway Post)
	19/12/1999	China expecting 8 percent growth next year (The Nando Times)
	17/12/1999	*BRIEFS*
	17/12/1999	Asia growth revised up again (The Star Online)
	17/12/1999	La navette Marseille - Toulouse - Bordeaux sur les rails (La Tribune)
	16/12/1999	Kochi port plans rebate for cruise vessels (The Hindu Business Line)
	16/12/1999	New coastal route for transhipment of cargo (The Hindu Business Line)
	16/12/1999	Ukraine Says Considering Heavy Grain Export Duty (Russia Today)
	16/12/1999	*BRIEFS*
	16/12/1999	Oil giant's merger to cost 16,000 jobs (Independent)
	16/12/1999	Japan, S Korea battle for orders (Shipping Times)
	16/12/1999	PSA Sical to begin trial box operations at Tuticorin (Exim India)
	16/12/1999	BAE gives warning on future of Govan yard (The Times)
	16/12/1999	Evergreen buys Air Macau shares (The Star Online)
	16/12/1999	Sokcho-Hunchun ferry route expected to open next March (The Korea Herald)
	16/12/1999	British Airways da un año al Estado para abandonar Iberia y sacarla a Bolsa (El Mundo)
	15/12/1999	BA buys stake in Iberia (BBC News)
	15/12/1999	Mombasa tries to clean up trouble on the waterfront (Financial Times)
	15/12/1999	HSL may get order for passenger vessel (The Hindu Business Line)
	15/12/1999	Port, dock workers to go on strike from Jan 18 (The Hindu Business Line)
	15/12/1999	Shanghai Container Port Records 31-Percent Throughput Leap In 1999 (Inside China Today)
	15/12/1999	Russia Air Cargo Industry Calls For Customs Changes (Russia Today)
	15/12/1999	*BRIEFS*
	15/12/1999	La Sepi se compromete a mantener el empleo en los astilleros (El Mundo)
	15/12/1999	U.S.-Russia Reach Deal To Cap Steel Shipments (Russia Today)
	14/12/1999	Vancouver first in Canada to hit one million TEUs (World Wide Shipper)
	14/12/1999	Deal reached on shipyard future (BBC News)
	14/12/1999	Low tax regime mooted to boost shipping industry (The Hindu Business Line)
	14/12/1999	UPS Logistics to acquire French supply company (Cargoweb)
	14/12/1999	*BRIEFS*
	14/12/1999	China's Exports Jump 29 Percent In November But Surplus Shrinks (Inside China Today)
	14/12/1999	SCI unveils direct service details to USEC with Contship (Exim India)
	13/12/1999	*BRIEFS*
	13/12/1999	Coastal transportation of petroproducts-- IOC's second tender sails through (The Hindu Business Line)
	13/12/1999	Chennai port users are 'boxed in' by problems (The Hindu Business Line)
	13/12/1999	British Firm Wins Maputo Port Concession (The East African)
	13/12/1999	P&O plans US listing in the new year (Financial Times)
	13/12/1999	Propuesta de inversión para Puerto Madero (La Nación On Line)
	13/12/1999	Después de 72 años en manos del Estado, Iberia será privatizada el próximo miércoles (ABC.es)
	13/12/1999	La UE examina el sistema de permisos a camiones para circular por Suiza (urgente online press)
	12/12/1999	$200 Mil. Attracted for Container Pier in Inchon (The Korea Times)
	09/12/1999	*BRIEFS*
	09/12/1999	Container liner industry poised for rebound (Shipping Times)
	09/12/1999	Royal Caribbean mulling basing a ship in Asia (Shipping Times)
	09/12/1999	Shippers oppose rate rise (Shipping Times)
	09/12/1999	Growth Rate of Seaborne Trade Slows down: UNCTAD (Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
	09/12/1999	Hungary: links are key to opportunities (Financial Times)
	09/12/1999	China To Upgrade, Expand Commercial Aircraft Fleet (Inside China Today)
	09/12/1999	El Tribunal de la Competencia condena a Iberia, Air Europa y Spanair (El Mundo)
	08/12/1999	P&O Ports to hold 93 pc stake in Kandla terminal project (The Hindu Business Line)
	08/12/1999	*BRIEFS*
	08/12/1999	Crisis five drive World Bank hope (The Australian News Network)
	08/12/1999	Korea's Nov shipbuilding orders up 200% (Shipping Times)
	08/12/1999	Asian shipowners reject IMO proposal (Shipping Times)
	08/12/1999	Ugland family agrees to take group private (Financial Times)
	08/12/1999	China Promises To Open Wider To Foreign Investment (Inside China Today)
	08/12/1999	China/Japan Box Volume on the Rise (Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
	08/12/1999	Port of Nagoya to Cut Port Charges to Attract Users (Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
	08/12/1999	New National Shipping Policy - Secretaries panel clears draft (Exim India)
	07/12/1999	World Bank charts Asia's pain (BBC News)
	07/12/1999	*BRIEFS*
	07/12/1999	A chapter closes for SA Marine (Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weekly)
	07/12/1999	Urgent talks address terminal troubles (Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weekly)
	07/12/1999	Empowerment group could build new Richards Bay fruit terminal (Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weekly)
	07/12/1999	Maputo goes private next July (Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weekly)
	07/12/1999	Seoul sees $15 billion trade surplus in 2000 (The Korea Herald)
	07/12/1999	Ferry evacuation plan wasn't approved (Aftenposten Interaktiv)
	07/12/1999	WTO 'needs reform' (BBC News)
	06/12/1999	Railroads post increase in intermodal traffic (World Wide Shipper)
	06/12/1999	*BRIEFS*
	06/12/1999	Seattle Protest Could Have Lasting Influence on Trade (The New York Times)
	06/12/1999	SE-Asia ports seen to lead box volume growth: Salomon (Shipping Times)
	06/12/1999	Islas Caimán se convierte en el paraíso fiscal preferido (El Mundo)
	06/12/1999	La flota que faena en Marruecos, obligada a amarrar sus barcos (urgente online press)
	06/12/1999	FMC Requires China Shipping to Supply Information (Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
	05/12/1999	No cruise contract for Carnival (Aftenposten Interaktiv)
	05/12/1999	Lufthansa Cargo Sees China Boom, Eyes Shanghai Hub (Inside China Today)
	03/12/1999	*BRIEFS*
	03/12/1999	Korea to sign shipping pacts with eight nations (The Korea Herald)
	03/12/1999	Handover is a touchy subject (Shipping Times)
	03/12/1999	Japan's Local Ports See Soaring Box Throughput (Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
	03/12/1999	Exports surge by 22 per cent in October (Exim India)
	03/12/1999	Japanese port opening delayed by five months (Sched Net)
	03/12/1999	Piqué pacta con CCOO y UGT un periodo de «calma» en los astilleros (El Mundo)
	02/12/1999	NCL says Carnival offer is "inadequate" (Marine Log)
	02/12/1999	Hvide Marine expects court to confirm its reorganization plan (Marine Log)
	02/12/1999	*BRIEFS*
	02/12/1999	Shipping sector hails extension of port rebates (Shipping Times)
	02/12/1999	Sino-Russian Meeting Discussing Russia/US Route (Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
	01/12/1999	Maritime group elects 32 states to lead its council next biennium (World Wide Shipper)
	01/12/1999	*BRIEFS*
	01/12/1999	Hanjung Finalizes Deals on Power Generation Equipment, Marine (The Korea Times)
	01/12/1999	S'pore shipyards axe 451 in restructuring exercise (Shipping Times)
	01/12/1999	Norwegian ferry not authorised to leave port (Shipping Times)
	01/12/1999	Seminar on African Ports Planned (The East African)