Press Review

Nachrichtenüberblick Inhaltsverzeichnis
Januar 2000

	03/01/2000	Korea's preliminary trade surplus in 1999 posts $24.51 billion (The Korea Herald)
	03/01/2000	Suez Canal's revenues up (Shipping Times)
	03/01/2000	Port sector reforms -- Grave questions before the planners (The Hindu Business Line)
	03/01/2000	Need for a mega port - Mr. S. R. Rao, Chairman, Visakhapatnam Port (The Hindu Business Line)
	03/01/2000	MoST's role in enabling fleet expansion (The Hindu Business Line)
	03/01/2000	Airlines announce freight surcharges (Financial Times)
	03/01/2000	*BRIEFS*
	03/01/2000	Carnival exercises option with Masa Yards (Marine Log)
	04/01/2000	LanChile confirma su interés por comprar el 80 por ciento de Aerolíneas Argentinas (ABC.es)
	04/01/2000	Le port de Marseille multiplie les projets avec le rail (La Provence)
	04/01/2000	Cargo Review - Consolidation and canibalism (Cargonews Asia)
	04/01/2000	Provincial ports to get booster (Cargonews Asia)
	04/01/2000	Dip seen in Tuticorin port cargo throughput (The Hindu Business Line)
	04/01/2000	*BRIEFS*
	04/01/2000	Wah Kwong shifts vessels to from Liberia to Hong Kong register (Marine Log)
	04/01/2000	Kvaerner sells more Norwegian yards (Marine Log)
	04/01/2000	DHL risks losing European hub (Cargoweb)
	05/01/2000	Volkswagen sets up global export platform in Brazil (Gazeta Mercantil)
	05/01/2000	S'pore-registered ship raided in Colombo port (Shipping Times)
	05/01/2000	Eurotunnel to present plans for a second Channel Tunnel (Independent)
	05/01/2000	Korean firms face stiff competition from China over shipping routes (The Korea Herald)
	05/01/2000	Token strike by port pilots today (The Hindu Business Line)
	05/01/2000	Shanghai to take top slot (Cargonews China)
	05/01/2000	Record-breaking 'intent' (Cargonews China)
	05/01/2000	*BRIEFS*
	06/01/2000	Container Shipping Forecast Record High This Year (The Korea Times)
	07/01/2000	China/ROK Box Traffic Up 33% in Jan/Oct Period (Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
	07/01/2000	US harbour tax refunds limited by Court of Appeals (Shipping Times)
	07/01/2000	Tuticorin terminal starts operations (Shipping Times)
	07/01/2000	PSA in venture to develop Dalian's waterfront (Shipping Times)
	07/01/2000	Unit-based cargo handling charges at Calcutta port (The Hindu Business Line)
	07/01/2000	*BRIEFS*
	10/01/2000	Aker Finnyards to build ferry for Greece (Marine Log)
	10/01/2000	'It's not the tonnage that matters in ports' (Cargoweb)
	10/01/2000	French truckers begin blockade (BBC News)
	10/01/2000	EU attacks class societies over sinking of Erika (Shipping Times)
	10/01/2000	EU to take steps against unsafe oil tankers (Shipping Times)
	10/01/2000	OOCL goes high-tech to stop immigrant smuggling (Shipping Times)
	10/01/2000	*BRIEFS*
	11/01/2000	Derecho de huelga versus libre tránsito (ABC.es)
	11/01/2000	La SNCF estime le coût de la tempête à "plus de 500 millions" de francs (La Tribune)
	11/01/2000	Les barrages prennent racine (Libération)
	11/01/2000	*BRIEFS*
	11/01/2000	Marshall Islands slashes registration fees (Marine Log)
	12/01/2000	New Australian Tax to Exert Adverse Effect on Shipping (Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
	12/01/2000	La fin du conflit permet la levée des barrages (La Tribune)
	12/01/2000	Acuerdo entre los transportistas y el Gobierno francés que pone fin al bloqueo (El Mundo)
	12/01/2000	NOL holds talks with Tanjung Pelepas port (Shipping Times)
	12/01/2000	*BRIEFS*
	13/01/2000	Los sindicatos franceses de transporte convocan una huelga para el día 31 (El Mundo)
	13/01/2000	Agreed to sell Aker Maritime (Aftenposten Interaktiv)
	13/01/2000	Containerised cargo traffic projected at 220 million tonnes by 2020 (Exim India)
	13/01/2000	Government offers dockmen 28 per cent wage hike (Exim India)
	13/01/2000	*BRIEFS*
	14/01/2000	Extra cranes improve productivity (Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weekly)
	14/01/2000	Portnet hikes terminal storage rates (Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weekly)
	14/01/2000	2000 Cargo Preview - Streamlining in store for 2000 (Cargonews Asia)
	14/01/2000	New strategies needed (Cargonews Asia)
	14/01/2000	China's Foreign Trade Jumps In 1999 (Inside China Today)
	14/01/2000	*BRIEFS*
	17/01/2000	Shipping firms urged to extend routes (The Korea Herald)
	17/01/2000	Gujarat port eyes 88b rupees in funds (Shipping Times)
	17/01/2000	Vying for the dredging pie (The Hindu Business Line)
	17/01/2000	*BRIEFS*
	17/01/2000	Vopak buys terminal in Mexico (Cargoweb)
	18/01/2000	Durban records three growth months (Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weekly)
	18/01/2000	Durban car terminal revs up volumes (Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weekly)
	18/01/2000	Chinese trade relations with Europe improving (Sched Net)
	18/01/2000	Taipei eases curbs on route to China (Financial Times)
	18/01/2000	Cost of reopening Danube to shipping put at US$33m (Shipping Times)
	18/01/2000	Cruise venture closes even before first ship arrives (Shipping Times)
	18/01/2000	Port & Dock workers' - Strike begins (Exim India)
	18/01/2000	*BRIEFS*
	19/01/2000	La Comisión prorroga un año las ayudas a los astilleros (ABC.es)
	19/01/2000	Oil major focuses on safety (Shipping Times)
	19/01/2000	Box Volume between Japan, Other Asian Nations on the Rise (Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
	19/01/2000	Major Ports' activity comes to a virtual standstill (Exim India)
	19/01/2000	*BRIEFS*
	20/01/2000	Customs steps up anti-smuggling measures (Sched Net)
	20/01/2000	Yantai Raffles to build mega casino ships (Shipping Times)
	20/01/2000	Booming Exports to Mid East Face Carriers with Space Shortage (Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
	20/01/2000	Asian Conferences Unveils $50 per TEU Rate Hike (Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
	20/01/2000	Port & Dock workers' strike enters 3rd day today (Exim India)
	20/01/2000	*BRIEFS*
	20/01/2000	APL expands in France (Cargoweb)
	20/01/2000	Record trade deficit widens further (The Nando Times)
	20/01/2000	Siem exercises option to acquire NCL shares (Marine Log)
	20/01/2000	"European OPA" looks likely (Marine Log)
	21/01/2000	Railtrack warns on profits and £14m fine (Financial Times)
	21/01/2000	Export leap signals economic recovery (South China Morning Post)
	21/01/2000	Record year for China shipyards (Shipping Times)
	21/01/2000	New state-of-the-art port operations centre ready (Shipping Times)
	21/01/2000	*BRIEFS*
	24/01/2000	Intertanko warns IACS over standards (Shipping Times)
	24/01/2000	British Airways to stop paying commission to travel agents (Independent)
	24/01/2000	Puerto compartido para Diamante y Coronda (La Nación On Line)
	24/01/2000	Aga Khan seeks buyer for Meridiana (Financial Times)
	24/01/2000	Raising of the bulker (The Hindu Business Line)
	24/01/2000	S&P: S-E Asia shipping firms credit quality weak (The Star Online)
	24/01/2000	Korean companies' logistics costs much higher than foreign firms (The Korea Herald)
	24/01/2000	Port & dock workers' - Strike called off (Exim India)
	24/01/2000	*BRIEFS*
	24/01/2000	Port of Antwerp invests in glass fibre network (Cargoweb)
	25/01/2000	Gujarat Chief Minister dedicates Mundra Port to the nation (Exim India)
	25/01/2000	Piracy attacks worldwide soared 40% last year (Shipping Times)
	25/01/2000	Hart Urges China to Substantially Revise New Ship Rules (Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
	25/01/2000	*BRIEFS*
	25/01/2000	RCL earnings up 16% (Marine Log)
	26/01/2000	SA handling falls dismally short of overseas ports (Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weekly)
	26/01/2000	Kochi port exceeds Q3 traffic target (The Hindu Business Line)
	26/01/2000	PSA's Aden terminal's volume to quadruple (Shipping Times)
	26/01/2000	Indian Airlines set for sell-off (Financial Times)
	26/01/2000	Harlands scans the horizon for new orders: The Belfast shipyard hopes for the contract to build the Cunard flagship, vindicating recent changes. John Murray Brown reports (Financial Times)
	26/01/2000	*BRIEFS*
	27/01/2000	BA buys 18% stake in SA partner (Financial Times)
	27/01/2000	Taiwan export orders break record in 1999 (Sched Net)
	27/01/2000	Tripoli port resumes Baghdad transit (The Daily Star On line)
	27/01/2000	Navigators demand streamlining at port (The Daily Star On line)
	27/01/2000	Hyundai plans to double cruise ships (The Korea Herald)
	27/01/2000	*BRIEFS*
	28/01/2000	The end for Seatrade's Europe/Argentina service (Sched Net)
	28/01/2000	Star Cruises posts fourth consecutive record profit (The Star Online)
	28/01/2000	Standard di qualità Il Governo non ha adeguato i parametri di «affidabilità» degli equipaggi Sicurezza, Italia nella lista nera L'Imo pronta a escluderci dall'elenco dei Paesi a norma (Il Sole 24 Ore On Line)
	28/01/2000	Mundra port box terminal - Maersk-Sealand, Marubeni Corporation eye 50 pc stake (The Hindu Business Line)
	28/01/2000	*BRIEFS*
	31/01/2000	Los camioneros franceses amenazan con sembrar el caos en las fronteras (El Mundo)
	31/01/2000	Private container terminal at Kandla -- Unions worked up over labour-use issue (The Hindu Business Line)
	31/01/2000	Cochin Port crosses third quarter traffic target (Exim India)
	31/01/2000	Age limits for tankers (Shipping Times)
	31/01/2000	NCL seeks to block Star's bid (Shipping Times)
	31/01/2000	Korea outperformed Japan in shipbuilding last year (The Korea Herald)
	31/01/2000	*BRIEFS*