Press Review

Press Review Index
August 2001

	01/08/2001	Transsiberian railway is crucial economic, unification factor for Russia (Pravda)
	01/08/2001	Six mois de sursis accordés à la CMR (La Provence)
	01/08/2001	Container movement fee restored to RM140 (The Star Online)
	01/08/2001	*BRIEFS*
	02/08/2001	Sapanggar container terminal to be ready in 3 years (The Star Online)
	02/08/2001	*BRIEFS*
	02/08/2001	Cammell Laird Continues To Struggle; Cuts 330 More Jobs (MaritimeToday.com)
	03/08/2001	Port Said Container Terminal (International Transport Journal)
	03/08/2001	MMC puts off RM1b bond issue (Business Times - Malaysia)
	03/08/2001	*BRIEFS*
	05/08/2001	State seeks three-port report card (MaineToday.com)
	06/08/2001	Ships Without Sailors (SunSpot.net)
	06/08/2001	*BRIEFS*
	06/08/2001	European Vision Leaves Vacationers Stranded in Genoa (MaritimeToday.com)
	06/08/2001	Hyundai Heavy Wins US$1 bil. FPSO System Order (The Digital Chosun)
	07/08/2001	Shipyard takeover still at a standstill (PilotOnline.com)
	07/08/2001	*BRIEFS*
	07/08/2001	Is OPEC shooting itself in the foot by cutting output again? (The Bunker Bulletin)
	07/08/2001	City's Port To Get EBRD Help (The St. Petersburg Times)
	08/08/2001	Keppel sees interims surge 20pc (South China Morning Post)
	08/08/2001	Hong Kong's Port Slows as Rivals in China Expand (International Herald Tribune)
	08/08/2001	Empty Freight Containers Rising Too High for Newark (The New York Times)
	08/08/2001	*BRIEFS*
	08/08/2001	Shipping on Danube Slated For Spring 2002 (MaritimeToday.com)
	08/08/2001	Pilot Strike Shuts Down Russian Ports (MaritimeToday.com)
	09/08/2001	Dragonair flies in the face of gloomy air cargo projections (South China Morning Post)
	09/08/2001	Kwai Chung heads for worst-ever drop in traffic (Shipping Times)
	09/08/2001	Economy Weaker, Fed Finds (The Washington Post)
	09/08/2001	*BRIEFS*
	09/08/2001	La compagnie aérienne belge Sabena va supprimer 1.600 postes (Les Echos)
	10/08/2001	India: Govt warns shipping cos on maintenance (Hoover's Online)
	10/08/2001	*BRIEFS*
	13/08/2001	Container Terminal in Ust-Luga a Far-Off Possibility (SeaNews)
	13/08/2001	Welland Canal closed after fiery crash damages bridge, vessel (Vancouver Sun)
	13/08/2001	Midstream terminal sector feeling cross-border heat (South China Morning Post)
	13/08/2001	*BRIEFS*
	13/08/2001	European Ports Growth Slows (SeaNews)
	14/08/2001	Bremen, Hamburg chalk up 11% volume growth (Shipping Times)
	14/08/2001	Welland Canal reopened as investigators work to unravel cause of fiery crash (Vancouver Sun)
	14/08/2001	Ports report contrasting trends in container traffic (Bangkok Post)
	14/08/2001	Shipbuilders hiring workers on rising orders (The Korea Herald)
	14/08/2001	Exports rebound in volatile trade (South China Morning Post)
	14/08/2001	*BRIEFS*
	15/08/2001	Boat Sinking Suspects Post Bail (The New York Times)
	15/08/2001	St. Petersburg Big Port Throughput (SeaNews)
	16/08/2001	New Sino-Russian express on track (China Daily)
	16/08/2001	*BRIEFS*
	16/08/2001	Kvaerner Shares Hit Rock-Bottom (MaritimeToday.com)
	17/08/2001	Dredging plans unveiled for the Suez Canal (Sched Net)
	17/08/2001	Lloyd's List axes jobs (telegraph.co.uk)
	17/08/2001	PSA goes on the offensive (Business Times - Malaysia)
	17/08/2001	NOL places ads to allay shareholders' concern (The Straits Times)
	17/08/2001	*BRIEFS*
	20/08/2001	60,000 local seafarers mull setting up union (Business Times - Malaysia)
	20/08/2001	Daewoo Shipbuilding to be freed from debt workout before Aug. 25 (The Korea Herald)
	20/08/2001	P&O Ports among 4 bidders for Haldia dock tender (Exim India)
	20/08/2001	*BRIEFS*
	20/08/2001	Port of Seattle hit with $5 million in repairs due to damage from last spring's earthquake (World Wide Shipper)
	20/08/2001	Three Iraqi shipping lines seek venture with local players (Khaleej Times)
	20/08/2001	Journal of Commerce to Be Sold (RealColumbus.com)
	21/08/2001	Container profits sunk by new wave of superships (Financial Times)
	21/08/2001	Sri Lanka offers $50m security on port
	21/08/2001	*BRIEFS*
	21/08/2001	NNSL workers to be absorbed by other agencies (Vanguard)
	21/08/2001	Kvaerner To Report 61 Percent Loss of 2Q Profits (MaritimeToday.com)
	22/08/2001	NPA reduces charges on outer ports' vessels by 20 per cent (The Guardian)
	22/08/2001	"Le président de la République m'a signalé sa préférence pour la CMA" (Le Monde)
	22/08/2001	Quebec to take up Ottawa's slack in St. Lawrence River commercial shipping (Vancouver Sun)
	22/08/2001	Shenzhen throws down the gauntlet to SAR (South China Morning Post)
	22/08/2001	*BRIEFS*
	22/08/2001	Port's revenues up from lower tariffs (The Daily Star On line)
	22/08/2001	Revenues slow at Port Everglades with drop in container cargo busainess (Sun-Sentinel.com)
	22/08/2001	South Korean Yards Expected To Nab 75 Percent of LNG Orders (MaritimeToday.com)
	23/08/2001	Evergreen positioned to introduce 6,500-TEU ships on TPS service - Subsidiary Lloyd Triestino to start China-US service (Exim India)
	23/08/2001	MISC mulls further LNG tanker orders (The Star Online)
	23/08/2001	*BRIEFS*
	23/08/2001	China sees broader trade links with Taiwan (Taipei Times)
	24/08/2001	Daewoo keen on Daedong Shipbuilding (Shipping Times)
	24/08/2001	HMM to top 5 million tons in LNG transport (The Korea Herald)
	24/08/2001	Daewoo Shipbuilding released from debt-workout program (The Korea Herald)
	24/08/2001	*BRIEFS*
	26/08/2001	Regional shippers in rescue bid (The Sunday Times)
	27/08/2001	Nippon Yusen liquidates in Panama (The Japan Times Online)
	27/08/2001	Manning industry to resist foreign competition (The Philippine Star)
	27/08/2001	*BRIEFS*
	27/08/2001	Don't forget the ports! (International Transport Journal)
	28/08/2001	Record number take ocean cruises (The Japan Times Online)
	28/08/2001	Westport container traffic surged 37pc first 7 months (Business Times - Malaysia)
	28/08/2001	Shippers debate impact of links (South China Morning Post)
	28/08/2001	*BRIEFS*
	28/08/2001	Lagos Ports Unsafe for Big Ships, Says Minister (The Guardian)
	28/08/2001	Ukrainian Ports Increase Export and Lose by Grain Transit (SeaNews)
	28/08/2001	Rescued Refugees Still Rejected (Las Vegas SUN)
	29/08/2001	Ports bank on transhipment traffic to boost growth (Business Times - Malaysia)
	29/08/2001	*BRIEFS*
	29/08/2001	Norwegian Shipowners outraged by Australian action (Marine Log)
	30/08/2001	Deadlock goes on as ship refuses to budge (The Sydney Morning Herald)
	30/08/2001	'No Northport-PTP merger' (Business Times - Malaysia)
	30/08/2001	Cross-strait pact takes off (South China Morning Post)
	30/08/2001	*BRIEFS*
	30/08/2001	Ssangyong tipped to acquire Daedong (Marine Log)
	31/08/2001	Government to promote cross-strait transportation (China Post)
	31/08/2001	Bufera sul porto di Cagliari (Il Sole 24 ORE.com)
	31/08/2001	Han Sung interested in Cho Yang services (Sched Net)
	31/08/2001	Downer's bid to bring in East Timor (The Sydney Morning Herald)
	31/08/2001	*BRIEFS*