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JoC Online Daily E-mail Newsletter
Friday Edition
December 21, 2001
Transitional Government Day (Sao Tome and Principe)
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TODAY'S TOP HEADLINES:

* Lin: Taiwan is China gateway
* Halifax freezes 2002 tariffs
* Forwarder wins round vs. CSX Lines, Matson
* EVA Airways names Yen
* Feeders cut India surcharge
* Cargo vessel stopped and searched in Channel
* New York files to abandon rail car float line
* Descartes buys Tradevision
* SNAME elects Rosenblatt
* Export ABCs: Information, please
* JoC Week: Teamsters target port drayage

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LIN: TAIWAN IS CHINA GATEWAY
A trade minister says the island nation is ideally
positioned as it and China enter the WTO.
http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eEem0BejkZ0BbA0Sz30Az

HALIFAX FREEZES 2002 TARIFFS
Harbor dues, berthage and anchorage fees,
wharfage and passenger charges will remain  unchanged.
http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eEem0BejkZ0BbA0Sz40A1

FORWARDER WINS ROUND VS. CSX LINES, MATSON
A Los Angeles forwarder can press its case over
rates in the Hawaii trade.
http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eEem0BejkZ0BbA0Sz50A2

EVA AIRWAYS NAMES YEN
Kitty Yen, a 25-year veteran of Evergreen Marine Corp.,
becomes the first woman to head the group's
aviation affiliate.
http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eEem0BejkZ0BbA0Sz60A3

FEEDERS CUT INDIA SURCHARGE
Improved turnarounds times at the port of Chennai have
led feeder operators to cut their congestion surcharge.
http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eEem0BejkZ0BbA0Sz70A4

CARGO VESSEL STOPPED AND SEARCHED IN CHANNEL
A cargo ship sailing from Mauritius was stopped and
searched by British anti-terrorist forces in the
English Channel.
http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eEem0BejkZ0BbA0Sz80A5

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MEET THE TOP NAMES IN THE TRANS-PACIFIC MARITIME INDUSTRY!
The 2nd annual Trans-Pacific Maritime Conference on March
3-5, 2002 is the premier way to network and learn. We
are pleased to announce that C.C. Tung, chairman and
chief executive of Orient Overseas (International) Ltd.,
will be the keynote speaker.  For additional information
or to register online, please go to
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If you have any questions, please contact Ren?e Stambach
at (973) 848-7154 or rstambach@joc.com.  For sponsorship
opportunities, please contact Yvonne Berry at (541)
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NEW YORK FILES TO ABANDON RAIL CAR FLOAT LINE
The City of New York wants to shut down the last
remaining operator of car float service across New
York Harbor.
http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eEem0BejkZ0BbA0S1A0A1

DESCARTES BUYS TRADEVISION
The Canadian logistics information company has bought
Tradevision AB, a provider of data transfer technology
for air cargo management.
http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eEem0BejkZ0BbA0S1B0A2

SNAME ELECTS ROSENBLATT
The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers
has elected Bruce S. Rosenblatt as its new president.
http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eEem0BejkZ0BbA0S1C0A3

...and exclusively in JoC ONLINE
EXPORT ABCs by Frank Reynolds
INFORMATION, PLEASE
From books to industry associations to Web sites, there's
a wealth of really useful information waiting for the
inquiring exporter.
http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eEem0BejkZ0BbA0S1D0A4

...and only in JoC WEEK
TEAMSTERS TARGET PORT DRAYAGE
Backed by the ILWU and the ILA, the Teamsters will
ask unionized trucking companies to enter the
harbor-hauling business. Not everyone is convinced
the plan will work.
To subscribe, visit
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The Lutheran Seafarers and International House is
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Christmas-at-Sea program. Gifts will be delivered to
ships calling at U.S. ports.
Contact Christopher Roehrer at cvr@sihnyc.org
http://www.sihnyc.org

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