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JoC Online Daily E-mail Newsletter
Monday Edition
November 19, 2001
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TODAY'S TOP HEADLINES:

* Commonwealth Business Media completes acquisition
  of Journal of Commerce Group
* EU in new Korean shipbuilding probe
* FreightDesk relaunched as two cos.
* Inttra gets funding from Kuehne & Nagel
* Customs proposes rule for split-shipment entry
* ACL's Halifax calls imperiled by rail tiff
* Lufthansa Cargo unveils air cargo index
* West African port plan floated
* Open Harbor garners $10M in funding
* Box volume jumps at Malaysia port
* ILA's Bowers to be honored by forwarders
* JoC Week: Up in the air

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Commonwealth Business Media completes acquisition
  of Journal of Commerce Group
The sale puts The Journal of Commerce Group in the
corporate stable of CBM, which publishes Pacific
Shipper, Canadian Shipper, and a host of other
titles and products.
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EU IN NEW KOREAN SHIPBUILDING PROBE
The European Union has opened a new investigation
into alleged unfair pricing by South Korean shipyards
that could lead to the return of subsidies for
European shipbuilders.
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FREIGHTDESK RELAUNCHED AS TWO COS.
The online forwarding and freight management
software provider has been relaunched as Global
TranXit Inc., and FreightDesk Technologies Inc.
http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eDyC0BejkZ0n50R7D0Af

INTTRA GETS FUNDING FROM KUEHNE & NAGEL
The multi-carrier Web portal has strengthened its
position as a company allied with the interests of
intermediaries as well as shippers, with an
investment from the Swiss 3PL.
http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eDyC0BejkZ0n50R7E0Ag

CUSTOMS PROPOSES RULE FOR SPLIT-SHIPMENT ENTRY
The proposal would allow importers to enter
multiple lots under one bill of lading.
http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eDyC0BejkZ0n50R7F0Ah

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ACL'S HALIFAX CALLS IMPERILED BY RAIL TIFF
Politicians and port interests are concerned that
the carrier may end calls there if it cannot get a
satisfactory deal with Canadian National Rwy.
http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eDyC0BejkZ0n50R7G0Ai

LUFTHANSA CARGO UNVEILS AIR CARGO INDEX
A new index predicts air cargo trends for key
global markets.
http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eDyC0BejkZ0n50R7H0Aj


WEST AFRICAN PORT PLAN FLOATED
A container transshipment facility similar to the
Sea Point project proposed for Louisiana could be
built in Togo.
http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eDyC0BejkZ0n50R7I0Ak

OPEN HARBOR GARNERS $10M IN FUNDING
The cross-border trade management software company
said it raised $10 million in a second round of
funding.
http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eDyC0BejkZ0n50R7J0Al

BOX VOLUME JUMPS AT MALAYSIA PORT
The only fully equipped container terminal in an
economic growth area comprising Brunei, Indonesia,
Malaysia and the Philippines saw volume jump in the
second quarter.
http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eDyC0BejkZ0n50R7K0Am

ILA'S BOWERS TO BE HONORED BY FORWARDERS
John Bowers, president of the International
Longshoremen's Association, has been selected as the
2002 Person of the Year by the New York/ New Jersey
Foreign Freight Forwarders and Brokers Association.
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