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JoC Online Daily E-mail Newsletter
Thanksgiving Edition
November 21, 2001
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TODAY'S TOP HEADLINES:

* Korea ship exports boom
* KLM Cargo eliminates fuel surcharge
* Lufthansa braces for layoffs
* Atlas opens new hub network
* Malaysia sets completion of Customs e-systems
* US Coalition protests steel curbs
* CF Air chief confident in security measures
* Surprise choice for HK air express hub
* Deutsche Post names Pordzik US chief
* Sri Lankan shippers slam document fee
* US firms sign trade deals with Cuba
* Union Pacific unveils Olympic, flag trains
* JoC Week: New day for NVOCCs

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KOREA SHIP EXPORTS BOOM
South Korean shipyards said exports of ships in
the first nine months of the year jumped 30% over
the year-ago period.
http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eD3M0BejkZ0n50SIa0AT

KLM CARGO ELIMINATES FUEL SURCHARGE
The airline's freight unit plans to eliminate its 10
cents per kilo fuel surcharge.
http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eD3M0BejkZ0n50SIb0AU

LUFTHANSA BRACES FOR LAYOFFS
Europe's second largest airline could eliminate
thousands of jobs ahead of an expected loss for the year.
http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eD3M0BejkZ0n50SIc0AV

ATLAS OPENS NEW HUB NETWORK
The cargo carrier has created "a high-frequency air
cargo network" with hubs in Anchorage, Miami and Belgium.
http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eD3M0BejkZ0n50SId0AW

MALAYSIA SETS COMPLETION OF CUSTOMS E-SYSTEMS
Two dozen agencies under Malaysia's Royal Customs and
Excise Department will be fully computerized by 2003.
http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eD3M0BejkZ0n50SIe0AX

US COALITION PROTESTS STEEL CURBS
Ports and maritime businesses concerned with the impact
of restricting steel imports into the United States will
petition the U.S. International Trade Commission about
its recent decision.
http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eD3M0BejkZ0n50SIf0AY

CF AIR CHIEF CONFIDENT IN SECURITY MEASURES
Air cargo security measures should provide sufficient
protection against terrorist threats, a top air forwarding
executive said.
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SURPRISE CHOICE FOR HK AIR EXPRESS HUB
Hong Kong's Airport Authority surprised the air express
industry by proposing a new hub at a little-used
facility near Macau.
http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eD3M0BejkZ0n50SIh0Aa

DEUTSCHE POST NAMES PORDZIK US CHIEF
The German logistics conglomerate has appointed Wolfgang
Pordzik as its Washington representative.
http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eD3M0BejkZ0n50SIc0AV

SRI LANKAN SHIPPERS SLAM DOCUMENT FEE
Shippers are furious over a documentation fee planned
by foreign shipping lines.
http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eD3M0BejkZ0n50SIi0Ab

US FIRMS SIGN TRADE DEALS WITH CUBA
A trio of agricultural companies have signed trade
agreements to supply millions of dollars worth of wheat,
corn, soy and rice to Cuba, the first such agreement
in four decades.
http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eD3M0BejkZ0n50SIj0Ac

UNION PACIFIC UNVEILS OLYMPIC, FLAG TRAINS
The railroad added a generous helping of red, white and
blue to its fleet.
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