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JoC Online Daily E-mail Newsletter
Friday Edition
October 22, 2001
Pirates Week (Cayman Islands)
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TODAY'S TOP HEADLINES:

* Evergreen next to quit Singapore?
* Seaway strike averted
* British Airways, KLM revive talks
* Swissair bailout OK'd
* Report: Deutsche Post to acquire Airborne Express
* Bolero moves into payment clearance
* Schneider Logistics, Hellmann Worldwide partnering
* FedEx opens Shanghai hub
* CMA CGM adds South America connections
* Crop-dusted tug, barges released
* Brazil port gets $40M loan
* Schenker opens Japan logistics center
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EVERGREEN NEXT TO QUIT SINGAPORE?
The fast-growing Malaysian port of Tanjung Pelepas
may have gained another tenant - at Singapore's expense.
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Seaway strike averted
St. Lawrence Seaway management and labor reached
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BRITISH AIRWAYS, KLM REVIVE TALKS
Europe's largest airline revived alliance talks with
the Dutch carrier 13 months after breaking off
merger negotiations.
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SWISSAIR BAILOUT OK'D
The Swiss government approved a $2.4 billion rescue
package for bankrupt Swissair after securing
additional private capital.
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REPORT: DEUTSCHE POST TO ACQUIRE AIRBORNE EXPRESS
A published report said the Germany logistics
conglomerate is about to acquire the U.S. package
delivery provider.
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BOLERO MOVES INTO PAYMENT CLEARANCE
The London-based company will offer gathering and
verifying electronic documents necessary for
clearing payment on international trades.
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SCHNEIDER LOGISTICS, HELLMANN WORLDWIDE PARTNERING
The logistics provider will mesh services with the
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FEDEX OPENS SHANGHAI HUB
Ahead of China's accession to the WTO, FedEx Corp.
unveiled a vast express center in a joint venture.
http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eDQE0BejkZ0n50RGM0AS

CGM ADDS SOUTH AMERICA CONNECTIONS
The carrier will launch a new feeder service between
hub ports in the Caribbean islands and northern Brazil.
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CROP-DUSTED TUG, BARGES RELEASED
A Mississippi River tugboat and barges it was
transporting were released by authorities after
tests of a substance sprayed on them by a
crop-duster came back negative.
http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eDQE0BejkZ0n50RGO0AU

BRAZIL PORT GETS $40M LOAN
Sepetiba has secured financing for its expansion.
http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eDQE0BejkZ0n50RGP0AV

SCHENKER OPENS JAPAN LOGISTICS CENTER
A joint venture will open a logistics center next
to the New Tokyo International Airport.
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