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JoC Online Daily E-mail Newsletter
Monday Edition
December 24, 2001
Christmas Eve (USA)
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TODAY'S TOP HEADLINES:

* Trans-Pacific lines ready China surcharges
* Tanker owners brace for OPEC cuts
* Buenos Aires terminal operating after riots
* A&B expects lower results for Matson
* Port Canaveral first to meet new security rules
* Another war-risk cut for Pakistan
* Terror ship search could take weeks
* Winter shutdown for St. Lawrence Seaway
* Cleanup underway in CSX derailment
* JoC Week: Shaky start for air cargo

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Trans-Pacific lines ready China surcharges
Carriers said the surcharges reflect rising
terminal-related costs in handling cargo and
managing carrier equipment throughout China.
http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eEen0BejkZ0BbA0S1E0A6

Tanker owners brace for OPEC cuts
More production cutbacks will break a short-lived
rally in tanker rates.
http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eEen0BejkZ0BbA0S1F0A7

Buenos Aires terminal operating after riots
Normal port operations have resumed at the
Exolgan container terminal after riots left more
than 20 dead in Argentina.
http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eEen0BejkZ0BbA0S1G0A8

A&B expects lower results for Matson
Alexander & Baldwin, parent of Matson Navigation Co.,
said it expects significantly lower fourth-quarter
results for the carrier.
http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eEen0BejkZ0BbA0S1H0AA

Port Canaveral first to meet new security rules
Port Canaveral has been certified by the Florida Department
of Law Enforcement (FDLE) for substantial compliance
with the Florida Legislature's new laws for seaport
security.
http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eEen0BejkZ0BbA0S1I0AB

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Another war-risk cut for Pakistan
Following discussions with insurance underwriters,
major shipping lines serving Pakistan have cut the
war-risk premium by an additional $9 per TEU.
http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eEen0BejkZ0BbA0S1J0AC

Terror ship search could take weeks
The search of a cargo ship seized in the English Channel
four days ago on suspicion of carrying "terrorist
material" to Great Britain is likely to take several
weeks, British law enforcement officials said.
http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eEen0BejkZ0BbA0S1K0AD

Winter shutdown for St. Lawrence Seaway
The St. Lawrence Seaway was closed to vessel traffic
Monday, beginning its traditional three-month
winter shutdown.
http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eEen0BejkZ0BbA0S1L0AE

Cleanup underway in CSX derailment
It could be several days before crews have completely
cleaned up chemicals that spilled and ignited a fire
after a freight train derailed in western New York.
http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eEen0BejkZ0BbA0S1M0AF

...and only in JoC WEEK
Shaky start for air cargo
Air-cargo executives undoubtedly wish they could
forget the disastrous year that's about to conclude.
Unfortunately, they won't be able to because few expect
rates or volume to rebound until next spring, at
the earliest.
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the time of year when shippers are entering contract
negotiations and sizing up requirements for the
summer-fall peak shipping season.  We are pleased to
announce that C.C. Tung, chairman and chief executive
of Orient Overseas (International) Ltd., will be the
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