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JoC Online Daily E-mail Newsletter
Tuesday Edition
November 20, 2001
Revolution Anniversary (Mexico)
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TODAY'S TOP HEADLINES:

* FedEx sets higher rates
* Port of Rotterdam scuttles tariff hike
* Northwest drops fuel surcharge
* Cathay Cargo to resume direct service to Sri Lanka
* McDonough new president of NYSA
* KAL adds Korea-China freighter
* Swissair will market Crossair cargo
* GeoLogistics wins Airbus supplier contract
* BDP adds chemical client
* Ocean software firm offers ERP
* Emery Worldwide nets two contracts
* Export ABCs: (Supply)-chain reaction
* JoC Week: Security has its limits

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FEDEX SETS HIGHER RATES
Both FedEx Express and FedEx Ground plan to
increase rates on Jan. 7.
http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eDz10BejkZ0n50R8i0A1

PORT OF ROTTERDAM SCUTTLES TARIFF HIKE
The world's largest port has scrapped a planned
increase in harbor dues next year in a bid to
prevent shipping lines, especially container
carriers, from defecting to cheaper north
European rivals.
http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eDz10BejkZ0n50R8j0A2

NORTHWEST DROPS FUEL SURCHARGE
The carrier's cargo unit said that it will eliminate
its fuel surcharge on Dec. 1.
http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eDz10BejkZ0n50R8k0A3

CATHAY CARGO TO RESUME DIRECT SERVICE TO SRI LANKA
Air shipments from Sri Lanka will get another boost
following an announcement from Cathay Pacific Cargo
that it is resuming its direct services to the island
nation.
http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eDz10BejkZ0n50R8l0A4

MCDONOUGH NEW PRESIDENT OF NYSA
Frank N. McDonough, executive director of the
Nation'sPort advocacy group, will replace James A.
Capo as president of the NYSA.
http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eDz10BejkZ0n50R8m0A5

KAL ADDS KOREA-CHINA FREIGHTER
The airline launched a weekly MD-11 freighter service
between the new airport in Incheon and Tianjin.
http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eDz10BejkZ0n50R8n0A6

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SWISSAIR WILL MARKET CROSSAIR CARGO
Crossair, the Swiss regional airline taking over most
of Swissair's routes, plans to have Swisscargo market
its worldwide freight capacity.
http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eDz10BejkZ0n50R8q0AA

GEOLOGISTICS WINS AIRBUS SUPPLIER CONTRACT
UCAR Composites Inc. has chosen GeoLogistics Corp. to
manage oversize shipments of tooling used for the
airframe assembly of Airbus' new double-decker A380.
http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eDz10BejkZ0n50R8r0AB

BDP ADDS CHEMICAL CLIENT
The U.S.-based global logistics specialist will handle
freight forwarding for General Chemical Corp.
http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eDz10BejkZ0n50R8s0AC

OCEAN SOFTWARE FIRM OFFERS ERP
Trans-i has developed enterprise resource planning
software for carriers that can be operated through a
personal computer and modem.
http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eDz10BejkZ0n50R8t0AD

EMERY WORLDWIDE NETS TWO CONTRACTS
Magnetic Corp., a manufacturer of linear drive systems,
will utilize the forwarding services of Emery Worldwide.
http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eDz10BejkZ0n50R8u0AE

...and exclusively in JoC ONLINE
EXPORT ABCs by Frank Reynolds
(SUPPLY)-CHAIN REACTION
There's never a shortage of subjects to write on when
the transportation gods get angry.
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...and only in JoC WEEK
SECURITY HAS ITS LIMITS
El Al's cargo-security program has been lauded as a
possible model for U.S. carriers. But cargo executives
say adopting a similar program in the US might hinder
the free flow of commerce.
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