31/03/1999	BRIEFS
	31/03/1999	Tanker firm Teekay to buy Bona for US$450m (Shipping Times)
	31/03/1999	Rate rise threatens exporters (Shipping Times)
	31/03/1999	Volvo looks to FastShip (Sched Net)
	31/03/1999	FMC Delays Implementation of North Atlantic Pact (Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
	31/03/1999	Yokohama Set to Take Incentive Measures (Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
	31/03/1999	GE Shipping to demerge property unit into new co -- Board approves new management structure (The Hindu Business Line)
	31/03/1999	Interés italiano por la traza del tren a Ezeiza (La Nación On Line)
	30/03/1999	BRIEFS
	30/03/1999	Big, bigger, biggest (Financial Times)
	30/03/1999	BP Amoco fits with Arco (Financial Times)
	30/03/1999	BP confirms Atlantic Richfield talks (Financial Times)
	30/03/1999	Osprey forecasts mixed business outlook (Shipping Times)
	30/03/1999	Malaysia's Bintulu container terminal to start operations by mid-year (Shipping Times)
	30/03/1999	Shipping giants hold future (Shipping Times)
	29/03/1999	Thyssen wants to sell logistics (Cargoweb)
	29/03/1999	BRIEFS
	29/03/1999	TPL introduces service package (Sched Net)
	29/03/1999	Role of shipping watchdog under scrutiny; government can overrule director general's directions since it is not a statutory body (Business Standard)
	27/03/1999	BRIEFS
	27/03/1999	Siete grupos competirán finalmente por integrarse en el «núcleo duro» de Iberia (ABCe)
	27/03/1999	FESCO Unveils Fleet Renewal Program (Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
	27/03/1999	Port Qasim Authority makes net operating surplus of Rs 209.9 million (Business Recorder)
	26/03/1999	BRIEFS
	26/03/1999	Fewer HK-owned ships, but tonnage has risen (Shipping Times)
	26/03/1999	Box Traffic from Asia to US Rises 10.7% in January (Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
	26/03/1999	Johor port traffic volume reaches 21 million tonnes (The Star Online)
	26/03/1999	KPT surpasses last year's traffic (Exim India)
	26/03/1999	African Port Guards Stealing from Vessels (The East African)
	25/03/1999	CMB sells Transinsular (Cargoweb)
	25/03/1999	BRIEFS
	25/03/1999	New Indian agreement signed (Sched Net)
	25/03/1999	El puerto de Valencia supera los 20 millones de toneladas, en 1998 (urgente online press)
	24/03/1999	The strange logic behind the OPEC agreement (The Bunker Bulletin)
	24/03/1999	OPEC cuts announced, implementation remains (The Bunker Bulletin)
	24/03/1999	BRIEFS
	24/03/1999	PSA's Aden container terminal gets its first vessel calls (Shipping Times)
	24/03/1999	Korean shipbuilders to face slipping sales (The Korea Herald)
	24/03/1999	TAMP to review decision on cargo charges (Exim India)
	24/03/1999	8 global majors in fray to build Rajiv Gandhi box terminal (Exim India)
	23/03/1999	Opec slashes oil production (BBC News)
	23/03/1999	BRIEFS
	23/03/1999	Banana war spreads to beef (BBC News)
	23/03/1999	Signals point to buyers for Saf's unsold divisions (Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weekly)
	23/03/1999	Latest reefer technology opens new markets to exporters (Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weekly)
	23/03/1999	Exports to developing countries exceed 50% of total shipments (The Korea Herald)
	23/03/1999	No clear regulator for corporate ports; leads to an anomaly in export-import businesses (Business Standard)
	22/03/1999	Prologis builds distribution center in Rotterdam (Cargoweb)
	22/03/1999	Japanese yards trim operations (Marine Log)
	22/03/1999	BRIEFS
	22/03/1999	Two cartels on Asia-US trades to stop operations (Shipping Times)
	22/03/1999	Dos millones de toneladas pasan por Cartagena en dos meses (urgente online press)
	22/03/1999	Kuantan Port a gateway to Pacific Rim (The Star Online)
	21/03/1999	OPEC seeks full compliance with lower production quotas (The Nando Times)
	20/03/1999	BRIEFS
	20/03/1999	Port Qasim Authority assures shipping lines of 11-metre draft in all seasons (Business Recorder)
	19/03/1999	Antwerp: 'Be careful with statistics hinterland transport' (Cargoweb)
	19/03/1999	BRIEFS
	19/03/1999	US importers face higher shipping rates (The Star Online)
	19/03/1999	Economic rebound in sight, say shipping executives (Exim India)
	19/03/1999	China gets loan to upgrade container movement inland (Shipping Times)
	18/03/1999	Deutsche Post and Danzas to acquire Nedlloyd ETD (Cargoweb)
	18/03/1999	Record first quarter for Carnival (Marine Log)
	18/03/1999	BRIEFS
	18/03/1999	Toyofuji serves up a world first in Asia (Shipping Times)
	18/03/1999	Asia-Pac to stay as Cunard's fastest growing market (Shipping Times)
	18/03/1999	NY/NJ, Suez Canal Poised to Attract Asian Cargo (Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
	18/03/1999	FMC backs down on bonds (Sched Net)
	17/03/1999	Sea Containers new owner of Silja Line (Cargoweb)
	17/03/1999	BRIEFS
	17/03/1999	MOL hints at Europe service (Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weekly)
	17/03/1999	Argentina brings in mandatory preshipment inspection (Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weekly)
	17/03/1999	Nigeria drops preshipment inspections (Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weekly)
	17/03/1999	TEUs moved through SA ports (Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weekly)
	17/03/1999	Panama urged to delist substandard ships (Shipping Times)
	17/03/1999	Polish yard goes for profit (Shipping Times)
	17/03/1999	Container glut makes for a China syndrome (Sched Net)
	16/03/1999	BRIEFS
	16/03/1999	FMC Report May Lead to Fines against Carriers (Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
	16/03/1999	S'pore now a member of int'l oil spill convention (Shipping Times)
	16/03/1999	South-western China now linked to coast by rail, road (Shipping Times)
	16/03/1999	Asian lines to rethink Europe/Asia services (Sched Net)
	16/03/1999	Success unsure for Port Klang handling gamble (Sched Net)
	16/03/1999	NSDRC to market shipbuilding orders (Exim India)
	15/03/1999	Stolt buys 5 percent Van Ommeren (Cargoweb)
	15/03/1999	Paralizado el proyecto intermodal puertos/ferrocarril en Alemania (urgente online press)
	15/03/1999	What the ministers said (The Bunker Bulletin)
	15/03/1999	BRIEFS
	15/03/1999	US shipyard wins landmark deal to build two ships (Shipping Times)
	15/03/1999	Guangdong / Australia origin receiving charges (Sched Net)
	15/03/1999	Government slated to liberlise imports; 400 more items on open general licence list likely in Exim policy (Business Standard)
	13/03/1999	BRIEFS
	13/03/1999	'K' Line, Yangming, COSCO Reshuffle Europe/Med Svc. (Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
	13/03/1999	KPA moves to woo Burundi shippers (Daily Nation on the Web)
	12/03/1999	BRIEFS
	12/03/1999	HK out to woo Japanese shipowners to its registry (Shipping Times)
	12/03/1999	India seeks to use Bangladesh port (Shipping Times)
	12/03/1999	Sinking under a debt weight (Shipping Times)
	12/03/1999	P&O Ports may lose Said rights (Sched Net)
	12/03/1999	La Comisión frena la privatización del astillero italiano INMA (urgente online press)
	11/03/1999	BRIEFS
	11/03/1999	Global seaborne trade posts first fall in 15 years (Shipping Times)
	11/03/1999	Freight rates to go up by US$100 per box from April (Shipping Times)
	11/03/1999	Shippers to fight rate hikes (Sched Net)
	11/03/1999	Emery Worldwide compra las divisiones aérea y marítima de Walsh Western (urgente online press)
	11/03/1999	Samsung Heavy to supply cranes to U.S. Navy (The Korea Herald)
	11/03/1999	PSC unit to acquire KUB shares in PSC-NDSB (The Star Online)
	10/03/1999	BRIEFS
	10/03/1999	Hongkong receives three cruise terminal proposals (Shipping Times)
	10/03/1999	S Korean ship orders up (Shipping Times)
	10/03/1999	Shipbuilders shifting focus to specialized vessels (The Korea Herald)
	10/03/1999	No staff cutbacks at SCL (Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weekly)
	10/03/1999	Maersk is 'very interested' in terminals, shipbuilding in Durban (Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weekly)
	10/03/1999	Nan Tai launches new service (Sched Net)
	10/03/1999	Easier rules in new conference (Sched Net)
	09/03/1999	BRIEFS
	09/03/1999	KL to intervene in freight rate furore if asked (Shipping Times)
	09/03/1999	Big numbers for Hapag-Lloyd (Sched Net)
	09/03/1999	Tasman Asia / NZOL join forces (Sched Net)
	09/03/1999	Weak Real Prompts Lines to Raise Rates (Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
	09/03/1999	Condena unánime contra EE.UU. en la OCM por las sanciones a la UE (ABCe)
	09/03/1999	DGFT meets officials to review export and import policy; more items may be decanalised (Business Standard)
	08/03/1999	El puerto de Cartagena mueve 11,5 millones de toneladas en 1998 (urgente online press)
	08/03/1999	BRIEFS
	08/03/1999	US-Asia conference continues despite spate of resignations (Shipping Times)
	08/03/1999	Future of conferences, Sea-Land revamp grab the headlines (Shipping Times)
	08/03/1999	Emergency talks over bananas (BBC News)
	08/03/1999	KHI looks to cut costs (Sched Net)
	08/03/1999	Tax break call for US (Sched Net)
	08/03/1999	Hanjin Heavy to merge with two construction subsidiaries (The Korea Herald)
	06/03/1999	BRIEFS
	06/03/1999	Carriers to enforce rate hike (Sched Net)
	05/03/1999	Hong Kong plans to slash fees and grow its ship registry (Marine Log)
	05/03/1999	Costa shopping for possible huge conversion (Marine Log)
	05/03/1999	La Comisión endurece el examen para mercancías peligrosas (urgente online press)
	05/03/1999	BRIEFS
	05/03/1999	Six firms in bid to build floating dock for Indian yard (Shipping Times)
	05/03/1999	Terminal operator's attempt to limit its liability rejected (Shipping Times)
	05/03/1999	Hamburg Sud raises S America/ N Europe rates (Sched Net)
	04/03/1999	P&O Nedlloyd wants to buy other lines (Cargoweb)
	04/03/1999	BRIEFS
	04/03/1999	PSA clinches deal to manage box terminal in Brunei (Shipping Times)
	04/03/1999	US-Asia conference left with only 2 members after four lines quit (Shipping Times)
	04/03/1999	FEFC Confirms Rate Hike Attempts at Tokyo Meeting (Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
	04/03/1999	TSA Meeting Works Out Rate Hikes on Commodities (Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
	04/03/1999	Tacoma turns in surprise volume results (Sched Net)
	03/03/1999	BRIEFS
	03/03/1999	Asian share of global containership fleet slips (Shipping Times)
	03/03/1999	S'pore receives record 1.05m cruise passengers (Shipping Times)
	03/03/1999	Shippers Set to Cope with Rate Talks with Conference (Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
	03/03/1999	Los astilleros públicos españoles perdieron 21.923 millones en 1998 (ABCe)
	03/03/1999	Cargo boom at North Port (Sched Net)
	03/03/1999	HK January trade figures down (Sched Net)
	02/03/1999	BRIEFS
	02/03/1999	Original bill of lading is an iron rule of maritime law (Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weekly)
	02/03/1999	Australia posts record trade gap (The Star Online)
	02/03/1999	MEDFEC to restore rates (Sched Net)
	02/03/1999	Economic rebound in sight: shipping execs (Shipping Times)
	02/03/1999	Royal Caribbean accused of false entries in records of oil disposal (Shipping Times)
	01/03/1999	TNT Post acquires Tecnologistica (Cargoweb)
	01/03/1999	BRIEFS
	01/03/1999	Philippine's bid to enter 'white list' in peril (Shipping Times)
	01/03/1999	Evergreen, Yangming to invest in China (Shipping Times)
	01/03/1999	VLCC repair work unlikely to dry up (Shipping Times)
	01/03/1999	HK '99 growth forecast low (Sched Net)
	01/03/1999	Double deal looks good for French line (Sched Net)
	01/03/1999	Shipping route planned to link Korea, Japan and Russia (The Korea Herald)