31/03/2004	BRIEFS
	31/03/2004	London Metal Exchange coup likely for Johor Port (The Star Online)
	31/03/2004	Foreign cruise liners put India on itinerary (Business Standard)
	31/03/2004	CNOOC confirms oil finding in Bohai Bay (People's Daily)
	31/03/2004	Container terminal to be built on Jingtang island (Sched Net)
	30/03/2004	BRIEFS
	30/03/2004	Un muelle de cruceros atraería a más armadores a Bizkaia (DEIA Diario de Bizkaia)
	30/03/2004	Opec stalls on oil price as weaker dollar erodes profit (Business Report)
	29/03/2004	Moeller-Maersk wants to double share of global shipping market, buy up rivals (TODAYonline)
	29/03/2004	BRIEFS
	29/03/2004	Port tariff rises will hurt exports' (Business Day)
	29/03/2004	Extra fee if boxes scanned (The Star Online)
	26/03/2004	BRIEFS
	26/03/2004	Dubai Port Bags Contract For Kochi Terminal (The Financial Express)
	26/03/2004	HK airport in talks to buy stake in rival Zhuhai hub (The Straits Times)
	26/03/2004	China to overtake S Korea, Japan as biggest shipbuilder: academic (Shipping Times)
	26/03/2004	Throughput at Tianjin surges (Sched Net)
	25/03/2004	APG to launch Guayaquil port concession bidding in May (Business News Americas)
	25/03/2004	Northwest ports: Federal government doesn't cover all expenses (The Oregonian)
	25/03/2004	BRIEFS
	25/03/2004	World ports struggle to meet U.S. security standards (International Herald Tribune)
	24/03/2004	BRIEFS
	24/03/2004	Navy Chief Makes Explosive Remark (TheMoscowTimes.com)
	24/03/2004	U.S. to Scan for Nukes at All Ports (NewsMax.com)
	24/03/2004	Rs 100 crore upgrade for Haldia port (Business Standard)
	24/03/2004	Shipyard looks to take 'ghost' work abroad (telegraph.co.uk)
	24/03/2004	Private port operators urge MoS to alter dredging contract policy (Exim India)
	23/03/2004	Port of Beirut finally receives gantry cranes from China (The Daily Star On line)
	23/03/2004	BRIEFS
	23/03/2004	Oil Prices Dip 1% on OPEC Rumors (TheMoscowTimes.com)
	23/03/2004	Singapore reiterates place of refuge terms (Shipping Times)
	22/03/2004	Cruise ships to be auctioned this week (Pacific Business News)
	22/03/2004	Ecology strikes deal on dumping restrictions with cruise lines (San Francisco Chronicle)
	22/03/2004	BRIEFS
	22/03/2004	New LNG projects to cost $30bn: Attiyah (The Peninsula)
	22/03/2004	Tata Steel- L&T port in Dhamra (Business Standard)
	19/03/2004	BRIEFS
	19/03/2004	Actividad económica y baja oferta de buques triplican tarifas de carga marina (Transporte Siglo XXI)
	19/03/2004	Port security in doubt (The Miami Herald)
	19/03/2004	Ports up tariffs to fund upgrades (Business Report)
	18/03/2004	BRIEFS
	18/03/2004	Police check whether Ashdod bombers entered the port hidden in a container (Ha'aretz)
	18/03/2004	Nansha port targets overseas investment (People's Daily)
	17/03/2004	Shipyards: Where do we go from here? (timesofmalta.com)
	17/03/2004	BRIEFS
	17/03/2004	Sapo makes port plans despite funding inertia (Business Report)
	17/03/2004	NITC Invests in Oil Transport in Caspian Sea (Tehran Times)
	17/03/2004	Port tariff cut to turn coastal shipping tide (The Telegraph - Calcutta)
	16/03/2004	First SA-owned, operated cruise liner to make debut (Business Day)
	16/03/2004	BRIEFS
	16/03/2004	Xiamen port operator to seek US$1.5b in float (The Standard)
	16/03/2004	Private Shipping Companies To Be Asked To Provide Maritime Training (The Financial Express)
	16/03/2004	Shipping operators, execs question advisory on maritime marshalls (The Philippine Star)
	16/03/2004	Shipping lines bemoan security impost and collection (The New Zealand Herald)
	15/03/2004	BRIEFS
	15/03/2004	Haifa port chief says it won't occur here (Ha'aretz)
	15/03/2004	MPA to study feasibility of dockyard at Thilafushi for cargo vessel repairs (Haveeru Daily)
	15/03/2004	Terrorists 'to target shipping' (news.com.au)
	12/03/2004	BRIEFS
	12/03/2004	Ferries Connect City to EU (The St. Petersburg Times)
	12/03/2004	Maersk-Concor set to bag JNPT deal - Quotes highest revenue share for new box terminal (The Hindu Business Line)
	11/03/2004	BRIEFS
	11/03/2004	El Gobierno implica a la firma que avaló al "Prestige" en otros tres accidentes (La Voz de Galicia)
	11/03/2004	ATI to bid for Batangas int'l port (The Philippine Star)
	11/03/2004	Chinese ports swamped with raw materials (Sched Net)
	10/03/2004	BRIEFS
	10/03/2004	Exports cut to ease port congestion (Herald Sun)
	10/03/2004	BP Seen Investing $5Bln in Sakhalin-5 (TheMoscowTimes.com)
	10/03/2004	Ferry missing in Madagascar cyclone (ONE News NZOOM)
	09/03/2004	Dockworkers threaten oil companies over evasion of tariffs (Vanguard)
	09/03/2004	Cruise ship hijacker dies in Iraq (BBC News)
	09/03/2004	BRIEFS
	09/03/2004	Shipbuilders ride boom but trouble lurks (The Korea Herald)
	08/03/2004	Ocean shipping rates poised for increase (The Washington Times)
	08/03/2004	BRIEFS
	08/03/2004	Gulftainer to open new terminal this month (Gulf News)
	08/03/2004	Finnish Ministry of Trade and Industry to examine Italian shipyard subsidies (Helsingin Sanomat)
	05/03/2004	BRIEFS
	05/03/2004	China transport woes raise inflation risks (International Herald Tribune)
	04/03/2004	Tax perks draw world's top shipping group (Business Times - Singapore)
	04/03/2004	Suspicious powder found at Miami port (The Washington Times)
	04/03/2004	BRIEFS
	04/03/2004	Shandong, Jiangsu, Guangxi to boost port capacity (Sched Net)
	03/03/2004	City now cruising for 2 piers (New York Post)
	03/03/2004	BRIEFS
	03/03/2004	Cruise ship grounds (Townsville Bulletin)
	03/03/2004	A buoyant time for shipbuilders (asahi.com)
	03/03/2004	Ports, rail need shakeup (The New Zealand Herald)
	03/03/2004	Plan To Develop Tuticorin Port As Asian Hub (The Financial Express)
	02/03/2004	GAO says Norwegian Cruise Line has Hawaii monopoly (Pacific Business News)
	02/03/2004	Moffat & Nichol wins Callao port study (Business News Americas)
	02/03/2004	Proponen crear en México Cámara del sector marítimo-portuario (Transporte Siglo XXI)
	02/03/2004	BRIEFS
	02/03/2004	Singapore move means stiffer competition for Malaysian ports (Business Times - Malaysia)
	02/03/2004	TCS Report Spots Nine Ports For Infrastructure Development (The Financial Express)
	01/03/2004	Paloma port tender attracts sole bidder (Business News Americas)
	01/03/2004	Interview: Shipping firms may introduce another rate hike this year (Gulf News)
	01/03/2004	BRIEFS
	01/03/2004	Portuarios, ante tres días cruciales (Europa Sur DIGITAL)
	01/03/2004	Price undercutting plagues liner shipping industry (Business Times - Malaysia)