30/07/2004	BRIEFS
	30/07/2004	Jakarta to build $870m seaport (The Straits Times)
	30/07/2004	Cargo costs must come down, says new study (The Standard)
	30/07/2004	Adani group plans to acquire 74 pc stake in Petronet's Dahej dry cargo port project (Exim India)
	29/07/2004	Fewer cruise passengers in June (The Malta Independent)
	29/07/2004	BRIEFS
	29/07/2004	End the anarchy (Ha'aretz)
	29/07/2004	Six sailors killed as oil tanker explodes off Lankan shores (Daily News)
	29/07/2004	Arroyo signs bills amending overseas shipping, PDIC charter acts (Sun Star Daily)
	29/07/2004	China's foreign trade expected to top 1,000 billion US dollars (People's Daily)
	29/07/2004	Coega talks terminated (Business Day)
	28/07/2004	BRIEFS
	28/07/2004	CNOOC to build huge refinery in Guangdong (People's Daily)
	27/07/2004	Las obras de prolongación del dique del rompeolas de Tarragona contará con Fondos de Cohesión de la Unión Europea (Europa Press)
	27/07/2004	Bulgarian Shipping Company Fined (novinite.com)
	27/07/2004	Maersk engineer enters guilty plea (Marine Log)
	27/07/2004	BRIEFS
	27/07/2004	At Nation's Ports, Cargo Backlog Raises Question of Security (The New York Times)
	27/07/2004	PM approves final design of Shaikh Khalifa port (Bahrain Tribune)
	27/07/2004	One-fifth of global box trade in 2003 attributed to China: ministry (Sched Net)
	27/07/2004	Draft law to open State-run rail services to private sector (Vietnam Economy)
	26/07/2004	BRIEFS
	26/07/2004	Ally Offers to Bail Out Yukos (TheMoscowTimes.com)
	26/07/2004	Shipping giants lift oil fleet capacity (People's Daily)
	26/07/2004	Fujian to spend billions of yuan to develop ports (Sched Net)
	25/07/2004	3 missing in ship accident in south China (China Daily)
	23/07/2004	BRIEFS
	23/07/2004	Railway works shift to fast track (The Standard)
	23/07/2004	Maritime trade adds to tide of China's rise (Asia Times)
	22/07/2004	Sino-UK trade to see record growth (China Daily)
	22/07/2004	Hoon cuts will ruin shipyards (The Daily Record)
	22/07/2004	BRIEFS
	22/07/2004	New rules: Traffic lanes set for ships in Yangtze (China Daily)
	22/07/2004	AirAsia calls off talks on stake sale to Virgin Blue (The Star Online)
	22/07/2004	Taicang Port throughput soars (Sched Net)
	21/07/2004	IMB denies exaggerating piracy figures (Maritime Global Net)
	21/07/2004	Conferees approve $11.1 billion for Navy shipbuilding (Marine Log)
	21/07/2004	Fujian to build 110 deep-water berths (Cargonews Asia)
	21/07/2004	BRIEFS
	21/07/2004	Ports plan tardy, says Labor (The Canberra Times)
	21/07/2004	Gujarat ship-breaking industry sinking (Exim India)
	20/07/2004	By 2010 Russian ports to handle lion's share of foreign trade cargoes (RIA Novosti)
	20/07/2004	La nueva Renfe quiere asumir tan sólo 1.600 de los 7.200 millones de deuda que tiene ahora la empresa (abc.es)
	20/07/2004	BRIEFS
	20/07/2004	Port talks progress, but strike goes on (Ha'aretz)
	20/07/2004	Brunei seeks global partner for port (Business Day)
	20/07/2004	Shipping lines clear to rate-fix (The Courier-Mail)
	20/07/2004	Morocco For Casablanca-Mumbai Permanent Shipping Line (The Financial Express)
	19/07/2004	Dureza: allow foreign shipping lines to operate domestic routes (MindaNews)
	19/07/2004	BRIEFS
	19/07/2004	End of port strike in sight (Maariv International)
	19/07/2004	How to view the near-double-digit fast growth (People's Daily)
	16/07/2004	BRIEFS
	16/07/2004	Full steam ahead for China's shipping industry (The Straits Times)
	16/07/2004	PSA's headhunt is to man volume surge, new berths (Shipping Times)
	15/07/2004	Paradip port plans upgrade to handle more cargo (The Statesman)
	15/07/2004	Port to put its case for full new container terminal (Business Report)
	15/07/2004	BRIEFS
	15/07/2004	Law to privatize ports ignites strike (Ha'aretz)
	15/07/2004	Ports post 16.5pc growth in cargo handling in first 6 months (Business Times - Malaysia)
	15/07/2004	Dubai to launch mid-size shipbuilding (Gulf News)
	15/07/2004	Biometric-based ID may come into use in 6 months (Shipping Times)
	14/07/2004	BRIEFS
	14/07/2004	Air travel expected to grow strongly (China Daily)
	14/07/2004	Vote on ports bill postponed but workers stay out on strike (Ha'aretz)
	14/07/2004	Port budget focus on security, environmental issues (Press-Telegram)
	13/07/2004	China's foreign trade volume exceeds US$500bln (People's Daily)
	13/07/2004	Truckers trickle back to jobs at Port of Miami (Sun-Sentinel.com)
	13/07/2004	BRIEFS
	13/07/2004	'Cruise city' plan for Xiamen (The Standard)
	13/07/2004	Tonnage Tax May Not Lure Foreign Shipping Firms (The Financial Express)
	13/07/2004	Freeport privatisation imminent (MaltaToday)
	12/07/2004	Environmentally hazardous ships set to leave James River (TheState.com)
	12/07/2004	New Kuwait port to cost $850m (Gulf News)
	12/07/2004	BRIEFS
	12/07/2004	Plan to cope with fast-growing port volume (Business Times - Malaysia)
	12/07/2004	New project tackles African marine pollution (Mail&Guardian Online)
	11/07/2004	Islamic Group Threatens to Attack Iraq-Bound Ships (ArabNews)
	09/07/2004	BRIEFS
	09/07/2004	China to ease control on foreign investment in aviation (People's Daily)
	09/07/2004	World's largest ship lock starts operation officially on Yangtze River (People's Daily)
	09/07/2004	One dies, one missing in shipping collision (China Daily)
	09/07/2004	New maritime agency to oversee smaller area first (The Straits Times)
	09/07/2004	Airport offers 50pc rebate on fees for new routes (The Standard)
	08/07/2004	Iraq to award port management deal in August (Gulf News)
	08/07/2004	BRIEFS
	08/07/2004	Haifa Port abandons nepotism (Ha'aretz)
	08/07/2004	Khodorkovsky Offers Deal, Deadline Passes (TheMoscowTimes.com)
	08/07/2004	Los navieros advierten de que comprarán barcos a Izar cuando adecue sus precios (DEIA Diario de Bizkaia)
	08/07/2004	Shenzhen container throughput surges in first half (Sched Net)
	07/07/2004	BRIEFS
	07/07/2004	$160m loan deals signed (Gulf Daily News)
	06/07/2004	BRIEFS
	06/07/2004	Deepen harbour or lose business (The Advertiser)
	06/07/2004	IMC Against Concor, Maersk Tie-up For Terminal At JNPT (The Financial Express)
	06/07/2004	Shipyard scaffold plunge kills pair; two hurt (The Japan Times Online)
	06/07/2004	Shipping cos may be allowed to hire foreign officers (Exim India)
	05/07/2004	No terrorism threat in Straits (The Star Online)
	05/07/2004	Northwest is becoming a cruise hub (USA TODAY)
	05/07/2004	BRIEFS
	05/07/2004	Iraq rebuilding to boost marine insurance sector (Gulf Daily News)
	05/07/2004	Maersk may buy out Sea King, PSA in Gujarat Pipavav Port (The Hindu Business Line)
	02/07/2004	BRIEFS
	02/07/2004	Coast Guard to inspect all foreign ships (Newsday.com)
	02/07/2004	FCCA gives Ja's cruise shipping high marks (The Jamaica Observer)
	02/07/2004	Smooth start to new ship and port security regulations (China Post)
	02/07/2004	La SNCF conteste sa facture EDF (Le Figaro)
	01/07/2004	China's railways to reach 100,000 kilometers by 2020 (People's Daily)
	01/07/2004	BRIEFS
	01/07/2004	Yukos Refuses to Pay Full Bill (TheMoscowTimes.com)
	01/07/2004	Beijing to talk with Taipei on 'three links' (People's Daily)