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JoC Online Daily E-mail Newsletter Friday Edition October 19, 2001 www.joc.com =================================================== Take the Daily Quiz, sponsored by APL. The drachma is the currency of which European country? Click on http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eDOO0BejkZ0n50PuU0AS =================================================== TODAY'S TOP HEADLINES: * Senate revises port security bill again * Galveston slates vote on port merger * Industry celebrates 25 years of Ready Reserve Force * Mineta touts Sea-21 program * Seaway workers poised to strike in Canada * UPS eyes more China flights * Expeditors delays financial filing after website crackdown * Operating income declines at Tropical Shipping * NCBFAA to hold export-import seminars * Walter Johnson, air-cargo pioneer, dies * DHL, Unishippers form partnership * Target Logistics Services goes Hollywood * Air carriers cut fee for perishables from India * JoC Week: ID for "known shippers' ==================ADVERTISEMENT==================== LIMITED-TIME OFFER FROM NTE. Get a FREE guide explaining how e-commerce can help your transportation operations move and manage freight more productively. The 16-page, easy-to-read booklet is full of practical advice and firsthand reports. For your copy, go to www.nte.com/ep_JoC02.asp =================================================== SENATE REVISES PORT SECURITY BILL AGAIN The focus of the bill has turned from predominantly cargo crime to terrorism, Bethann Rooney, port security coordinator for the port commerce department of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, said at a Friday conference. http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eDOO0BejkZ0n50RE30A7 GALVESTON SLATES VOTE ON PORT MERGER After several months of delays, the Galveston City Council has called an election for Dec. 18 to let voters decide the proposed merger between the Port of Galveston and Port of Houston. http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eDOO0BejkZ0n50RE40A8 INDUSTRY CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF READY RESERVE FORCE Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta tells 350 attendees that the RRF's success is a result of its "strong public private partnership between government, industry and labor." http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eDOO0BejkZ0n50RE50AA MINETA TOUTS SEA-21 PROGRAM The transportation secretary again pushes for a program that would concentrate resources for U.S. maritime transportation infrastructure the way TEA-21 and AIR-21 programs have done for land and air transportation. http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eDOO0BejkZ0n50RE60AB SEAWAY WORKERS POISED TO STRIKE IN CANADA Union officers for 560 workers and Canada's St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. were holding last-ditch negotiations to avert a strike scheduled for Saturday afternoon. http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eDOO0BejkZ0n50RE70AC UPS EYES MORE CHINA FLIGHTS Six months after launching direct service, the carrier says it plans to start at least one more flight within two three years. http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eDOO0BejkZ0n50RE80AD EXPEDITORS DELAYS FINANCIAL FILING AFTER WEBSITE CRACKDOWN The Seattle-based forwarding and logistics company has postponed its 8K finance report until Oct. 26 because its website would not accept investor queries for nearly a month after it tightened security because of unwanted e-mail. http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eDOO0BejkZ0n50RFA0AN OPERATING INCOME DECLINES AT TROPICAL SHIPPING The company said the soft Caribbean market "more than offset the positive contributions of higher average rates and lower operating costs." http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eDOO0BejkZ0n50RFB0AO =================================================== DON'T MISS OUT ON YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO BE RECOGNIZED BY THE TOP LEADERS IN GLOBAL TRADE! The deadline to reserve your advertising space in the "2002 Directories of U.S. Importers and Exporters" is now OCTOBER 22, 2001. Available on CD-ROM and as a two-volume set, these directories offer comprehensive company profiles and commodity descriptions on the top U.S. importers and exporters. Call (877) 203-5277 or visit http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eDOO0BejkZ0n50QVr0AR for more information. =================================================== NCBFAA TO HOLD EXPORT-IMPORT SEMINARS The seminars consist of two, one-day sessions focusing on all aspects of export and import management and are designed to address current issues. http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eDOO0BejkZ0n50RFC0AP WALTER JOHNSON, AIR-CARGO PIONEER, DIES He was one of the founders of The International Air Cargo Association and a past president of the organization. http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eDOO0BejkZ0n50RFD0AQ DHL, UNISHIPPERS FORM PARTNERSHIP Under the two-year agreement, the two companies will improve the efficiency and affordability of international express services for the small to medium-sized market segment. http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eDOO0BejkZ0n50RFE0AR TARGET LOGISTICS SERVICES GOES HOLLYWOOD The company has formed a new division called Entertainment Media Logistics to meet the transport needs of the entertainment and media industries. http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eDOO0BejkZ0n50RFF0AS AIR CARRIERS CUT FEE FOR PERISHABLES FROM INDIA Airlines agreed to reduce the surcharge after complaints by the the Federation of Indian Export Organizations and a strike by exporters of perishable products. http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eDOO0BejkZ0n50RFG0AT ...and only in JoC WEEK CUSTOMS' NEW AUDIT PLAN The agency has introduced a new compliance-assessment program that it says will cover more importers and be less intrusive. 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