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JoC Online Daily E-mail Newsletter Wednesday Edition October 17, 2001 Feast of St. Margaret Alacoque (St. Lucia) www.joc.com =================================================== Take the Daily Quiz, sponsored by APL. Riga is the capital of which Eastern European country? Click on http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eDLn0BejkZ0n50PuU0Au =================================================== TODAY'S TOP HEADLINES: * Peak season brings coal for Pacific Northwest ports * Airlines, Post Office eye priority mail * FedEx Express trims fuel surcharge * Holt: Nothing to hide * Emery woes hit CNF * Forward Air earnings falter * Swissair funding: We will if you will * Pirate kidnappings moving into SE Asia * More calls for 'perimeter' security * House gets GSP extension * House committee to consider Customs funding * Brazil OKs free trade zones for ports, airports * Brazilian carriers to merge Mercosur cabotage * JoC Week: ID for "known shippers' =================================================== 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=eDLn0BejkZ0n50QVr0At for more information. =================================================== PEAK SEASON BRINGS COAL FOR PACIFIC NORTHWEST PORTS The surge of holiday imports arrived late at West Coast ports, led by Los Angeles/Long Beach. http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eDLn0BejkZ0n50RDi0AT AIRLINES, POST OFFICE EYE PRIORITY MAIL New security measures could get packages back on planes in time for the holiday shopping season. http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eDLn0BejkZ0n50RDj0AU FEDEX EXPRESS TRIMS FUEL SURCHARGE The FedEx unit will lower its beginning Nov. 5. http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eDLn0BejkZ0n50RDk0AV HOLT: NOTHING TO HIDE The Holt Group denied allegations that it was improperly transferring assets in order to keep them away from creditors. http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eDLn0BejkZ0n50RDl0AW EMERY WOES HIT CNF The transportation conglomerate's earnings fell in the third quarter. http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eDLn0BejkZ0n50RDm0AX FORWARD AIR EARNINGS FALTER Results were dragged down by the closure of U.S. airspace following the Sept. 11 hijackings. http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eDLn0BejkZ0n50RDn0AY SWISSAIR FUNDING: WE WILL IF YOU WILL The Swiss government wants the private sector to foot part of the bill for a start-up. http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eDLn0BejkZ0n50RDo0AZ PIRATE KIDNAPPINGS MOVING INTO SE ASIA The practice of pirates seizing ships' crew and demanding ransom for their release appears to be spreading to Southeast Asia. http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eDLn0BejkZ0n50RDp0Aa =================================================== GET IT WHILE YOU CAN The 12th Annual BreakBulk Transportation Conference & Exhibition sponsored by the Journal of Commerce Group...IS HISTORY! But, you can still get all the news, information and analysis from New Orleans, at the click of a mouse! Go to http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eDLn0BejkZ0n50Qbh0Av =================================================== MORE CALLS FOR 'PERIMETER' SECURITY More groups want tighter border measures between the U.S. and Canada that won't choke trade. http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eDLn0BejkZ0n50RDq0Ab HOUSE GETS GSP EXTENSION The House Ways and Means Committee has passed on to the House floor a bill that would extend the Generalized System of Preferences. http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eDLn0BejkZ0n50RDr0Ac HOUSE COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER CUSTOMS FUNDING A $2.4 Customs budget will be considered by the House Ways and Means Committee. http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eDLn0BejkZ0n50RDs0Ad BRAZIL OKS FREE TRADE ZONES FOR PORTS, AIRPORTS Tax breaks are aimed at spurring trade and attracting shippers to South America's largest country. http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eDLn0BejkZ0n50RDt0Ae BRAZILIAN CARRIERS TO MERGE MERCOSUR CABOTAGE Two Brazilian ship lines will merge their cabotage service to provide shippers with a weekly service. http://news.joc.com/cgi-bin7/flo?y=eDLn0BejkZ0n50RDu0Af ...and only in JoC WEEK ID FOR "KNOWN SHIPPERS" A global database could ease the burden on air-cargo shippers as the United States tightens security. 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