The Business Times, 27 July 1983

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    11 1 BUSINESS TIMES M.C.(P) No. 67/1/83 WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, I*B3 60 CENTS
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    Lock icon Power company default largest in US bond history
    425 1 AP THE default on Monday by the Washington Public Power Supply System (WPPSS) on U552.25 billion worth of bonds sold to finance two terminated nuclear power plants is the largest in United States municipal bond history. The default also sets off a
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    Hyundai gets US$21m Sembawang ship deal
    748 1  -  By JUNE LIM,KOH TSE YING THE HYUNDAI Group of South Korea has obtained a US$2O.B million order from Sembawang Shipyard to build a refrigerated cargo ship. It also decided to raise US$47 million mainly from the Asian dollar market to build eight tankers for
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    Lock icon Stronger US recovery expected to cut deficits
    409 1 Reuter THE unexpected strength erf US economic recovery will mean lower federal budget deficits over the next five years but slightly higher interest rates, the Reagan Administration said in Washington. In its mid-year review of the budget and the economy, the administration revised
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    Lock icon Talks on future of HK to continue next week
    248 1 Reuter BRITISH and Chinese officials yesterday described their latest round of talks on the future of Hongkong as useful and agreed to meet again next week. A spokesman of the British Embassy in Beijing said the leader of the British team,
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  • BRIEFLY...
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      Lock icon China barters rice
      52 1 Reuter CHINA bartered about 23,300 tonnes of rice it bought from Thailand for an unspecified amount of Cuban sugar, a senior Thai Commerce Ministry official said in Bangkok. Mr Oranuj Osathanukroak, deputy director-general of the ministry's foreign trade department, said Thailand shipped the rice to Cuba last
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      Lock icon Aviation profits
      75 1 Reuter BRITAIN'S Civil Aviation Authority has reported a £13.3 million net for the past financial year, the first profit for more than a decade. But the authority said airlines were still affected by the recession and last year was particularly difficult for British holiday operators. It said 11
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      Lock icon Oil import cost up
      89 1 Reuter THE cost of Thailand's oil imports in the first four months of 1983 rose by 6.6 per cent to 17.9 billion baht from 16.8 billion a year earlier, the private-sector Board of Trade said in Bangkok. Thailand imported 2.7 billion litres of crude oil for
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      Lock icon BA silent on Airbus
      99 1 Reuter BRITISH Airways declined comment on a report that it will not place orders for the 150-seat Airbus A 320 aircraft because it could make privatisation of the airline more difficult. A Times newspaper report said in London a £400 million order for 20 of the
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      Lock icon Seoul draft
      76 1 Reuter A DRAFT revision of the South Korean 1982/86 economic plan by the country's Economic Planning Board says the government should seek a balance on its current account by 1985 or 1986. The original five-year plan provided for a US$3.6 billion deficit in 1986. The government's deficit financing,
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      Lock icon Importing coal
      78 1 Reuter INDONESIA will be a coal importer for the next three years, the state owned coal company PN Batubara said. In calendar 1984, Indonesian domestic coal demand is expected to reach 1.14 million tonnes, almost double the projected production levels of 645,000 tonnes, company spokesman A H Sazili
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      Lock icon Robbery target
      66 1 AFP GOLDSMITH shops were the prime target of robberies in Hongkong during the second quarter of this year as HKJ32 millon worth of gold, jewellery and watches were stolen, a top police official said in Hongkong. "Increased security in goldsmith shops is in everyone's interest in order to
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    Two-digit falls in share market indices
    293 1 POOB seatlmeat arising tram eertala ramaara seat the lecal stack market lata a sharp deettae yesterday. The Badf Times Cam. paslte ladex eaded 11J7 petals lewer at MLtt aad the Stralta Times ladastrlal ladex fell 12.M psiats ta nm. Steekhrekers aad analysts saM seatlmeat
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    Local refineries supplying oil products to Iran
    341 1  -  By LOH HUI YIN LIKE selling coal to Newcastle, the Singapore oil industry has been supplying petroleum products to Iran. The sales, comprising mainly gas oil and aviation fuel, were made in the past two years, oil traders said yesterday. In the transactions,
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    Lock icon Nakasone calls for moves to reduce trade surplus
    165 1 Kyodo JAPANESE Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone yesterday instructed Cabinet ministers to work out a set of comprehensive measures aimed at reducing his country's snowballing trade surplus. Government agencies and ministries will study what they can do in terms of trade and capital
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      343 1 OA The Solutions-Approach Towards the Automated Office U SEE HOY CHAN GHCXJP Small Businesses 2222 ARE SMALL businesses neglected in the search for high technology investment for Singapore? How many small businessmen understand computers? What is the management style of the small firms? What are the problems when small firms
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  • BANKING AND FINANCE
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      Lock icon Donald Regan says IMF vote can be won
      460 2 AP THE REAGAN administration told House of Representatives Speaker Thomas P O'Neill on Monday it believes it has salvaged enough votes to win approval for President Reagan's proposal to increase US support for the International Monetary Fund by US$B.4 billion. The controversial
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      Lock icon British tax changes
      87 2 Reuter THE UK has decided to publish clauses changing the tax treatment of deep discount bonds and of pension funds using financial futures for inclusion in next year's Finance Bill, Chancellor of the Exchequer Nigel Lawson said. Chancellor Lawson said that draft clauses changing the tax treatment
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      Lock icon Yugoslav aid package
      66 2 Reuter FINAL signing of a US$2 billion loan package by Yugoslavia's commercial creditor banks is expected early next month, Guido Condrau of Swiss Bank Corp said. Mr Condrau, a member of the banks' steering committee, was clarifying remarks made last week. The contracts to be signed are
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      BNP prime
      21 2 BANQUE National de Paris is raising its prime lending rate to 9.25 per cent today from 9 per cent.
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      Lock icon UK bad debt provisions likely to fall
      389 2 Reuter BAD debt provisions for international loans for the four UK clearing bahks should dip this year and show a significant decline next year, analysts at stockbrokers De Zoete and Bevan said. Provisions will fall to £503 million this year and £359 million
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      ASIAN $ RATES
      139 2 ASIAN RATES ASIAN currency deposit Interbank rates as at close on July 26: US Doil*ri<8pot) Off.r BM "J days 8 13/18 911/18 1 month 913/18 911/16 2 month* 10 9* 3 months 103/16 101/16 6 months 10* 10H 9 months 1011/1610 9/16 12 months 10* 10* Da* gwJw. 1 month
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      PLR
      22 2 THE average rate at which major Singapore banks are currently prepared to lend to their best customers is 9.04 per cent.
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      Discount
      47 2 RANGE at prices ottered by discount houses on July 36: Overnight 3 Call deposits: 3 3 Closiac Baytaf 3-month Selliac Treasury bills 2 9/16 27/16 3-month Bank bills 715/18 713/15 3 months CD 7to 7* 6 months CD 7H 7* Ukmm MvallaMt. Source: National Discount Co
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      Tokyo
      187 2 THE dollar yesterday closed unchanged from the opening at 240.15 yen in featureless trading in the absence of clues to US interest rate trends. The dollar fluctuated narrowly between 239.96 and 240.20 yen on a thin volume of $924 million compared with the 240.15/25 close in New York and
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      GOLD
      311 2 GOLD FUTURES In Singapore yesterday closed steady to slightly lower after fluctuating narrowly throughout the session. Trading was generally quiet in a market lacking fresh factors. Total sales for the day was recorded at 51 lots while kerbs volume at 511 lots. Prompt closed little changed at U*****.00/428.50 an
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      Hongkong
      204 2 THE US. dollar yesterday fell from early levels to rule lower against other major currencies in late trading, following an easier opening in Europe. Volume increased with the emergence of local profit-taking. The US unit eased to 2.5985/92 marks from an early 2.6000/07 and New York's close of 2.5996/0005.
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      Singapore market
      470 2 THERE was steady trading on the local foreign exchange market yesterday. The market moved between 20 and 30 points throughout the day. Dealers adopting a "wait and see" attitude traded thinly. Against the local unit, the dollar opened at 552.1287. The high was $2.1310 and the low was
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      London
      69 2 THE dollar yesterday slipped back to monday's opening levels against mo6t currencies at the opening in London. Opening quote* yesterday: US 1.5228 38 Can 1.8760 Cttw L2317/30 D Ifk 3 9680/W10 DF1 4.4275/4315 SFr 3.3030 B Fr con 79.1®/* FPr 11.8970/9105 Lit 2341.40/2343.55 Yea 365.30 8C D Ki- 14.2475
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  • TRADE AND INDUSTRY
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      Manufacturers pay tribute to Robert Tay
      229 3 THE late Robert Tay Bak Hong had contributed significantly towards the management of the Singapore Manhctann Association and its growth aad developmeat (a the pact deeade. An SMA statement m his demise expressed deep sadness at the saddes less sf a "staaaeh stalwart" whs
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      SMA organising MRT business related mission
      327 3  -  By AGNES WEE THE SINGAPORE Manufacturers Association (SMA) is organising a mission to Hongkong, South Korea and Japan to explore business opportunities related to the construction of the MRT system. The association believes trade prospects between Singapore and the three countries should improve with
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      Measures to minimise manganese exposure
      507 3 THE Ministry of Labour has advised the manganese industry on measures to minimise manganese exposure though its recent survey showed it had no major health problems. Results of the survey showed that only four workers from the two manganese ore milling plants operating here had
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      Ong Teng Cheong praises BEST participants
      370 3 COMPANIES and workers aft putting their best foot forward, if the results of last month's Basic Education for Skills Training (BEST) programme examinations are anything to go by. "There was a pass rate of 96-per cent for participants inT English language classes and an
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      Machinery makers to exhibit in Melbourne
      170 3 SIX machinery and machine tool manufacturers from Singapore will display some of their new products at the Australian International Engineering Exhibition held at the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne from August 1 to 6. Singapore's participation, the third so far, is organised by the
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      Companies working out new petrol prices
      294 3 OIL COMPANIES are now working out the new price of each litre of petrol sold at the stations. This follows the decision of Caltex to increase the wholesale price of petrol and other petroleum products. The new prices, announced yesterday, were backdated to July
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  • RAW MATERIALS
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      Lock icon Effects of Inro indicator price
      258 4 Bernama THE MALAYSIAN Rubber Research and Development Board (MRRDB) has said that it is debatable to what extent the Inro daily market indicator price was a dampener on the recent brief bull run. During February and March this year, the upswing in prices powered by
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      WHEAT
      109 4 WHEAT futures in Chicago on Monday closed 1% to four US-cents a bushel lower, in the middle of a 5Vi cent range. Traders said prices weakened in sympathy with corn futures, which were pressured by reports of fairly widespread rainfall across the mid-west over the weekend. Corn futures closed
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      RICE
      331 4 SINGAPORE: Yesterday's closing prices in SI per kilo, ex-godown: THAI WHITE: 100 per cent first class (Kangaroo) new crop 1.04, 100 per cent second class 0.76, 100 per cent third class 0.73, 25 per cent new crop 0.58, B-10 per cent no stock. THAI BROKEN: A-cuper 0.60, Special 0.54.
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      SOYBEAN
      123 4 SOYBEAN oil futures In Chicago on Monday closed mixed, while meal ended lower in light trade. Soyoil kept pace with the rally in soybeans, finishing up 0.20 to off 0.03 US-cent a pound. Soymeal fell US$O.4O to US$3.5O a tonne as a strong US dollar kept pressure on prices.
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      TEXTILES
      196 4 YARN and cotton prices were quoted as follows in Hongkong yesterday. (In HK dollars, spot ex-go-down) Crttea yarn: China Blue Phoenix 205 2,560; 32s 3,360, 40s 3,450 (per bale of 400 lbs). Piece gee*: China Butterfly and Globe brand unq; Dragon Head unq; Five Lambs unq; Flower and Butterfly
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      Produce exchange
      158 4 CHINESE PrHiee Exchange, Singapore, closing prices per 1M kg yesterday. Caeannt all: Bulk fob $135.00 sellers, old drum (in second hand drum) fob $148.00 sellers, new drum fob $152.00 sellers. Capra: Mixed (loose) $80 buyers. Pepper: Muntok white pepper fob Asta NLW $365.00 sellers, Sarawak white pepper faq
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      PALM OIL
      134 4 THE Malaysian crude palm oil market yesterday closed higher on strong buying support in line with firmer oil futures. In July, south rose M$U.5O to M 5882.50 a tonne and central Mslo to MsBBo while August in central firmed MJ12.50 to MsB7s. In Sep, south was traded M
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      RUBBER
      255 4 RUBBER PRICES in Singapore yesterday closed slightly higher with August One RSS buyers quoted at 242.00 cents per kilo, up half a cent from Monday's close. Prices fluctuated narrowly around Monday's levels in quiet morning trading but rose slightly in the afternoon on reports of some Chinese purchases of
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      CLOSING PRICES
      31 4 Rubber: July 26 Singapore: August: 242.00 cents (up 0.50 cent) Malaysia: August: 264.00 cents (up 0.50 cent) Tin: M*30.43 per kilo (up 18.00 cents) 127 tonnes (up 12 tonnes)
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      Straits Tin
      71 4 THE STRAITS TIN price in Penang yesterday rose 18 cents to M$3M3 a kilo, bat remained within the ITA lower sector of M 529.15 and M$32.K. Most dealers noted the rise was dne to strong baying from Japanese, European and local interest. Ore on offer was 127 tonnes,
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      RAS PRICES
      331 4 RAS prices in cents per kilo jresterday: M n rti rvoon (per Ulo) Buyers Sellers Int. 1 R.S.S. prompt f o b ***** 240.50N Int. 1 R.S.S August 241.00 241.50 Int. 1 R.S.S. September 246.50 247.00 Int. 2 R.S.S 231.50 233.50N UK/COM 230.50 232.50N Int. 3 R.S.S. 227.50
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      SSR and SMR
      103 4 NOON SSI R and SMR pricaa ym tardajr IAS AH (Corral Boyara 214.00 210J0 ut it Mlk) (Forward Mtk) SSR20 SSR SO fti (1-too pollatl (1-too pollat) 8«Uara 216-OON *****N nayara 215.50 ***** auara 217 JON 214.00N SMRCV SMR L SMR6 SMR CP SMR 10 (1 -too
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      LONDON MARKETS
      1134 4 COFVEE: Robusta coffee futures at midday yesterday were between £16 and £4 a tonne below Monday's close in traded positions. Prices generally ended on a steady note, rising from mid-morning levels. Trading was mainly technical with attention concentrated on spot July which traded weaker than other contracts. Trading
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  • OVERSEAS
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      Lock icon Chinese move won't change US stand
      303 6 Reuter CHINA'S cutbacks in its imports of US wheat will not induce the United States to ease its quotas on imports of Chinese textile products, US trade representative William Brock said on Monday. President Reagan imposed quotas on China's booming textile exports to the
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      Lock icon EEC steel quotas extended 6 months
      262 6 Reuter EUROPEAN Eeiataie Community Indnstry ministers yesterday derided to extend oompalsery steel production quotes fsr dx mouths alter Italy fought plane to renew them fsr a longer period, diplomats said. They said an sffleial communique was expected to endorse to principle a need to
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      Lock icon UK to sell off some BP shares to raise cash
      435 6 AP THE British government has announced plans to sell off part of its 39-per cent share in British Petroleum (BP) in hopes of raising up to £500 million (5J1530 million). Chancellor of the Exchequer Nigel Lawson told the House of
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      Lock icon Bonn urged to aid recovery
      348 6 FT THE Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has called on the West German government to consider early measures to stimulate demand to support economic recovery. While not quarrelling with Bonn's vigorous attempts to cut its budget deficit, the OECD staff in Paris argues
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      Lock icon Fiat heirs indicted in Turin court
      238 6 AP A JUDGE in Turin, Italy? has indicted Flat car mag 6 nates Giovanni and Umberto Agnelli on charges of sell* ing imported cars in Itafc under false brand name», officials said. Mr Giovanni, 62-year-old chairman of the Fiat enk pire, and 49-year-old Umberto,
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      Lock icon UK-China venture
      151 6 Reuter BRITISH prime minister Margaret Thatcher has wet corned the setting up of a. Sino-British company to provide telecommunications' services for the South China. Sea oilfield as the first of many Joint ventures. The new company, the" Huaying Nahhai Oil Tele> communications Company, will provide mK crowave links
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      Lock icon Recession takes its toll
      208 7 AP THE long recession took its toll last year on productivity in more than half of the American industries checked in a labour department study released on Monday. The survey found that productivity declined in 42 of the 69 industries for which figures were available last
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      Lock icon US escalates subsidies dispute with EEC
      327 7 FT THE US has escalated its dispute with the EEC over subsidies on farm exports by proceeding with a longthreatened sale of dairy products to Egypt. It is the second heavily suibtidised deal the US has concluded with Egypt, which is usually an important
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      Lock icon Exxon profits up by 26pc
      199 7 Reuter EXXON, America's largest industrial corporation, announced on Monday it increased its earnings by 26.6 per cent (or the second quarter of this year even though its total revenues declined. The oil company made a profit of US$lO7 billion on revenues of $22.88 billion in
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    • WORLD IN BRIEF
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        Lock icon VITAMIN E VENTURE
        425 7 Agencies JAPAN and Malaysia will Jointly produce Vitamin E extracted from palm kernel meal under their five-year economic cooperation programme which started on April 1, government officials in Tokyo said. A pilot plant will be built in Malaysia in February 1964 at a cost of 600 million
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      Lock icon Brock to Reagan's defence
      200 7 AP US TRADE representative William Broick defended President Ronald Reagan's international trade policies on Monday against a senator's charges that they have been unsuccessful in dealing with countries that engage in unfair trade practices. "I don't think our trade laws are totally inadequate," Mr Brock said
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      Lock icon Record level of US car sales
      573 7 Reuter US CAR makers continued to rebound from recession, with mid-July car sales rising to their highest level for the period in four years, a clear signal the corner had been turned to recovery, industry analysts said. They said car sales during the July
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      Lock icon Deficits can stop world recovery
      415 7 Reuter THE most likely path for the world economy is sustained recovery at a modest rate but the problem of financing US budget deficits could still Jeopardise recovery next year, a survey carried out by the Amex Bank Review shows. The merchant bank's publication said
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      Lock icon Union asks for profit sharing
      193 7 AP THE United Auto Workers Union has asked Chrysler Corp for profit-sharing and an immediate pay raise for US car workers of at least US$l an hour, the union president said. However, asked what Chrysler officials' reaction was, Mr Owen Biebe said at a news
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      235 6 CASHFLOW PROTECTION The fact is often overlooked. Trade debtors turnover invariably affects your cash flow. Consider the following. In a high turnover company, trade debtors can form as much as 50% of total assets. It is also the largest cash generating asset of the company. Perceptive management recognise that sound
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    Action speaks louder...
    473 8 DIALOGUE and communication are ingredients that make any working relationship a success. It is even more important in an industry that depends to a large extent on proper coordination among various professions, trades and skills which are gelled together to produce a finished product the building development.
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    Lock icon Testing time for the US Federal Reserve
    1289 8  -  The debate over whether and how the Fed should control the money supply is both old and bitter. But lately it has become increasingly partisan. ERICH HEINEMANN reports. ERICH HEINEMANN NYT THE past few years have been tough ones for the US Federal
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    Lock icon Power on the balance for Nakasone
    496 8  -  By YUKO NAKAMIKADO AP ALTHOUGH Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone is flying high after his triumph in last month's Upper House elections, he may come down to earth with a bump later in the year. This is because on Oct 12, a Japanese court
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    Lock icon Casio comes out with credit card calculator
    660 8  -  By DAVID LAMMERS AP A POCKET calculator as thin as a credit card has been developed in Japan using a manufacturing process which puts electronic parts on film, officials of the Casio Computer Co said recently. The calculator, with a thickness of 0.8
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      815 8 TV^RADIIO SINGAPORE 5 MALAYSIA 3 3.00 PM Opening folowed by Hotel (Mandarin/r) 4.30 Exercise with Gloria 4.50 The Animal World A Special Kind of Love: Some people talk of the companionship they share with their pet cats and dogs. 5.15 The Electric Company Words starting with "pi" are featured. Differences
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    Lock icon From Marlboro to video
    1676 9  -  Top marketing man at Philip Morris switches to head the deeply troubled Atari Inc Can a consumer goods marketer who is successful with one product duplicate that success with a totally different product in a completely different industry? James Morgan clearly believes he can. LESLIE WAYNE
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      303 10 'ni» We re blasting off tonight and every night at Para Wave Discotheque Take off to the stars groove to the pulsating rhythms spun by the dynamic music makers. Solosa Sound Services Business Hours A First Drink Charge: Weekdays Sundays: Bpm 2am, $17.00 Fridays. Saturdays Eve o» Public Holidays 9pm
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      269 10 Jazz up your favourite drink with the Louis Tan Three-O. If Get into the beat with Asia's leading ja/v musician, Louis Tan. At The Lounge. Even nighi/ It's the nicest way to j a/v tf up your favourite drink. nr cxufi SunJ A great place to be. Iviiturinu soiil»> tluit
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      176 10 (spm 7pm daily) Business hours: 4.00pm to I.ooam on weekdays, up to 2.00 am on weekends. For information reservations pi cast call *****22 cxt 133/917 or direct line *****42 SSak e restaurant Try our sumptuous delicacies from the Hunan Province. i novotel n,r|,!il ofcntQ inn Smtfapor* 214, Duneam Road, Singapore
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  • INTERNATIONAL STOCKS
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      Frankfurt
      74 11 JULY 25 Dm -03 -OA Hoechst Hc*>ch 156 00 5300 140.00 -13 >1 BASF 191.10 Karstadt 257 00 -13 -03 -3 Bagr ***** -0.8 KHD ***** Commenbank 1T1.00 -4 Mannesmann 145 50 772.00b -03 13 Daimler-Bent Defuaaa huob Rwe ST A Scherlnf Siemens Thyuen lndu Veba Voik««a(en ***** 353
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      82 11 JULY 3B Fri Or Bru Lamb 2380 +S0 Hobok itso -5 FORWARD MARKET S«TO +10 Ryl Dutch MX 48 flMlll iirjn Arb«d UN -1 Astur 447 Soc Ocn Bel| 1925 So fin* 4000 135 1! SoItejf A 2900 unch oraictn Canpac Cock l*w 3015 181 100 V Mont 3*08
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      Zurich
      189 11 JULY Franca Actions Sulasaa AIUMIm Br. SO 793 -3 -J Aluwitsss Raf. Drown Ovwl Br. Cite (M«7 Br. CI be OelC7 p C Cite Oe*7 Raf. Credit Suisse Br srr 1M0 3030 1630 (S3 3086 -3 -19 -5 unch unch Credit Sulaee Rac Baktrowmtt Br. Oaoqe Fischer Br Qlobue
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      Amsterdam
      184 11 JULY 25 PU ABN Ahold 382J0 178.00 -OJ •1 Akjo AMXV Amfia 98.40 123.00 85 00 -OJ -1 2 AmroAnk isr 1 Boil 8330 H 27J0 MJ0 -0.4 -t-a4 -0J Bomtcir Book* BurWt Caiand 186.00 4700 48.40 34J0 unch -04 +0J unch C«hr 283.00 -1J Doll kllj TtM unch
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      Wall Street shares move ahead
      1025 11 STOCK prices on Monday closed slightly higher as investors shook off concerns about the most recent rise in the US money supply. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which fell as low as 1221.58, recovered in the early afternoon to 1236.87 and managing to close at
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      TORONTO
      199 11 JULY 25 Ct Hud Bay Win Imp Oil MS -S Abttibl 24 In™ ItS -s Alcan 43* Int Pro* Pip* m -s Alfom* Bank Mont 37* Int uta InU Nickel 32S ItS 1 -s Bank Nova Scotia 41* Kerr Add aos -s Bell T«l M% Loblaw B 12S unch
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      JOHANNESBURG
      285 11 JULY 26 Rand "mat Bk Un Steel 222 IIS unch n«i-. S10 unch inuus I RIALS Woolworth 1100 unch A Alpha Abercom AE And CI MO ao 900 5 unch MININGS Anflna ZOO -10 Amaprop AMIC Barlows 500 3100 1270 unch •♦•25 -10 Anfivmaj Bljrvoors Buffets 1190 MOGH -SO
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      190 11 JULY a rn GROUP B CORBEILLE Carrefour 1300 ♦1 Air-Liquid* B 8 N Otmli DtnoM CSF (Thomson r^f\ 411 198 ♦U IS 1 Financier* de L "Union Hoet-Hennea; Opfl-Parlba* m m 1283 131 ♦U J -s unch CM Francala* dot P*tfol*« in IS Penarroya 45S0 Radlotechnlque 382 IS 2.6
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      39 11 lift -1 Omttrnto Ort Cood Acqua Root M* 146-25 -718 Flat Ort OanarmU mm -*i *****0 *X0 (MB W in pm «tv -15 -1« ■mat Ml iiaicraMnu urn «m if"*— i«« *1 Lepetll Ort mm +S0 Source: BCI
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      Sydney
      331 11 AUSTRALIAN share prices yesterday continued to move higher. Near the close the All-Ordinaries Index was up 5.7 points at 678.1. JULY CenU INDUSTRIALS A C I 137 40 AMI 373 43 A P M 210 Aberfoyte 714 a« at Alliance OU M unch Allied Mill 1» unch Ampol bp
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      Manila
      107 11 SHARE prices yesterday closed firmer on a turnover of 2.38 million pesos, up from 1.72 million on Monday. JULY as AcoM limine Anfk, Phil A pax Mining B AUaa Con B BlfikKMd Peso* H O-Oii 3BJ0 ojooa unch +U onch B«nfuet Con. B rS* rim Phil Hidci Lepuito B.
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      Prices end higher
      248 11 HONGKONG STOCKS yesterday rose on a wave of speculative buying ahead of the Joint announcement from China and Britain on the political future of Hongkong. An announcement is scheduled for later yesterday after the two-day session of talks in Beijing. Prices were little changed most of the
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      Tokyo shares finish firmer
      433 11 SHARE prices yesterday closed higher on active demand for some international popular», with investors encouraged by the advance on Wall Street. The market average gained a provisional 13.55 to close at 9,005.48 on a volume of 400 million shares. The Tokyo Stock Exchange Index closed at
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      Bangkok
      149 11 SHARE prices yesterday closed mostly higher in active trading centred around the finance and cement groups. The Book Club Index rose 1.38 to 131.44 on a turnover of 60 million baht with over 510,000 shares traded. JULY Aokham Thai BaJ n m )U i -a aS ~*J 183 BtU
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      103 11 Where taste still matters. The elegant restaurant in the heart of the financial district serves cuisine franQaise exclusively. For Luncheon, from 12 noon till 3.00pm and for Dinner, from 7pm till 11.30pm. For reservations, telephone *****66. On the sth Floor of The Octagon, 105 Cecil Street Singapore 0106. Ample parking
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      804 11 Indian Bank (Wholly owned by the Government of India) Head Office: 31, Rajaji Road, Madras 600 001 BALANCE SHEET AS ON 31ST DECEMBER 1982 CAPITAL AND LIABILITIES PROPERTY AND ASSETS 1 Capital (wholly owned by the Government of India)._ Reserve Fund and other Reserves Deposits and other Accounts Borrowings from
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    BUSINESS DONE ON THE SES AND THE KLSE
    2923 12 BIDM otter price* officially Bated and h almas In and reported to the Stock Exchange of Singapore yeaterday with the number of share* traded jhoarn tn brackets la lots of 1.000 Units unless otherwise specified. All Time* Settlement Contracts are quoted after
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    SHARE INFORMATION SERVICE
    3381 12 IMS Hi«k Low Coapuy Last Sale +orGr*s DW DW Crr Gr*s Y*M Net P/B Vol COOO) Day Sl«k Lew SRCTION ONE INDUSTRIAL ft COMMERCIAL 4?9 m 283 m SM 1 236 148 148 154* 366 82* 228 186 220 2M 328 480 1000 438 Acma Alcorn Allied
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    In Kuala Lumpur
    2253 12 BID sad after prices officially Mated mad If and reported to the Kuala Lampur Stock peeterdajr, with the number at *ar* traded *owa la brackets la lota «f 1.000 unit* uakas otherwise specs Bed. MDURBIAIJ (J. 308) Akw (3.285) 3JO (2) 3 16 (1) IX AMD (4.308
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    Market suffers sharp setback
    744 12 TBE local stoeh market taraei sharply iewawaris yesteriay m bearish ramears which afleetei trailag seattmeat He Baslaeas Times Cempeslto laiex (eU 11J7 potato to etoee at 992JK aai the Straits Tlaies laiestrial laiex was reiaeei 12.49 pelato to MM. Prices opeaei aaeaslly at areaai everaight levels,
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    KL prices slide on broad front
    496 12 WITH hardly any buying support, share prices on the Kuala Lumpur stock market tumbled across the board yesterday. Trading volume fell drastically. The New Straits limes Industrial Index fell 15.15 points to 1344.21. Total turnover amounted to 9.61 million units valued at M 537.83
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    Unit trusts
    182 12 Manger*' prices tor J«ly Tl SINGAPORE fNTT TRUST DIAMOND MOT f 1VOR1 E The Commerce 3.41 3.62 June July The Savings Fund 1.M 2.06 Diamoad 0.36 0.58 S pore Prof Fund 1.35 164 S'pore Fd(US») S pore Sec. Fund 2.36 2.50 St 1.15 1J5 S pore Invest Fund
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      Transmarco plans to bolster agency lines
      1068 13  -  By NAJEEB JARHOM TRANSMARCO Ltd, aware that the coming year will be difficult for the group, has settled on a strategy of consolidation with a view to strengthening its agency lines. At the same time, the 53.3 per cent-owned subsidiary of the Metro Holdings
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        MANUFACTURERSH an- over Corp
        73 13 plans to establish a Chicago-based subsidiary to trade on futures markets. Chairman John McGillicuddy said the unit would be used both to reduce the costs of the company's own operations in internal liability management and to attract new fee income from customers. Manufacturers Hanover had found
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        ATLANTIC Richfield Co
        220 13 said its 4 per cent decline in second quarter profits was due primarily to a US$32 million decrease in the pretax effect of petroleum product inventory reductions. The company also cited lower crude prices and higher exploration and production expenses. Oil and gas production rates, average US
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        AMERICAN Express Co
        60 13 said its board has approved in principle the previously announced acquisition of substantially all the assets of Alleghany Corp. American Express and Alleghany had jointly announced on July 12 an agreement in principle on the transaction. Completion of the transaction is subject to preparation of a definitive
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        WARNER Communications Inc
        77 13 is not interested in being acquired, a company spokesman said. Commenting on a report in the Wall Street Journal, he said speculation that the company may be looking for a merger partner is nonsense. But he said the company has always looked for acquisitions or joint ventures
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        NATOMAS Co
        192 13 has at- tributed lower second quarter profits to increased Indonesian finding and development costs plus lower petroleum prices and production. It said major fields in the North-west Java contract area were shut for construction of new oil processing facilities during the quarter, but production resumed in several important
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        COLGATE-Palmolive Co
        67 13 had unit sales growth of over 5 per cent in the second quarter, but its sales were 1.1 per cent below those a year ago because of the continuing conversion effect of the strengthening US dollar. It reported second quarter earnings of US$56.O million compared with $55.9 million
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        PRIME Computer
        93 13 lac ex- pects lower third quarter earnings than the net of US$ll.2 million posted a year ago, as a result of continuing high investment in research and development. The company, in reporting second quarter results, said it expects second half earnings to exceed the first half's. For the
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      Lock icon Evergo to issue 75m shares
      220 13 Reuter EVERGO ladaatrlal Eaterprise Ltd has published a proopectas far a IS million HKfl ordinary share iasae, priced at ft each. The share iasae faUaws the compaay's aaaeaneement last week that it is seeldag a share listing aa the Par East, Hongkong aad Kam Ngaa
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      COMPANY MEETINGS
      86 13 UNITED P«|p A Paper Campaay Limited: Sixteenth AGM to be held at the Conference Room, No 20, Liu Fang Road, Jurong Town, Singapore 2262 on July 28 at U am. BUUT Sembawaag Estates Limited: Seventeenth AGM to be held at 65 Chulia Street, #19-00 (19th Storey), OCBC Centre,
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      Lock icon Harris to acquire Lanier
      541 13 NYT THE Harris Corp plans to acquire Lanier Business Products Inc in a stock transaction valued at about US$3BO million. The agreement calls for Harris to issue 0.525 share of its common stock for each of the 16.2 million Lanier shares outstanding, subject to the execution
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  • Chief Price Changes
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      SINGAPORE
      164 14 Rises Indices I C B Temerloh 700 540 10 10 July 25 July 26 S P Textile 424 8 BT Composite: 913.62 902.25 Shell 936 +5 BT Indicator: *****72 *****40 Loytape Allied Choc lutl Trust Falls 482 245 282 4 +3 2 ST Industrials. ST Finance: 949.26 2589.58 936.80
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      KUALA LUMPUR
      154 14 Rises Indices N Iron 800 +35 Jul 25 July 26 Falls Kamunting PChem Lien Hoe A Amal 880 1470 895 -85 -70 -65 MBT Indicator: NST Industrials NST Finance: *****36 *****27 1359.36 1344.21 2496.10 2459.73 580 -50 NST Hotels: 655.91 654.55 Seacorp 1270 C Sugars 1600 Dutch Baby
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      Selected indices
      49 14 H.K.HANG SENG Monday 672.4, Week Ago 644.0 Monday 1081.77 FINANCIAL TIMES Week Ago 1088.38 INDUSTRIALS AUSTRALIAN Monday 700.0 INDUSTRIALS Friday 706.8 Week Ago 68S.5 Tuesday 814.5 Monday 808.8 Week Ago 773.3 DOW JONES AVERAGE INDUSTRIALS ALL ORDINARIES Monday 1232.87 Friday 1231.17 Tuesday 678.1 Week Ago 1189 90
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    COMPANY BRIEFS
    255 14 AS AT the end of second quarter 1983, foreigners hold 11.94 per cent of the issued capital of United Overseas Bank, 7.35 per cent of the issued capital of United Overseas Finance and 14.9 per cent of the issued capital of United Overseas Insaranee. INTERNATIONAL Wood Products has
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    MBF in talks to acquire unnamed company
    278 14 MBF Holdings Bhd is on the move again. The company yesterday naked the Kuala and Singapore stock exchanges to suspend trading in Its shares pending the outcome of yet another acquisition. The suspension took effect from Item yesterday. In Its short statement, MBF
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    Fake Promet Bhd share certificates discovered
    150 14 PROMET Bhd yesterday informed the Koala Lam par Stock Exchange that Its registrars has discovered a batch sf share certificates which are believed to be forgeries. The list sf 113 certificates were forwarded by the United Asian Bank to the registrars for verifieatfon. Promet
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    Pan-El expects earnings to rise to $20.4m this year
    569 14  -  «m Companies Editor: Mano Sabnani j By NAJEEB JARHOM PAN-ELECTRIC Industries Ltd, which suffered a sharp 82.7 per cent plunge in group pre-tax profits to $3.02 million last year, has forecast that earnings would rise to $20.4 million in 1963. The
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    LONDON STOCKS
    868 14 STOCK prices closed firmer yesterday, although trading was quiet and interest largely centred on a handful of stocks, dealers said. At 3pm, the narrowly based Financial Times 30-share index was up 6.9 points at 707.8. Much of the index rise was attributable to Boots, up 21p at 332
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    Lock icon Dow Jones higher
    109 14 AP THE New York stock market opened higher yesterday, extending gains from the past week. The Dow Jones Average of 30 Industrial stocks, up 42.97 points in the past five sessions, added another 1.20 points to 1,234.07 in the opening half hour. Advances outpaced declines by about
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    Steamers now a Keppel subsidiary
    207 14 STRAITS Steamship has became a sabsidiary ef Keppel Shipyard Ltd. DBS Baak, ea behalf sf Keppel, aaaeaaced that the eempaay has, as sf yesterday, completed Its agreemeat with Oeeaa Traaspert A Trading PLC te parehase 146.15 mllllM stock salts (58 per eeat) la Straits Steamship.
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    UMW obtains Kenworth heavy trucks franchise
    570 14 UNITED Motor Works (UMW) has taken over the Kenworth heavy trucks franchise which is reputed to be a Ms2oo million a year business, including parts and services. A UMW spokesman said the company will start local assembly of Kenworth trucks and manufacture complementary trailers
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      57 14 OUTLOOK for today: Showers in several areas in the afternoon. Report tor 24 tours prtor to 7.St pm m Jaly 2t at the airport: Maximum temperature 32.0 Associated humidity 66 Minimum temperature 27.0 Associated humidity 87 Hours of sunshine 7.25 Rainfall in millimetres NIL Total rainfall for the month 173.0
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  • SHIPPING TIMES
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      Council hits out at procedures for rates negotiation
      325 15 THE present government procedures for negotiating freight rates with conferences were an exercise in unreality, executive director of the Australian Council Mr Ric North said. Individual conference lines were offering cut rates below those officially negotiated and in many important respects conference
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      Hoegh-Ugland to start Far East car liner service
      576 15  -  By JUNE LIM HOEGH-UGLAND is poised to have a share in the transportation of European made vehicles exported to the Far East. The company will provide a regular service with its auto liners to Singapore, Port Kelang, Hongkong and Kaohsiung from next
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        UK owners move
        122 15 BRITISH shipowners will be putting pressure on the government to take retaliatory powers against countries which continue to impose freight taxes on UK ships while their own ships are exempted from taxes in UK ports. The issue arose following the breakdown of talks spread over three years
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      INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
      733 15 "■ipptag UH Pat* Cat AC TOepfcr VI i Aiea VI AlrcakM Liner VI s Alftrana vn 4 Akmc VI S AntaraShpg X 4 A PC Line V 4 API. m 4/5 1 Aqua Uatm IX Arabian Bulk DC 9 Argentine IV 4 ASCL m I Aju broker
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      Lock icon WEEKLY FREIGHTS
      761 16 AFP THE freight market attracted late activity last week after a somewhat featureless start. The trend in rates was difficult to judge, as much of the business was being done on private terms. But comparison of the fixtures which were reported showed rates were generally mixed although in
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      LONDON FREIGHTS
      1882 16 MODERATE time-charter business on Monday was the main feature of an otherwise very dull freight market, with fresh grain activity from the US very slow to develop, shipbrokers said. A vessel of 35,000 long dwt was booked from the Par East to Houston-Boston range via the North Pacific
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      Nedlloyd to fit new lifeboats on vessels
      174 16 NEDLLOYD Lines has ordered new aluminium lifeboats to be fitted to the three new container vessels, the Nedlloyd Van Neck, Van Diemen, and Van Noort. The lifeboats are designed and built by Verhoef aluminium shipbuilding industry and are unsinkable under all conditions. They
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      Lock icon Conferences pull together consensus on revitalisation
      651 16 Seatrade AFTER many months of apparent helplessness in the face of serious erosion of their effectiveness, the North Atlantic conferences last month pulled together a consensus on steps aimed at a general revitalisation. The conferences have for months been unable to stem the constant
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      Safati wins contract
      78 16 INDEPENDENT North Atlantic container operator Sofa ti has won a major slice of the prestigious Post Office mail contract, lea than a year after starting operations. Sofati will cany 65 per cent of the contracts, which amounts to at least 120 TEUs a year. Although this is
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      The Consortia
      194 17 THE MAJOR shipping consortia operating between the Far East/Europe, Far East/Persian Gulf, Straits ports/Australia, Straits/Japan and the member lines: ACE (FAB EAST/EUROPE): Franco Belgian Services. M K" Line. Korean Shipping Corporation. Neptune Orient Lines. Orient Overseas Container Line. Cho Yang Shipping. ANRO (STRAITS/AUSTRALIA): Australian National Line. Australia/Straits Container
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      Improved second quarter for Port of Rotterdam
      270 17 AFTER having fallen for 15 consecutive months, the transhipment figure for Rotterdam has finally improved during the second quarter of this year compared with the the first quarter. The 59.8 million tons total was 3.7 millions tons up on the first quarter, but
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      PPA will increase port charges by 15 per cent
      712 17 THE Philippine Ports Authority will increase port charges by 15 per cent effective Aug 1. This port tariff revision will be followed by another 20 per cent increase from Oct 1 and some time next year and in 1985, port charges
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      LOF reports losses for third year
      85 17 LONDON Overseas Freighters reported a net loss of £14.58 million for its financial year ending March 31 this year. It was the company's third successive year of deficit. The previous year, ending March 1982, the company's losses had been £2.32 million. Its decision to
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      Veritas opens new Technical Service Centre in New Jersey
      282 17 DET norske Veritas, the Norwegian international classification society, has opened a new Technical Service Centre in Teaneck, New Jersey. The new centre includes new and sophisticated laboratory facilities for the Veritas Fuel Quality testing programme. Almost 500 ships participate in this
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      SHIPPING LIST where your ships are due...and when
      4934 22 SCHEDULE A guide lo ships loading at Singapore for ports around the world The list below tabulates, by port of destination, the name of the ship, the shipping line involved and the estimated dates of arrival and departure from the Port of
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      Container Schedules
      774 23 CONTAINER TERMINAL RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCL CARGO Godowns FCL Ship Arrival for LCL Movement Voy Date/Time Operator Cargo Schedule L ocatio Slrl Bhum 127N 27.7.83 2300 S'pore Shpg FSB 0700-1000/1000-1100 Ol/Jl K Kanevskly 23BW 28.7.83 0700 S'pore Sov 51 0900-1200/1800-1900 B5/B5 C Edinburgh 51/453 28.7.83
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      WHO ACTS FOR WHOM...
      1635 23 The leading shipping lines operating from local ports and their agents. A-B Adriatic CaMataae Continental Feeder» (S) Cargo Freight (PK). AFKA African Shipping Agencies (8). Atra-Enratta Um Tranagroup (S). AheeakM Uner Service Kim Shpg (8). Alfred C Teepfee Sea Conaortium (S)/ Marin tex Enterprise (PK). AlpM
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      SHIPS IN PORT
      483 24 AT CONVENTIONAL WHARVES Vessel Berth Agent Arrival Departure X KEPPEL WHARVES Builder 22 Thong Soon alongside 27.7.83/0700 I'Fraslnet 29/30 P Simons alongside 27.7.83/0600 "Kota Mulla 10/11 PIL alongside 27.7.83/0600 Krl Samadlklun 1/2 Fleet Ops alongside 27.7.83/0800 NS Carrier 15/6 Tomoe alongside 27.7.83/0300 Regent Radiance 18 CF Sharp
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      272 15 Everett Lines EO* THI MOST FREQUENT SAILINGS TO BANGKOK HONG KONG JAPAN BUSAN CHITTAGONG CALCUTTA »CHALNA •RANGOON BUENOS AIRES CALLAO MAT ARANI Everett Steamship Corpn. t/A Ckttocd Centre Sfflgapore 1 Tel *****/9 S,fee, PeMn Rm 36 103 OCBC BWf lei *****/3 Poet Kttonf Aftnts Harrisons I CrosMd T4. *****1/4 cm'
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      271 15 IriSEALORDiI i UASC J UNITED ARAB SHIPPING CO SAG) EXPRESS MULTI-PURPOSE SERVICES FULLY CONTAINERISED SERVICE Accepting LCI cargo for Dubai. Kuwait, Bahrain, Dammam, Mina Qaboos. Doha, Abu Dhabi and Riyadh Vessel Ai. MAMYAH V.l At WAJBA V.3 ALMAfMKH U [Loading for Mina Qaboos (1? B|, Damman (14/8), Kuwait (15/8), Abu
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      433 15 IRAQI LINE i**Oi ST*H faUßMisi igi mm mm i rms?o*T SEMI-CONTAINER SERVICE BAGHDAD AQABA All other Iraqi destinations with through B/Ls n Agents UNIPACIFIC TRAMS I TRADING AGENCY PTE LTD TEL *****4 (5 LINES) SINGAPORE MAERSK LINE EXPORT FULL CONTAINER TO: U.B. PACIFIC, OULF, ATLANTIC, EAST CANADA, INLAND POINTS PJUtanfl
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      392 16 FAR EAST/EUROPE CONTAINER SERVICE To Europe From Eur VESSEL |l) Gtarg hjHlarg 3) B'wn 4) ITdw 5) U h Sailed Sated SaM S*M SaM SM W M SuM Sailed SaM Sated SaM SaM M SaM Nit 29/7 31/7 1/8 3 I 8/8 >«/» 5/8 7/8 ,7/. 12/8 14/8 15/8 \]'l
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      296 16 yAmasmta-shmnmon line CONTAINER SERVICES USA CANADA W JUI V» I vi v» in n U/l IV) li/l II IVI a/1 a/i S. 11/1 11/1 11/1 a* v» a/i a/i v ii a/i VII 1/11 VII tmmswi ii a/i 2/9 ma. Moaam vi I/* km a i. nam u/i iv» li
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      512 17 The Straits Steamship Group OCL Overseas Containers Limited vT J STRAITS SHIPPING linqipnfi to Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei Porta and Bangkok [CONTAINERSHIP SERVICE TO UK CONTINfNT ALSO ACCI bPart 17/7 17/1 11/1 a/I a/I IVI m/i a/i n/i a/i a/t an un an mn an an an nn an tut un
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      697 18 Hapag-Lloyd EXPORTS Nfcyt Bit Uta^atlßay -I' I'inTTTrni S pore P KelangPen leuoes Genoa H burj Bilbao Rdam M sei*e 26/8 79/8 31/8 22/9 5/10 2S/9 30/9 28/9 City at Edrtwfh Osaka Bay Hantef Eipress B«naM*r T«*r« Bay KasugaMani CarAgan Bay Connecting in Tokyo Aho accepting cofgo tor ATLANTIC GULF PORTS
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      443 18 *lUN> ONVfNtIONAI (RW In T7WRIISAN MC&line IOMf 4 ShiPtllH. horn aaan ocean v.07 n M.TM INI SPOK P KELANG PfNANC 3# 31 WT 1/3 A* Mh« 18-20 A* FULLY CONTAINERISED SERVICE IP [UPOPf Vl* SUEZ Member ol the Ace Comwtmm S por« PH«tM| IfHiwt 11m Fttov* »TW| Anhn. 75// 26/7
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      499 18 EVERGREEN LINE FAR EAST/FUROPf CONTAINfR SFRVICF ACCCPTMG fa I ia CARGO FOR jsp m MK fu mm amm im (n> mm vi 27/t a/i M/t Itm 6a* 13/1 IS/I 5/1 7/1 1/9 11/1 12/1 Em L*ml M/l 15/1 17/9 19/9 N/9 22/9 uso ftUOTMt ia/fa i fa/ra to sonewK umb
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      784 18 Everett Lines rj Burma Five Star Shipping Corpn "BURMESE NATIONAL LINE" LOADMG FOR RANGOON For Dbcharfinf Only NTMTIWnM J/5 Im fH* 3/5 taf PNUMCCTMmM 7/1 kq 1/1 h| B F sS C Ag«nf* m Matoyvo BOOSTEAO SHPPUG TEL NOS KL *****4/*****7—PICELANG *****1/8 PENANG *****1/8 Ar|*tMm« 0* We«*ee»e* im*»wmM»««m S A
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      148 18 HSINOSE MARITIME PTE LTD SUN UNION LINE KARACHI SERVICE SKUNK PJSLM6 KNMK LOW FOR SFJran* 121 nn MUCH 55Q 22/1 MR SMUrm SMBE MttfTM PTE LTD TEI *****44/71 aim wows, jumtmppwcarwrr ra zz2»js2/j PORT OLA* MM. OS NMTM S* TU J*****/3 kimk mum TUH t transport m Tat <71)3 t
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      612 19 t r V PIL GROUP VfSKLS KOTA SEQAR HOT A MUTIARA KOTA PETANI KOTA MAJU KOTA MULIA VOYAGE SINGAPORE LOADING FOR: E-453 5/10 AUG HOOEIOAH, AQABA, ADEN E-455 10/14 AUG DJIBOUTI, HOOEIOAH. JEDOAM, AQABA, ROUT SUDAN E-497 IS/20 AUG HOOEIOAH. JEDOAH, MOMBASA. DARES SALAAM, MOGADISCIO E-450 2/0 SEPT HODEIDAH, JEDOAH,
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      523 19 I 0] IRAQI LINE IRAQI STATE CNTiHPHISE FOB MARITIIBF TRANSPORT M V ALKMDt M.V. ALWASITI WEST BOUND FAR EAST/KAO SERVICE S'pore P. Kobn( Loaclr* tar VI 3 Aug Bombay/Aqaba/ 5 Aug Bombay/Aqaba/Basrab/ Ba|hdad/Madras/CocMn M.V. ALFARAH M.V. ALKRfN SaM 3 Auf Yokohama/Osaka/Kobe Japanese Porte THROUGH B/Ls to BAGHDAD I BASRAH UPON
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      532 19 BEN LINE CONTAINERS EXPRESS CONTAINER SERVICE TO/FROM EUROPE TO EUROPE PNG Im Eipmi leeteer lay Crtj *< ]/t Mrt»| tyro 19/9 laky* bt 23/1 LiMrpMl Bat 39/1 FraMriwt Eipmt 9/9 >Ma«ka*t Euros 12/9 Brmw Eipmi 29/9 S POK P MIA SjM MPart 4/S 9/1 12/1 13/9 19/1 21/1 29/9 21/1
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      585 19 P.T. DJAKARTA LLOYI Indonesian Notional Shipping Line TO USA WEST/ EAST COAST II GULF WIS (FULLY CONTAMERISED VESSELS) STOtf UL HOUSTON SAVANNAH NEK TOM BALTMORf NAJAPAMTtayMi 11/S 1/9 13/9 17/» 21/1 23/9 GOM tar Mt 3/9 It/9 9/19 13/11 IS/19 11/10 Mm acctpi«| m|t tar Manfrtif G4mt«n N Mm. Chtata.
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      711 19 D BOUSTEAD SHIPPING AGENCIES BANK UNE EXPRESS INDEPENDENT SERVICE TO UK/CONT I SPORE R'DAM HULL HMBG IVYBANK 23 Aug 19 Sep 21 Sep 25-Sep CLYDEBANK 20 Sep 15 Oct 18 Oct 21 Oct Lykes/* Lines U.S. GULF DIRECT SERVICE f'0"« Noia GDtVfVE LYKES Sid VELMA LYKES 4/S RUTH LYKES Sid
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      1392 20 Kline KAWASAKI RISEN KAISHA, LTD. PACIFIC COAST fbkrkssel bansm poker *23 WHOSE BRDGE ¥21 DESTINATIONS INLAND vto IPI MICBOBRIDGE A MLMLAND BRIDGE) f/JPORT U/IR (TK) 15 Aug 26 Aug (KB) 19 Ami (TK) 19 Amc 29 Aug (KB) 22 Aug (TK) 27 Aug 7 Sapt (TK) M A«« Oakland sarru
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      598 20 CALJFORNM/PACFIC NORTH WEST SERVICE EXPRESS CONTAMER/REEFER SERVICE l«*| tar COS AMBEIfS SAN FIAACBCO JEATTU TACOtaA, VMCOVO BC »cc«pta( Fa/fa M*n «a- I 1 VB" AUSTRALIA EXPRESS CONTAINER SERVICE AhmM| Hum Ma*n PUM| S»w» IMS Sfta N wiccab IS" 30 My 31/1 ta« 13 70ta« hm/tZ'tm MS- »M| 11/Uta, 2Vw »5m
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      570 20 KORINS MARITIME SERVICES "2 114 Anaon Road #18-01, Tunas Building, Singapore 0207 Tal *****22 A *****67 P Keiang Tal *****1/8 RED SE A/PE RSI AN CULF/ME QUE RRANE AN SERVICES ONE WEST NO. 7 DONG MYUNG.... HAEWOONO. 2. HAEWOONO. 3. S port lokhf For 25 Auc Bandar Abbas 25 Au(
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      573 20 INTRASEA (PTE) LTD. BREAKBULK SERVICE TO EUROPE/UK Spar* P. Rabat Lm*| tarnm zz T m m AMDEMOS awmi 2% 4A* Mmop/roMt/uK (AVON) S'pwe P Ketone Laa*« tar ALP AC AFRICA 1«*» 21 Ami 24 Auf MAlfltmuS/REIMON/DUBAM Html iMdni at data Knife* musea (fit) tn> rooms awn 1 b— yy f
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      522 21 TO EUROPE/UK (VIA SUEZ): TW BUDGE 16*4- 31/7 K JACEJM 20# 6/8 CPAI*. 36W— m 0 CHEF 351 21/8 m CONTAfO 36W 28/8 SS BUDGE 42W 4 /9 Also accepting cargo to/from Scandinavia TW BRIDGE S'pore Closing Times: FCL Cargo LCL Cargo FROM EUROPE (VIA SUEZ) 2100 30/7 0900 30/7
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      463 21 HEUNG-A SHIPPING Korean Flag Vessels DONAH SEMI CONTAINERISED DIRECT SERVICE TO BANGKOK. KEELUNG. BUSAN. INCHON felDmn/NJN fc. I Dmm/MW IVI 14/1 u/i a, I ivt i«/« a/i n/t 22/1 n/i i/) 2VI U/» i V SEMI-CONTAINERISED DIRECT SERVICE TO :hittagong. chalna. Calcutta 12/1 17/1 2C/I 31/1 'Ul MUM.J »<.II»T<, WPTI*
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      1129 21 SINSOV SINGAPORE SOVIET SHIPPING CO PRIVATE LTD SINSOV BUR.DMG 55. Market Street Sinfapore 0104 Telephone Numbers *****3 (15 Lnes) Cable Address SKSOV SINGAPORE Tetei Numbers RS ***** RS ***** RS25lO* P KEIANC PtMNG 11/S SHAMAT WAN SOON SON. M>. IST A NO 2ND fIOOK ftCSSKS HAI THONG SMTfMG ?3 WHO
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      118 21 SOON KIAT SHIPPING PTE LTD 3 Stenlon #20-05 #?0 06 Slwntor How Smcapo it 0106 W *****5S (5 Lines) tdri KS3tIJ9 JKSMP REGULAR SERVICES TO EAST MALAYS* ru rro Dnnwnon HMfLMI kn 27/7 M*W/I.MI No Mm ft« 4/1 i/t RM*/I. *M hR M/ 7 Ikari/Utaa/K tntak MNLm 3»/7 2/1 na/Tira
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      559 22 Ke<|i<Mial Container Lines irm|| li 2 Sailings Weekly l.iininiil Reliable Regular Punctual Berthing PS A 1500Hrs Tuesday Saturday REGULAR FEEDER SERVICE TO PHUKET/SONGKLA VOT STOtt SKLA HOT. STOK PHUKT JATANA BHUM 145/144 2 Aug 6 Aug 229/230 9 *"f 12 Auf >£, SINGAPORE ISLANDS LINK MIDDLE EAST REGULAR LINER S'pare
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      112 23 SANKI SHIPPING CO.. LTD run* rr« n» CHnwow caaMO KNUCH MNGOON M.V. CHOHAKU MMtU 23/7 27/7 0100 tts. OCEAN VfTERNATIONAL MAJUNE CORPN. PTE LTD T«fc *****0 (4 Lines) APOLLO ORENT SON BHD T* *****2/*****4 AQUA LINES MontMy Soviet to Ctottjgwf/Kirxta SPORE PtNANG TAHASM August 5/11 Aug 12/15 (Lm4 tar CMtogong/
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      258 23 HdEGH-UGLAND n5 AUTO LINERS A/S Car-Carrier/ HUAL HUAL HUAiI HUAL Ro-Ro Service Lisita Traveller Trapper Angelita Built (1900) (1963) (1981) (1981) Amsterdam Bremerhaven Southampton Fos Sailed 31/7 Sailed 4/8 Sailed 7/8 Sailed 13/8 24/8 17/9 25/8 18/9 29/8 21/9 3/9 26/9 Port Kelang Singapore 19/8 20/8 10/9 30/9 23/10 2/10
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      608 23 LIZENA PTE LTD ARABIAN BULK CARRIERS (ABU DHABI) lt/t Wm/Damw*/ UNITED FOR T«t *****23, *****30. *****07. (BOOKK AGENT KI) Eta EM to. 31/7 VM n/i/13 INIQ FOtTUK 9VTME PIL LIB S3. MMKFT STKET <HM2 CVS HUME TO. SiMttl UMM *l! JAKARTA SINGAPORE/INDONESIA BERVICE rtSSlt EU ITD LOMMC FOR PUTM MMH
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      477 24 HEAP SENG TRADING SHIPPING PTE. LTD. 13-01, 13th floor. Golden Mile Tower, Beoch Rood, SißQopore 0719. Tel: *****44 Th R*****2 HEAPCO SINGAPORE TO WEST MALAYSIA SERVICE Voy ETA EID Dettoutoi LANGSA 21/13 27/7 29/7 P. KELANG/PENANG SMGAPORE TO PHUKET/PENANG SERVICE Wnt Malaga Ajent NodNoyd EAC Agenclee (M) Sdn. Bhd. Penang:
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      541 24 s*"»ppmg (Singapore) private limited <> EXPRESS SERVICE TO BANGKOK EUROPE/FAR EAST LINER SERVICE FORT HAMILTON S At* 1 Carp Boafcmp tot *****88/9. *****11 10 Kmm U #22 OSA Mtnubmi Plaja S port 0207 Tatar RS ***** (TRASM) F BINTULU CONTRACTORS SDN BERHAD i' P tilling in Rn.id Kurhing. San*.)* I'•
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      401 24 c.y.line (A member of the ACE Consortium) CHO YANG SHIPPING CO.# LTDFULLY CONTMOBED SERVICE TO EUROPE (VIA SUEZ) FULLY CONTMOBED SERVICE FROM EUROPE (VIA SUEZ) Everett Steamship Corpn.S/A Clifford Centre Harrisons A Crosfield 3b Beach Street Penanq Singapore P Kelang KL Rm 3t> 103 O C B C Bldq Tel
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