Cargo

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Captain Dies As Pirates Take Cargo Ship
(St. Petersburg Times - Sep 29, 2008)

The Russian captain of a ship carrying a cargo of battle tanks seized off the coast of Somalia died of a heart attack as pirates demanded a $20 million ransom.

www.sptimesrussia.com/index.php?action_id=3&i_number=1412&se...

U.S. military circles hijacked cargo ship
(The Washington Times - Sep 29, 2008)

U.S. warships and helicopters on Monday surrounded a hijacked cargo ship loaded with Sudan-bound tanks and other arms to keep the weapons from falling "into the wrong hands," an American Navy spokesman said.

www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/sep/29/us-circles-hijacked...

August cargo rises at Georgia ports
(Atlanta Business Chronicle - Sep 29, 2008)

Georgia’s ports increased the amount of cargo handled by 4.4 percent in August, the Georgia Ports Authority said Monday.

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Pirate spokesman demands $20 million for seized cargo ship
(Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Sep 29, 2008)

MOGADISHU, Somalia -- As a heavily armed U.S. destroyer patrolled nearby and planes flew overhead yesterday, a Somali pirate spokesman told The Associated Press his group was demanding a $20 million ransom to release a cargo ship loaded with Russian tanks.

www.post-gazette.com/pg/08273/915916-82.stm?cmpid=nationworl...

Long-Time Descartes Air Messaging Customer, SAS Cargo, Joins GF-X Exchange
(Logistics - Sep 29, 2008)

Descartes Systems Group, a global on-demand software-as-a-service (SaaS) logistics solutions provider, announced that its long-time customer, SAS Cargo, has joined Descartes' GF-X Exchange to provide an even wider choice of booking channels to its customers.

www.logisticsonline.com/article.mvc/SAS-Cargo-Joins-GF-X-Exc...

JAL Revises FY2008 2nd Half Cargo Fleet, Route, & Frequency Plan
(Japan Corporate News - Sep 29, 2008)

Tokyo, Sept 29, 2008 - (JCN Newswire) - Japan Airlines (JAL) has decided to revise the cargo fleet, route and frequency plan for the 2nd half of FY2008, the year ending March 31, 2009. The airline will suspend freighter only operations between Tokyo (Narita) and New York, and reduce freighter flight frequency from 6 to 5 flights per week on the Tokyo (Narita) - Los Angeles route.

www.japancorp.net/Article.Asp?Art_ID=20037

Trader loses P150,000 soft drinks cargo to truck driver
(Philippine Daily Inquirer - Sep 29, 2008)

MANILA, Philippines—A businessman lost P150,000 worth of soft drinks allegedly to an employee who diverted the cargo and abandoned his delivery truck a few blocks from a soda plant, late Sunday night in Quezon City.

newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/metro/view/20080929-16360...

Somali pirates demand $20M for cargo ship
(Detroit News - Sep 29, 2008)

MOGADISHU, Somalia -- As a heavily armed U.S. destroyer patrolled nearby and planes flew overhead Sunday, a Somali pirate spokesman told the Associated Press his group was demanding a $20 million ransom to release a cargo ship loaded with Russian tanks.

www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080929/NATION/8...

Crewmember reported dead in Somali cargo ship hijacking
(USA Today - Sep 29, 2008)

As a heavily-armed U.S. freighter patrolled nearby and planes flew overhead, a Somali pirate told The Associated Press that his group was demanding a $20million ransom to release a cargo ship loaded with Russian tanks.

www.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-09-28-somali-pirate_N.htm?c...

Georgian Cargo Ship Sinks In Kocaeli, Crew Rescued
(TurkishPress.com - Sep 28, 2008)

KOCAELI - A Georgian-flagged cargo ship sank off the northwestern province of Kocaeli on Saturday. The Georgian cargo ship "Lady Rina" ripped off into two as it hit rocks due to storm off coast of Kocaeli's Kandira town, and then sank.

www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=253579