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Shipowners, Charterers Launch New Internet-Based Shipping Exchange

An international group of major ener- gy, shipping and IT companies have joined forces to set up an independent shipping exchange: Worldfixture.com with operations based in Oslo and offices in Stockholm and Amsterdam.

The group consists of U.S.-based ener- gy group Enron (www.enron.com); Nor- wegian tanker owner Frontline (www.frontmgt.no); Swedish tanker owner Stena Bulk (www.stena.com);

Brussels-based TransPetrol; and Stock- holm based Colony 101 (www.colony 101 .com)

Worldfixture.com is establishing an independent online exchange for the shipping market where owners of ves- sels or cargoes and their brokers can trade vessels and cargoes in real-time.

The exchange will be made available as an application service provider (ASP) and the portal www.worldfixture.com will offer a total shipping information system available to all members of the international shipping community. The intention is for the company to eventu- ally be publicly listed.

Worldfixture.com will be designed to offer a total information system, provid- ing maritime news and statistics, back- ground information on maritime compa- nies including main business activities, financial statements, fleet structure, ves- sel description and safety records, port information and disbursements.

The Board of Directors consists of a group of shipping and IT professionals:

G. Stoutland, (Chairman); Finn

Engelsen Jr., Steinar Sansteby, Scott

Moncrieff, Hakan Swedin and Erik

Augustsson.

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FreightDesk.com released the most updated version of its flagship Internet- based shipment management system —

FreightDeskPro release 3.0. Benefiting both importers and exporters, some of the program's new features include improved export functionality to handle export shipments with the same ease that the previous 2.0 version managed import shipments. FreightDeskPro also pro- vides instant accessibility to import ship- ping data online - the new release offers this option to exporters as well.

The new application also supports multiple transportation modes, accom- modating air, ground and ocean trans- port. Users will also have reusable pro- files providing access to detailed indi- vidual or organizational data, reducing data entry and setup time.

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Wartsila Expands Into

E-Commerce Arena

Wartsila Corp. is moving into the arena of e-commerce beginning this

December with tailored services to dedi- cated users and customers in pilot test- ing. Subsequent to this, customers and suppliers will be added as the e-business channel expands and the scope of prod- ucts, services and information are increased. The first release will be avail- able the end of February 2001.

Access will be provided via three lev- els of entry and guaranteed security.

Through this channel, Wartsila will serve shipowners, shipbuilders, utility companies and power plant operators, giving them direct connections to a vast amount of information and services specifically concerning their engines and installations.

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