Therefore, the freight forwarders who select shippers for UNICEF should be contracted on a competitive basis to ensure the realization of value for money in shipping activities.

At end of February 2005, 7 cases had been referred to the Administrative Law Unit and at least 30 additional cases were expected in the following weeks.

The Administration has expanded the bidding process for ship chartering and forwarding arrangements to include other companies besides the freight forwarding agent.

Shipping represents about 40 of the economy, with several international carriers owned and operated off Åland.

In the US, government fostered the airline business largely by buying cargo services from private airlines.

Freight 217 308 217 308

88. The Administration has informed the Board that it has expanded the bidding process for ship charters to include other companies besides the freight forwarding agent.

One big loser in this world will be the freight business (along with junkyards, logistics companies, and centralized recycling operations).

Forwarding

Freight 51.0

Freight 15 000

Freight 1 000

Commercial freight and cartage 251.3 251.3

Finally, shipping companies operating on the Danube were only operating at a fraction of their capacity, with consequent losses of revenue and thousands of jobs.

Transhipment

9. Freight and cartage 90.0 45.5 44.5

9. Freight and cartage . 44 500

Freight and cartage (162 500)

Subtotal Freight

9. Freight and cartage 22.0 7.1 14.9

Freight 31 000

Commercial freight and cartage 340.0 295.5 269.8 25.7

Plus freight cost (15 )

and shipping routes.

It was alleged that KWL had denied independent stevedoring companies access to the port facilities, which SSL deemed to be necessary for carrying out its business.

The decision of KWL, as a dominant port operator, to bar independent stevedores from using its port facility was seen as an anti competitive practice aimed at driving out its existing or potential competitors in ancillary markets such as the stevedoring and towage markets.

Show charge information

9. Freight and cartage 45.0 1 910.0 1 955.0

9. Freight and cartage 190.4 93.9 2 000.5 180.0

Provision is made for the purchase of civilian uniforms

9. Freight and cartage . 1 500 000

Freight and cartage 60.0 42.5 17.5

14. Air and surface freight

13. Air and surface freight

Commercial freight and cartage 500.0 500.0 1 654.6 (1 154.6)

Commercial freight and cartage 230.5

Commercial freight and cartage

(c) Commercial freight and cartage 0.0 0.0

16. Air and surface freight 750.0

Transport of contingent owned equipment

16. Air and surface freight 1 470.0 70.0 1 540.0

16. Air and surface freight 617.4 29.4 646.8

15. Assistance for disarmament and

Total (freight only) 7 800

9. Freight and cartage . 14 900