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Rain wreaks havoc in Chile’s Atacama region
Flash floods leave several dead and cause widespread damage to local fruit production infrastructure http://www.fruitnet.com/americafruit/article/164719/rain-wreaks-havoc-in-chiles-atacama-region

Asian container lines unveil new LatAm service
Due to launch in July, the service will improve transpacific transit times and link several Asian and West Coast ports ... Read more

Chile and China seek closer ties
High-level meeting held in Santiago last week discussed a number of issues relating to improving logistical and technological collaboration http://www.fruitnet.com/americafruit/article/164668/chile-and-china-seek-closer-ties

Asoex slams latest port walkout
Association president Ronald Bown is urging government to step in to bring about a swift resolution to the dispute http://www.fruitnet.com/americafruit/article/164597/asoex-slams-latest-port-walkout

Valparaiso strike called off
Normal activities at the port’s Terminal 1 resumed at 11.15am on Tuesday http://www.fruitnet.com/americafruit/article/164610/valparaiso-strike-called-off

Maersk Line gains financial head
Pierre Danet will leave Hewlett Packard in April to join Maersk Line as chief financial officer http://www.fruitnet.com/americafruit/article/164587/maersk-line-gains-financial-head

The Navigator, issue 07, explores Bridge resource management
http://www.steamshipmutual.com/publications/Articles/The-Navigator.htm

Steamship Mutual publishes revised Cargo Conventions Book
http://www.steamshipmutual.com/publications/cargoconventionsbooklet.htm

U.N. Resolution 2170 (2014) concerning extremist groups in Iraq and Syria
http://www.steamshipmutual.com/publications/Articles/unresolution2170iraq_syria0814.htm

Shipping Issues Arising out of the Ebola Outbreak in West Africa
http://www.steamshipmutual.com/publications/Articles/shippingissuesebola0814.htm