VOL. XLIII

No. 16

17-April-2000

E-COMMERCE

BP Amoco And Shell Join Launch Of Online Shipping Exchange

BP Amoco and Royal Dutch/Shell Group have joined with the US commodities dealer Cargill and the worlds largest shipbroking group, Clarksons, to form a new internet-based exchange. The website is designed to "revolutionize" the traditional marketplace where ship-owners, shipbrokers and cargo-owners conduct business, according to a statement released on behalf of the four partners. The new company,...