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Harvard’s contract with Kluwer is part of a larger contract negotiated between the company and the Northeast Research Libraries Consortium (NERL...
...squabble began two weeks ago when Cathay's pilots rejected a new three-year contract offering them raises of up to 10.5%. Cathay had lost the last couple of rounds: two years ago it backed down from a plan to cut employee salaries in the middle of the Asian economic crisis. And last year, pilots refused to work longer hours amid unexpectedly buoyant business. This summer the company decided to go all out to win. After talks broke down the pilots announced a disruptive ploy called "work to rule," which meant they would do all the safety checks...
...Chicago-based Andrew Corp. signed the contract for the installation of the $12 million to $15 million system. The company will receive payments from the wireless companies that want to benefit from the new installation...
Gdynia workmen are cutting steel for a replacement fleet of seven custom-designed carriers for the timber giant Weyerhaeuser, based in Federal Way, Wash. The 78-year-old yard beat out competing bids from Japan and South Korea for the contract, said to be worth some $250 million. Frank Mendizabal, a Weyerhaeuser spokesman, said the company asked U.S. shipyards, which he declined to name, to bid on the contract but received no response. Gdynia's bid offered the "best value" in terms of cost and willingness to collaborate on the new design. "There are not a lot of shipyards...
Szlanta's strategy of specialization has proved to be smart. While other shipbuilders tend to work on variations of a standard hull, Gdynia designs from scratch and works closely with clients to add special features that they want. The blueprint that won the Weyerhaeuser contract is a gantry-crane "open hatch" design that many shipyards simply weren't equipped to produce. The ships will carry lumber and paper to the Far East and return filled with cars, snowmobiles and industrial equipment. The built-in retractable cranes will allow the ships to load and unload quickly, even at ports with inferior...