Date: Thursday, September 24, 2009

Re:	Port strikes in Argentina and Greece

Argentina terminal strike:

The Exolgan terminal at the port of Buenos Aires is on strike today and there will be no operations (container receipt or delivery) at this terminal. This affects operations for Hamburg Sud shipments as well as partner operations for CSAV and Hapag.

Piraeus Port strike in Greece:

Union workers at Piraeus port have announced the following upcoming strike schedule:
October 1-2 - strike, terminal closed
October 3-4 - terminal closed, no overtime working
October 5-6 - strike, terminal closed
October 7 - normal operations