Date: Thursday, August 27, 2009

Re:	Port strike in Buenos Aires continues Chile trucking strike affects cross-Andes transit

Argentina: Buenos Aires port strike continues

Port terminal workers continue to strike and disrupt Buenos Aires port operations. Closed terminals are not accepting containers and loadings scheduled for October 27 are being postponed until terminals re-open. A date for the end of the strike has not been announced.

Please contact your local operations representative if you have questions regarding any pending orders.

Andes pass transit affected by Chilean trucker's strike

Transit over the Andes pass connecting Mendoza to Chilean ports has been interrupted due to a Chilean trucking strike.