11.   At home, its customers include harbour operators, off-shore contractors,passenger ferry operators, logging companies and shipping companies.

12.   His shipping company, Festival Cruises, also provided cruise ships for seven of the eight leaders attending the three-day summit, which began last Friday.

13.   It also prohibits shipping companies from EU nations from carrying oil to Yugoslav ports.

14.   It would prohibit shipping companies from EU nations to carry oil to Yugoslav ports.

15.   Since then governments have changed in many EU nations and airlines, shipping companies and labor unions have pursued a high-profile lobbying campaign.

16.   Shipping companies not registered in either mainland China or Taiwan need prior permission from Beijing in order to even seek the approval.

17.   Taipei authorities also planned to allow mainland shipping companies to open representative offices here and lease local docks in the near future, they added.

18.   The accord was seen as more business for Hong Kong, particularly to local trading and shipping companies.