21.   The port expansion project has already entered a critical stage.

22.   The ports project includes building a new dock for giant ships too large to come alongside existing docks.

23.   The special committee had recently ordered Johor Corp to suspend all work on its port project until the Environmental Impact Assessment for the area was approved.

24.   Vietnam will get its first non-government port project financed through the private lending arm of the World Bank.

25.   In Pakistan, Ramos will witness the inauguration of a port project in Karachi to be managed by the Philippine firm International Container Terminal Services Inc.

26.   Companies from Korea, North America, Japan and the Gulf have already expressed interest in the deep sea port project, said Board of Investment official Mohibullah Shah.

27.   PSA and its subsidiaries are currently involved in port projects in China, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, South Korea, Hong Kong and Italy.

28.   Samy Vellu said India has also offered Malaysian firms participation in port construction projects.