31.   Most have been forced to alter vessel schedules and make special arrangements to retrieve and reposition empty containers within Asia to meet demand.

32.   Some shipping lines have been forced to carry empty containers, creating higher costs, he said.

33.   The chemicals, found alongside fire extinguishers and empty metal containers, were believed to be raw materials for explosives.

34.   The confidence built up overseas through these efforts has helped local exporters secure empty containers, which have been in short supply here due to slowing imports.

35.   The export associations would ask for discounts from shipping companies for the importation of empty containers.

36.   The first three months of the year indicate a sharp rise of in-bound empty containers through KCT.

37.   The problem is compounded by mountains of empty metal containers.

38.   The uncollected and discarded empty containers, tyres, plastics, or anything that can store water has unfortunately turned them into an ideal breeding ground for aedes mosquitoes.

39.   This service charge was applied after the exporters, facing inadequacy of containers for exports, asked the shipping lines to provide them with empty containers.

40.   Two empty containers were also loaded on the ship to pick up more spent nuclear fuel from Japan.