11.   The Japanese government would work toward quicker licensing of US shipping companies that want to enter Japanese ports, cutting the processing time from six months to two.

12.   A rebel boat was destroyed after entering the port Friday.

13.   All ships entering the port would have to give notice of their movements, the official said, also speaking on condition of anonymity.

14.   All ships entering the port would have to give notice of their movements, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

15.   Before sailing to Yemen, the ships had entered several ports attempting to smuggle passengers on to ships bound for other countries, the official said without elaborating.

16.   Chinese ships registered in third countries may enter Taiwanese ports if they make a stop at a foreign port first, Transport Minister Tsay Jaw-yang said.

17.   For E.U. shipping companies, the deal should ensure free access to cargoes and the equal treatment of vessels entering Chinese ports, she said.

18.   Greenpeace activists on Sunday blocked a U.S. cargo ship trying to enter port in Ghent with a load of soybeans, charging they were biotech crops.

19.   He said Australia had indefinitely extended its ban on Japanese boats entering Australian ports or fishing inside the Australian fishing zone.