11.   The surplus excluded income earned by merchant shipping and oil platforms.

12.   They are also to discuss merchant shipping, air services, and setting up a protocol for regular consultation and educational exchanges.

13.   Malaysian Transport Minister Ling Liong Sik and South African Minister of Mineral and Energy Affairs Penuell Maduna also signed an agreement on merchant shipping and related maritime matters.

14.   The agreement also covered specific areas like merchant shipping and air transport, payment arrangements, freely convertible currencies and the judicial framework for the trade relations.

15.   The Greek sailors blocked the ship at Piraeus saying it was violating a national shipping monopoly, the Greek ministry for merchant shipping said.