31. Specific issues on the maritime industry which relate to liner shipping, liquid bulk and the ports sector will be presented by prominent overseas and local speakers. 32. The Norwegian Embassy said they would be targeting fisheries, petroleum industries, telecommunications, maritime industries and environmental technology as possible areas of cooperation. 33. The maritime industry in the Philippines has been grossly neglected by our legislators for many years. 34. This figure serves as a benchmark for the maritime industry. 35. The United States has argued at the shipping talks that the only countries to have made serious offers are industrialized ones with no maritime shipping industries to defend. 36. While still concentrated on the maritime industry, the group has branched out into other areas, such as machine tools and electronics. 37. Southern Tankers chairman Sithembiso Mthethwa announced the deal, saying it signalled the dawn of a new era in the maritime industry. |