71.   Television footage showed other small boats and port facilities battered by waves smashing over sea walls, cars blown off roads and trees uprooted.

72.   Strict security measures have been taken across the Indian Ocean island country, especially around port facilities where sugar is stored before being loaded onto ships for export.

73.   The bank said supply constraints were due to inadequate port warehouse facilities as well as mismatches of product specifications between customers and manufacturers.

74.   The document says Australia has concentrated on mining, port facilities and food products.

75.   The delegation is expected to visit port facilities in Bushehr, on the northern Gulf, and meet local officials, according to the same sources.

76.   The government here said Thursday it has signed a deal with the US container shipping firm SeaLand Services Inc. to manage and operate expanded port facilities in southern Oman.

77.   The maritime services being considered in the current negotiations cover freight, auxiliary services, and the access and use of port facilities.