Many in the shipping industry oppose the speed limit, saying it would be too costly.
This would benefit military radar operations, the shipping industry, fisheries, bird life and tourism.
That's happening already in the shipping industry, where spot rates have climbed 30% this year.
The new approach should also appeal to the shipping industry, for a number of reasons.
Labor negotiations have stalled between shipping industry management and the longshoremen across Eastern and Gulf Coast seaports.
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One was the decline of the shipping industry, which meant demand for hemp ropes and sails fell.
With the shipping industry going through hard times, anyone can pick up a second-hand freighter at bargain-basement prices.
Around 90% of world trade is currently carried by the shipping industry, according to the International Maritime Organization.
Example: A third of the bank's loans to Greece's shipping industry were nonperforming.
The UK government intends to withdraw the service, claiming that salvage operations are the responsibility of the commercial shipping industry.
They were joined by representatives of other concerned district, borough and town councils, together with environmental and shipping industry representatives.
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"I would say a good 95% of (shipping industry green initiatives) is incentivized or is driven by international regulations, " he said.
In a country where the shipping industry is the second most important after gas and oil, the tunnel makes sense, Humborstad suggests.
"There are a lot of people in the shipping industry who aren't sure that Maersk is on the right track, " he says.
The ship's Istanbul-based owner, Ya-Sa Shipping Industry and Trading, has not been able to contact the freighter, company spokesman Fehmi Ulgener said.
He began dabbling in anti-establishment politics while working in the shipping industry.
The part of the shipping industry headed for the choppiest waters is the container trade, which had steamed ahead gloriously since the mid-1970s.
The UK government had proposed ending the contract, saying the safety of vessels and salvage operations was the responsibility of the commercial shipping industry.
The global shipping industry is beginning to show signs of returning to profitability after suffering through one of its worst years ever in 2009.
The Salem Maritime National Historic Site comprises the custom house, the wharves and the other buildings along Derby St that are remnants of this thriving shipping industry.
Juliet Marine Systems is discussing with the shipping industry the use of GHOST boats to provide private security patrols for their ships and insurance customers.
The container-shipping industry has fared better because it is less fragmented.
Today the shipping industry leads tourism in fund inflows from abroad.
The market is currently edgy about the fortunes of the shipping industry, particularly after the bankruptcy of the medium-size American carrier Eastwind Maritime earlier this year.
Falling rates come amid sliding volumes, and the resulting oversupply in the shipping industry that went from boom to bust because of the global credit crisis.
Attacks peaked in 2011, but have declined sharply since, largely because of increased mobilization of international naval forces and tighter security adopted by the shipping industry.
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What is less clear is how the shipping industry as a whole will fare as a result of long term increases in the price of fuel.
However, China slapped a 350, 000 deadweight ton limit on vessels docking at its ports to protect its shipping industry and reduce its dependence on imported iron ore.
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The Navy and U.S. shipping industry support the Law of the Sea because it codifies traditional navigational rights such as the right of passage through international straits.
"There was a huge boom in the shipping industry, with the slates being carried down from Blaenau Ffestiniog - which brought these two towns together, " she said.
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