ARAB FIRMS URGE SHIPPING TO CONTINUE IN GULF

ABU DHABI [MENL] -- Arab shipbuilding firms are assuaging clients thatbusiness has not been affected by the U.S.-led attack on Afghanistan. Executives said shipbuilders in the Gulf region are working at theirusual pace despite the war-risk insurance premiums. They said they expectshipping lines to continue to repair vessels in the Gulf region.