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August 16, 2004 China overtakes S'pore as favourite ship repair centre Shipping boom triggered by huge import of iron ore and oil may mean it could one day displace the Republic in the business By Tschang Chi-chu NANTONG (Jiangsu) - Since January, Cosco (Nantong) Shipyard, has turned away roughly 15 per cent of the ships that have come to its shipyard at the mouth of the Yangtze River for repairs. 'Turning away our old customers is the hardest thing for us to do,' said Mr Chen Denghua, general manager of Cosco, whose customers include shipping giants A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, Hyundai Shipping and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha ('K' Line) ...... Read more on The Straits Times Search for hotel Destination O Other destinations Check-in date 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Check-out date 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Search on Select the subject:  All News Ports Tourism Database Aviation Trucking Index Home Page Press Review - Piazza Matteotti 1/3 - 16123 Genoa - ITALY phone: +39.010.2462122, fax: +39.010.2516768, e-mail