But acknowledging the resistance to the shipment, she said China was considering shipping the arms back to China.
Mr. Rubin is also considering shipping the house to the United States, where it could become the subject of a preservation study at Columbia University.
The department said it is considering a plan to ship the nuclear waste from Germany to the Savannah River Site, a federal facility in South Carolina.
The company's engine plant in Iwaki, damaged by the quake, could take so long to get back to normal production that Nissan is considering the extreme step of shipping engines made at its Tennessee plant to Japan to go in cars there, the chairman of Nissan Americas said in an interview Friday.
The flights follow reports last week that the Pentagon is considering the deployment of ships and aircraft within 12 miles of Chinese installations.
Rob Carter, FedEx's chief information officer, says the shipping giant is considering small vehicles that could drive around neighborhoods and make deliveries without human drivers.
A sixth oil tanker named El Kosseir was added to the plan as ESC is considering the purchase of this ship.
The Navy plans to spend $4 billion through fiscal 2009 to research, develop and build the first nine littoral combat ships and is considering a program to build as many as 60 of them.
Abu Musa is the largest of the three islands, which sit in the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow passageway that is considered a vital shipping lane for oil tankers.
It is believed that the disputed area in the South China Sea, which is considered a strategic shipping lane, may hold vast reserves of natural resources.
Singapore-based Today suggested that as many as 2,000 drivers were considering jumping ship, but Grab's efforts haven't scuppered the deal itself.
