Sentences with phrase «from foreign ports»

The vessels travel to and from foreign ports across the ocean and to domestic ports along the coasts, across the Great Lakes, and along the country's many inland waterways.

The problem was about 90 percent of the ships arriving in the Great Lakes from foreign ports at that time came fully loaded with cargo and therefore did not officially carry any ballast water.

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One of our more benighted statutes, the century - old Jones Act, prohibits foreign - owned, foreign - staffed ships from carrying cargo between U.S. ports.

49 % foreign ownership allowed Acupuncture Land transportation High voltage electric installation Private security services Air and sea ports Taxi and bus services Weapons and explosives production (with recommendation from the Minister of Defense)

When it comes to invasion from foreign species, not all ports are created equal, according to a new study that tracked 2.89 million shipping voyages.

While U.S. President Donald J. Trump's new direction on Cuba will cause some changes to certain types of travel to that Caribbean island nation, the assessment of many major cruise companies is that its impact on cruise operations — both for lines sailing from U.S. or foreign ports — should be negligible.

A new report from the International Union for Conservation of Nature says ports and trade hotspots in the United States need to do more to detect and respond to foreign invaders like the quagga.Quaggas have transformed the Great Lakes ecosystem, outcompeting native species, harming fish populations, clogging up drinking water intake pipes and helping fuel toxic algal blooms.

Stemming from his role at DHS, Stewart has a deep background in the international implications of US security policy — from the disputes over US collection of data from international businesses to the US statutory command that all containers being shipped to the US be scanned before leaving foreign ports.

The U.S. is still a port in the storm and real estate is top of mind,» said Dr. Sam Natapoff, president of Empire Global Ventures, a New York - based investment firm representing foreign capital from China, Canada and North America.

(Sec. 32920) Prohibits any person (other than a non-vessel-operating common carrier or ocean freight forwarder providing brokerage services as part of an international through movement involving ocean transportation between the United States and a foreign port) from providing interstate brokerage services unless the person: (1) is registered and in compliance with federal broker registration requirements, and (2) has satisfied federal financial security requirements.