Sentences with phrase «important shipping port»

It then grew into an important shipping port for materials and resources from Western Canada through the Great Lakes area.

The city's coastal location has not only made it an important shipping port, but also a vital source of the mariscos that jarochos — Veracruz locals — are crazy about.

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It is the islands third largest port, famous as a shipping point for bananas and coconuts, as well as one of its most important tourist attractions, tourism being a major contributor to the towns economy.

Kherson is an important port on the Black Sea and Dnieper River, and the home of a major ship - building industry.

Location near the water and major ports as well as road transportation making shipping important to the local economy.

Sanya's Phoenix International Airport is the second largest on Hainan Island, with daily domestic and international flights, while Sanya harbour has become an important port for deluxe passenger ships and foreign trade.

In hopes of making industrial shipping more profitable in the remote region, the construction of a new port has been proposed along the rivers» edge, stirring ire among environmentalists who fear it could blemish this important natural treasure.

Australia's island economy, geographical diversity of ports and trades and export - led economy mean that shipping and logistics are central to our everyday lives, so the problems we help with every day feel important in a very real way.

Ithaca is an important inland shipping port with access to the New York State Barge Canal.