Sentences with phrase «major shipping port»

The exhibition also includes a historical section curated by Qu Chang, which presents materials related to Hong Kong's early history as a major shipping port and its role in the opium trade.

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It's also a natural deep water port and houses the largest naval fleet in the world, as well as the only major submarine and ship building yards in the U.S.. On top of that, it's becoming a center for the biotech industry and has a growing startup scene.

The transportation company ships coal and industrial products on its railroad, serving every major port on the East Coast.

The backlog created by Cyclone Debbie's disruption was still being felt in December, with long shipping queues at major coal ports such as Dalrymple Bay.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

In fact, it goes back to the building of the Manchester Ship Canal, making Manchester a major port and taking jobs away from Liverpool, which did not go down well 35 miles down the East Lancs Road.

Last night, in a move that surprised the Foreign Office, the Mercosur bloc, which includes major players like Brazil, voted to close their ports to ships flying the Falklands flag.

Whatever state builds the first major off - shore wind project is likely to attract the infrastructure investment in manufacturing, shipping, ports, and supply chain that will position it to be the center of the off - shore wind built out along the east coast.

While protections have been beefed up in Prince William Sound, other major American ports still lack extra precautions such as escort tugboats and double engines and rudders on big ships to help steer them to safety when in trouble.

At those times, ship traffic in SMAs around major ports and feeding, calving and nursing grounds must not travel faster than 18.5 kilometers per hour.

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.

We ship many vehicles to Canada, Europe, Asia, Australiaand any major port in the world.

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

And as a major port for cruise ships, it can give you a way to extend your vacation off U.S. shores while taking advantage of cheap airfare.

Addressing a major cruise seminar held in Dubai at Arabian Travel Market 2011, Neil Palomba, corporate operating officer for MSC Cruises said there was a limited choice of ports in the region and more needed to be done to develop the infrastructure to enable cruise lines to bring in bigger ships and extend the winter sailing season.

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In the perpendicular (east - west) direction, huge cargo ships and tankers occupy a major shipping lane on their way to or from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

Its major industries are tourism and agriculture (wool, beef, grain), wood chips, port and shipping, aquaculture and fishing.

These ports played a major role in the shipping and transportation of the flourishing wool grain and whaling trade.

It's a major cruise ship port, home to some of the best dive spots in the world and extraordinary cuisine.

Ferry trips are not as frequent, cargo fees can be a bit expensive and it's a major hassle to pick up and ship bikes back from the port if you're traveling by air.

After a visit to Le Havre, a major European harbor and second largest port authority in France, he became fascinated by the large sea ships he saw.

However, after a visit to Le Havre, a major European harbor and second largest port authority in France, he became fascinated by the large sea ships he saw there and is now most known for his work on this subject.

Fusing art, documentary filmmaking, journalism and ethnographic research, Sekula immersed himself in the world of international shipping, journeying on board commercial vessels around the world between major ports such as Athens and Yokohama.

At the entrance to the exhibit there is a commissioned piece by Lawrence Weiner that combines nautical forms and triple - X wall images, both alluding to the city's role as a major port for shipping and site for pleasure.

«(AP) The last major remnant of Saddam Hussein's nuclear program — a huge stockpile of concentrated natural uranium reached a Canadian port Saturday to complete a secret U.S. operation that included a two - week airlift from Baghdad and a ship voyage crossing two oceans.

And the 6th largest shipping port in North America is in Tacoma, making the city a major player in the wave of economic globalization.

A major port operator in Singapore has inked a deal to work with IBM and a regional shipping firm to test a new blockchain - based supply chain network.