Sentences with phrase «port cities»

A popular hideaway for Europeans, Gran Canaria features breathtaking beaches and warm waters, white - washed port cities, thick forests giving way to historic villages built into the countryside, and an incredible array of artisans and family - owned establishments just off the beaten path.

Zadar is one of the largest port cities on the Croatian coast.

This is not only Georgia's holiday capital, but also one of the fastest developing areas and one of the main port cities of the country.

We've highlighted the most popular itineraries and port cities that showcase the best of Norway all - year round

Most Norwegian cruise lines sail Norway's coastline into fjords — majestic waterways carved out by ice during the Scandinavian Ice age — and stop at multiple port cities that invite you to experience local culture.

River cruises take passengers to more inland port cities and are often docked in the heart of cities like Budapest, Shanghai and St. Louis.

Enjoy an evening at leisure to explore one of northern Europe's oldest port cities — once an important trading center of the Hanseatic League.

Just a three hour drive from London, Cardiff was one of the first port cities in... Read More...

As the rats (and their fleas) snuck off the ships into the port cities, they spread the disease to native rodent species and into the countryside.

Puppies probably were traded with local merchants at port cities.

To the east stretches roughly 5,000 miles of coastline, dotted with quiet seaside towns, larger port cities and, of course, plenty of majestic lighthouses.

The Northwest is one of the most beautiful parts of the U.S., making the port cities of Seattle and Tacoma popular road - trip destinations.

And when you get off the boat, explore the port cities on foot.

Plugging them in to clean electricity supplies would prevent that — and would considerably reduce the local smog and soot that choke some port cities.

But they point out that cholera plagues port cities in poorer countries, such as India and Bangladesh.

Due to the high levels of wealth and the low degrees of protection within those port cities, that triplet of cities alone would be responsible for 31 percent of the economic losses projected among all 136 cities surveyed by 2050.

Located on the coast, Velia and Isola Sacra were known as important port cities and trading centres.

Not only that, the researchers say, in five of the 17 port cities the link between storm surge and heavy precipitation has grown stronger in recent decades.

But setting a speed limit on cargo ships has been an elusive goal for port cities because shipping traffic is regulated internationally.

A 2008 study by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development examined the risk of exposure to coastal flooding caused by storm surge for 136 port cities around the world.

Namely, that port cities across the world — from Shanghai to Mumbai, Tokyo to Bangkok — need to preserve as much wetland and unfragmented open space as possible.

The archaic word for United States is «The Country with the Patterned Flag» and stems from the fact that the American Flag was frequently in port cities and was rather distinct when compared to other nations.

London has suffered the fate of many once - great port cities — container ships now discharge their cargoes far down the Thames, and the city's wharves are deserted.

Where better to enjoy cocktails like the new Star of India, infused with Old Harbor Navy Strength, then in the heart of San Diego, one of the largest port cities and Naval bases.

I was born in north central China, far from port cities and displays of Western power, and lived there for 17 years until shortly before Pearl Harbor.

Banana was first shipped inland (further than port cities) in the 1880s and to a country other than the USA (England) in 1896 (28).

Technology can and will be used if necessary to bypass port cities.

SUPERIOR, Wis. (AP)-- The mayors of the Lake Superior twin port cities near last week's oil refinery explosion and fire are calling on its owners to stop using a toxic chemical compound at the site.

SUPERIOR, Wis. — The mayors of the Lake Superior twin port cities near last week's oil refinery explosion and fire are calling on its owners to stop using a toxic chemical compound at the site.

The village, which sprang up near the port city of Tianjin in 2011, is actually an outlet mall with more than 200 shops.

The City of Fremantle says Myer's announcement that it will close its port city store early next year provides clarity for the proposed redevelopment of King's Square.

Japanese port city Fukuoka has been growing its reputation as a start - up hub under the leadership of Mayor Soichiro Takashima and is now the country's designated regulatory sandbox for start - ups.

Like just about everywhere else in the dehydrated 31st state, the bustling port city McClellan calls home is in the grips of a forced H2O lockdown.

Mariupol is a major Ukrainian port city located on the Black Sea.

Based in the northern port city of Hamburg, the company has shipped its product around the world in five short years, operating in six countries.

The Radcliffe Foundation partnered with the Greek ministry of migration to renovate an abandoned clothing factory north of the port city of Thessaloniki to house refugees.

QINGDAO, China, April 28 (Reuters)- Wang Jianlin, the billionaire boss of China's Dalian Wanda Group, said on Saturday he will turn the northern port city of Qingdao into a global film production hub as he launched a sprawling studio complex in a ceremony attended by hundreds.

JERUSALEM, April 9 - Debt - laden Teva Pharmaceutical Industries said on Monday it would close an unprofitable plant in the Israeli port city of Ashdod in March 2019 after failing to find a buyer for the facility.

Central American groups, as well as the Sinaloa cartel and other Mexican groups, have previously formed arrangements with gangs in the port city of Liverpool to bring in drugs by sea, typically from Venezuela and Ecuador, according to The Times.

That same year, Kim opened a luxury ski resort near the port city of Wonsan, a former missile - testing site, in hopes of transforming the area into a visitor hot spot.

The only way Malawi can import and export goods is by road via Blantyre, the country's commercial capital, to the Mozambican port city of Beria, a round trip of 1,200 kilometers (745 miles).

If travelers want some more aquatic experiences programmed into their itinerary, Smit suggests heading to the port city, Durban.

In a statement, the government said the truck was transporting fuel to Malawi from the port city of Beira when the accident occurred.

The port city of Tianjin saw the sharpest fall in its livability score among the eight Chinese cities surveyed, with the drop compounded by a decline in its environment score following an explosion at a chemical factory a year ago.

There is also growing confidence that a gas pipeline due to be built by Russia, stretching 1,100 km (680 miles) from Lahore to the port city of Karachi, will go ahead.

This port city is a transportation hub, so there are numerous logistics companies, distribution firms and transporters.

Li downplayed the importance of some economic data from the past two months when delivering his keynote speech to the 2014 Summer Davos, which opened Wednesday in north China's port city of Tianjin.

He spoke at a ceremony Tuesday to mark the beginning of the pipeline's construction in the northern port city of Thessaloniki.

Vancouver based, Odin Mining has the Cangrejos gold project in El Oro province, southern Ecuador, 30 km southeast of the port city of Machala which Odin Mining identified as the source of the Biron alluvial gold deposit which yielded 69,000 ounces.

In prepared remarks to Russian businessmen in the port city of Limassol, President Nicos Anastasiades said his cabinet would this week approve the relaxation of restrictions on foreigners seeking citizenship of Cyprus, an EU member since 2004.