Sentences with phrase «trading ports of»

Visit the charming medieval trading ports of Tallinn and Visby, see the exquisitely beautiful Bornholm and find out why so many visitors return to the island year after year.

Resting on a tranquil one - kilometer stretch of the pristine China Beach, near the ancient trading port of Hoi An in Vietnam, is a luxury resort and residential enclave known as The Nam Hai.

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As a result, Americans continue to sit in hours of traffic each day and trade is hampered by congested ports and entryways.

The growth council reckons Canada would be better placed to play such a role, given its nearly completed free - trade agreement with the EU; ports on both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans; a multi-ethnic entrepreneurial class; and preferential access to the world's largest economy (Trump willing, of course).

International trade is also significant — the port of Los Angeles and Long Beach is one of the busiest in the world.

China president Xi Jinping is expected to present «the most authoritative interpretation» on China's 40 years of economic reforms and opening up as part of h's keynote speech, as well as announce the establishment of free - trade ports in Chinese provinces potentially including Hainan.

China claims most of the South China Sea, an important trade route which is believed to contain large quantities of oil and natural gas, and has been building artificial islands on reefs, some with ports and air strips.

Tough terrain made sea trade and the building of ports a must.

«Trust in West Coast ports is at an all - time low, and the perception of supply chain risk is at an all - time high,» said Peter Tirschwell, chief maritime analyst at the JOC Group, a supplier of U.S. sea - borne trade data.

Contract talks between the two sides have dragged on for nine months, leading to labor tensions, chronic cargo congestion and shipping delays at ports along the coast that collectively handle nearly half of all U.S. maritime trade and more than 70 percent of imports from Asia.

D'Avignon pointed out that Alberta and B.C. have the most integrated economies in Canada and if costs rise in B.C., it will affect the cost of trade goods going to Alberta and the cost to ship Alberta products such as grain from West Coast ports.

The company, which has dubbed itself the «un-carrier,» will pay early - termination fees of up to $ 650 — on up to five total lines — for individual customers or families who opt to trade in their devices and port their numbers to T - Mobile's service network.

One of the major announcements Xi will make is the establishment of free - trade ports — «freer» than any existing ones — in Chinese provinces potentially including Hainan, Hong Kong ’s

One of the major announcements Xi will make is the establishment of free - trade ports — «freer» than any existing ones — in Chinese provinces potentially including Hainan, Hong Kong's South China Morning Post reported, citing sources.

The Vancouver Board of Trade is expressing grave concerns about a looming work stoppage planned by Unifor and the United Truckers Association (UTA), which would seriously affect operations at Port Metro Vancouver — the largest and busiest port in Canada.

As president and chief executive officer of the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, Robin Silvester oversees the federal body responsible for facilitating Canada's trade through the Port of Vancouver, Canada's largest port.

All five resolutions submitted or supported by the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade were adopted at the BC Chamber of Commerce's 2017 AGM in Victoria, including a key resolution on the governance of Canada's ports and airports.

In particular, the Board of Trade would like to see focus expanded to include other projects necessary to the growth of our region, such as the replacement of the George Massey Tunnel, improved port and rail capacity across the region, and a six - lane replacement for the aging Pattullo Bridge in cooperation with TransLink.

On behalf of thousands of businesses across the Lower Mainland, The Vancouver Board of Trade is urging Unifor and the UTA to work with the port to find a solution to truck drivers» complaints, rather than drive away business and jeopardize our local economy.

Governments routinely squeezed trading posts for tax revenue, taking a cut of all goods shipped through the port.

The selling cost of the goods includes all customs duties, handling expenses and taxes, to safely deliver through the trade port to the buyer's premises.

BEIJING / CHICAGO (Reuters)- China's major ports of entry have ramped up checks on fresh fruit imports from the United States, five Chinese industry sources said, which could delay shipments from U.S. growers already dealing with higher tariffs as Sino-U.S. trade ties worsen.

China's major ports of entry have ramped up checks on fresh fruit imports from the United States, five Chinese industry sources said, which could delay shipments from U.S. growers already dealing with higher tariffs as Sino-U.S. trade ties worsen.

One of the most high - profile resolutions — co-sponsored by nine chambers or boards of trade from across the country — called on the federal government to refrain from changing the current governance model of Canada's ports and major airports, given that they are economic drivers for our national economy and crucial pieces of transportation infrastructure.

After his departure, China said it plans to accelerate the use of alternative - energy cars, phasing out sales of fossil - fuel vehicles and turning the province into a free - trade port.

While the market benchmark remains West Texas Intermediate crude delivered in Cushing, Oklahoma, there has been a surge in trading of futures contracts tracking the price differences between WTI and oil sold in Gulf Coast ports like Houston and the Permian shale fields near Midland, Texas.

We also applaud the notable references to the Pacific Gateway and, specifically, the introduction of a National Trade Corridors Fund to «address urgent capacity constraints and freight bottlenecks at major ports of entry.»

To capitalize on the growth in international trade made possible by the port expansion, more than 9million square feet of new industrial space has been delivered to the market in the last three years.

Ironically, this campaign comes on the heels of a report by The Globe and Mail that the Port of Long Beach has asked the US government to file a complaint with the World Trade Organization that Canadian ports have received government subsidies that create an uneven playing field.

They give detailed information about the people, climate, trade routes, ports, cargoes and the economic condition of India.

Arabia provided the neighboring areas with such desired products as frankincense and livestock, and Arabian ports were links in international trade, with goods moving back and forth between Mediterranean areas and India by transpeninsular trade routes, many of which went through Mecca.

by Harald and Renate Zoschke For more than 800 years, the port of Hamburg has been one of the most important spice trading places in the world.

The ACCC would not comment, but in its recent bulk wheat port access report noted: «Given the lack of access to alternate supply chains it is not surprising that there is a high level of concern within industry about the effect of rebates recently announced by CBH for users of its supply chain, and the impact on grain trading and competition for port terminal and related bulk export supply chain operations.»

If control of ports is a problem, then separate that from the upstream and downstream activities, the grain handling and grain trading.

About 10 miles east of the M5, between Taunton and Yeovil, it is strategically placed at an ancient crossing over the River Parrett, and in previous centuries was an important trading port.

In Ghana, the ports are the main source of international trade and domestic revenue mobilization.

Aviation is the hub of a modern economy, maritime is the cash cow, given the normally huge revenue from ports in a globalised economy that thrives on international trade; and rail holds the key to truly modernising the Nigerian local economy, both in the mass transit of people; and mass movement of heavy bulk, at tolerable costs, and with least cost to road infrastructure.

But the Trade Minister disagreed with that assertion and referred the critics to the Tema Harbour which is close to the sea yet does not affect the efficiency of the port.

He said the two countries agreed to simplify bilateral trade through the establishment of a Bonded Logistic Centre in one of Nigeria's ports that could be used for Indonesian products.

«The poor performance of industry and the business sector in general, could also be attributed to other challenges they faced, including, but not limited to, lack of access to finance, high interest rates, an unstable exchange rate, high import duties on raw materials and machinery, poor facilitation of import and export trade, particularly at our ports, inadequate and poor quality of raw materials for industrial processing, a poorly developed domestic trade infrastructure, lack of effective collaboration between research institutions and industry, limited access to serviced land for industrial production activities and poor standards of regulation and certification.»

Foreign Trade Zones (FTZ) are secure areas located in or near U.S. Customs ports of entry that are legally considered to be outside the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol territory for the purpose of tariff laws and Customs entry procedures.

The governor has nominated LaBarbera to fill one of the vacancies on the board of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which controls the region's cross-Hudson bridges and tunnels, its ports and airports, and the World Trade Center site.

From the 1825 completion of the Erie Canal to the international border with Canada to current connectors such as major railroads, international bridges, state and federal highways, international airports and ports, the region continues to play a critical role in moving goods, expanding global trade and creating prosperity.

Around 500 BC, the ports of Herakleion and Eastern Canopus were thriving trade centres, the gateways into -LSB-...]

These objects are painting vivid pictures of life at the site now known as the Bathonea excavations, from the earliest days of the Lower Paleolithic era to the bustle of a busy trading port during the Byzantine Empire.

Ng noted that Singapore's maritime trade and port traffic also grew under the influence of the oil refineries.

A water trading system to conserve supplies By 2070, the value of flood - exposed economic assets in 136 major ports could reach 9 percent of global gross domestic product.

You compile a port - folio of patents so you can trade with other people,» says Akeley.

Florida is particularly vulnerable to non-native species because of tourism, ports and a thriving exotic pet trade, among other factors.

It is the most significant Bulgarian river port, serving an important part of the international trade of the country.