container port
noun
variants
or less commonly containerport
: a shipping port specially equipped to handle containerized cargo
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Fan’s wife, a firefighter, died in a container port blaze caused by just such incendiary waste, which prompts him to quit politics and leave the city.
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James Marsh, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile, the Sultanate of Oman, which has long focused its diversification plans on luxury and activity tourism, commerce, and shipping, has built a giant container port and free-trade zone at Salalah.
—Rory Miller, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2016
Darryl Dyck | Bloomberg | Getty Images Key ports on Canada’s West Coast, including its largest container port in Vancouver and the Port of Prince Rupert, were shut down by a labor strike on Monday.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Last-ditch talks with the UK government ensued and DP World revealed that the P&O investment to expand a London container port would go ahead.
—Chris Morris, Fortune Europe, 14 Oct. 2024
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James Marsh, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile, the Sultanate of Oman, which has long focused its diversification plans on luxury and activity tourism, commerce, and shipping, has built a giant container port and free-trade zone at Salalah.
—Rory Miller, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2016
Darryl Dyck | Bloomberg | Getty Images Key ports on Canada’s West Coast, including its largest container port in Vancouver and the Port of Prince Rupert, were shut down by a labor strike on Monday.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Last-ditch talks with the UK government ensued and DP World revealed that the P&O investment to expand a London container port would go ahead.
—Chris Morris, Fortune Europe, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Container port.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/container%20port. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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