container port
noun
variants
or less commonly containerport
: a shipping port specially equipped to handle containerized cargo
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Zoom in: Philly's regional port is the 19th busiest in the U.S. in terms of total tonnage and 55th globally for container port performance.
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Emily Peck, Axios, 14 Aug. 2024
Ningbo-Zhoushan, the world’s third-busiest container port handling 35 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in 2023, had already been hit by Typhoon Gaemi in late July.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Nearly 23,000 cargo trucks are registered with the Port of Los Angeles, the busiest container port in the Western Hemisphere.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
Haiti’s international airport is closed due to the insecurity and its main container port terminal, run by Caribbean Port Services, was attacked and looted on March 8.
—Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN, 11 Mar. 2024
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Emily Peck, Axios, 14 Aug. 2024
Ningbo-Zhoushan, the world’s third-busiest container port handling 35 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in 2023, had already been hit by Typhoon Gaemi in late July.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Nearly 23,000 cargo trucks are registered with the Port of Los Angeles, the busiest container port in the Western Hemisphere.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
Haiti’s international airport is closed due to the insecurity and its main container port terminal, run by Caribbean Port Services, was attacked and looted on March 8.
—Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN, 11 Mar. 2024
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“Container port.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/container%20port. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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