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How to use the word ports in a Sentence? Page #5

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For example certain areas of the project have had to be redesigned as we repositioned ourselves in order meet the ever-changing consumer and market needs. We have also faced logistical issues such as congestion in the ports, which has meant our building materials arrived at site behind schedule.

Vinay Mahtani

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Congestion at major ports is predominantly caused by an inability to clear cargo from the quayside, and that manifests itself mostly on the bulk handling terminals on the east coast.

Ian Claxton

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Security advice to ships calling at ports in Libya may change from day to day, vessels transiting through the Mediterranean are advised to remain clear of Libyan waters.

Jonathan Moss

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We had wanted to use ports, vessels which try to dock in Aden. But since the pause didn't take place, we still have a big problem that aid is not reachable by sea.

Van Der Klaauw

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We are checking 67 ports including land, sea and air, we've told all hospitals in Thailand to be on alert. Those who come back from the Middle East and South Korea must be checked thoroughly.

Sophon Mekthon

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The 'realpolitik' situation is taking energy away from the real work; the economic program, the roads and ports that need to be built, (His) concentration and focus can be fragmented and broken because of the politics (around him).

Eko Sulistyo

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

The Cuban ports, including Havana, are all too shallow to accommodate the large modern ships of major cruise lines, also, some Cuban ports are inland, necessitating negotiating unmapped, narrow channels ….

John Boyd Jr.

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

Rightfully, they should stop, the ministry of ports will take necessary action to halt the work until this inquiry is done.

Kabeer Hashim

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

We signed a number of documents regarding our military cooperation. For example regarding the entrance of our ships to Cypriot ports.

Vladimir Putin

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

There's a big question mark about what President Barack Obama does next if there is no contract and the slow down in the ports continues.

Labor Secretary Seth Harris

Found on CNN
9 years ago

Retail, manufacturing, farming, agriculture, transportation -- anybody who relies on the ports to move their goods both inbound and outbound are being impacted.

Jonathan Gold

Found on CNN
9 years ago

It's very difficult to have the same kind of controls over people who might be getting on boats who might be working as stevedores or laborers on ships that are coming into European ports.

Mark Hertling

Found on CNN
9 years ago

At this moment, there's no issue at all. The vessels are lining up at the ports (in Kuantan), awaiting to load bauxite.

Johnny Wong

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Shipping going in or out of Russian ports has the biggest potential.

Arild Moe

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

As we've moved through the peak season there have been some shifts in demand and customer needs as a result of slowdowns at the West Coast ports.

Bonny Harrison

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

The Group holds no aspiration of becoming a major player in the physical market but has a goal to become a niche supplier in selected strategic areas and ports. One of these strategic focus areas is the Nordic region.

Bunker Holding

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

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