This was once the entrance to a major port after the Phoenicians settled here in 654 BC.
Dubai has also become a major port of call for the U.S. Navy.
And if he turned out to be Congo-Brazzaville's kingmaker, he would have great influence in an oil-rich country with a major port on the Atlantic coast.
The group has established tribal courts, operates extortion rackets and stages terrorist attacks in the city, the economic heart of Pakistan and its only major port.
Liverpool played an important role in the growth of the British Empire and became the major port for the mass movement of people, e.g. slaves and emigrants from northern Europe to America.
It plans to open an assembly plant in Qingdao, a major port in northern China and the site of the 2008 Olympic sailing regatta, to customize yachts for China's market.
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Kennedy International Airport's Terminal 4, a major port of entry into the U.S., there were an average of 48 passengers arriving each day in the 12 months ending this April.
That is despite the ravages wrought by hurricanes in August and September, which not only destroyed a major port city but closed down a big chunk of the energy industry.
Each major port has a recreation room and kitchen sponsored by a local and national religious organization which give foreign seaman a place to relax and make phone calls home.
It bears witness to the important role of the city in the growth of the British Empire as a major port for the mass movement of people, e.g. slaves and emigrants from northern Europe to America.
According to data collected by Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, Atlanta is located within a two-hour flight of 80% of the US population, making the city a major port of entry into the US and a logical stopover for travel within the expansive country.
Given that China controls the ports at both ends of the Panama Canal, has a major port in Freeport, Bahamas, and is about to obtain a deep water port in Manta, Ecuador, one might conclude that China seeks to expand its influence in America's backyard.
If you had been in a major British port in the 18th or 19th Century, you would have seen opium arriving alongside ordinary cargo.
It is believed that they are pushing west because they want to open a corridor to a major Pacific port, such as Manzanillo, just south of Guadalajara.
"South Waziristan is far better than Karachi, " said Captain Fahim, head of a new military cadet college, in comparing the region to the major Pakistan port city that has been engulfed by political and sectarian violence.
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The fighting has been heaviest in Basra, Iraq's second-largest city and major oil port, and a U.S. military analysis of the battle indicated the government push was not going as well as American officials had hoped, several U.S. officials said Friday.
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In China, it is targeting third and fourth tier cities, both new and up and coming, but also lower income compared to the major coastal and port towns.
Major shortcomings in the port's safety management system were also overlooked because there was no "designated person" in charge, the report found.
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Another major commodity imported into the port is bulk oil, both crude and refined products as well as chemicals.
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Those ships port in every major coastal hub around the country.
Saeed told CNN that of the nine policemen charged, six generals and one major are currently detained in Port Said for their alleged role in the violence.
For many would-be competitors, being able to port effectively is a major barrier to entry in this market.
But protesters have blocked the road leading to the East Port in Port Said, a major container terminal, preventing workers from getting to the quay and obstructing loading and offloading of ships.
Recent job losses at Port Talbot were a major blow to the local community (500 managerial and admin posts were scrapped), but the news has not all been bad and earlier this week the plant's second blast furnace was re-lit, and is expected to be back at full production soon.
In 2008, the militants began to retake a series of coastal towns south of the capital, and the port of Kismayo became a major source of revenue.
Other fears are that the Asian economic recovery will prove less muscular than hoped (the port of Seattle is a major export route to Asia) and that the Department of Justice may carry out its veiled threats to break up Microsoft.
The first major settlement, Alexandroupoli, is a pretty port town with good seafood restaurants, and just west of the Evros Delta, an important migratory route perfect for bird-watchers.
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In an indication of the amount of illegal ivory in circulation, authorities in the Asian port of Hong Kong have announced three major seizures of smuggled shipments since October.
Cross-Channel ferry passengers face major travel disruption over Easter due to a strike by French port control officers in a dispute over pay.
"Yes, some mistakes were made by the police which did not help the situation, " says Major General Ahmad Ibrahim who served with the police department in Port Said for many years.
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