shipping port

collocation in English

meaningsofshippingandport

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shipping
noun[U]
uk
/ˈʃɪp.ɪŋ/us
/ˈʃɪp.ɪŋ/
ships considered as ...
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port
noun
uk
/pɔːt/us
/pɔːrt/
a town by the sea or by a river that has a harbour, or the ...
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(Definition ofshippingandportfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Take the case of anyshippingportyou like.
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That is something of the order of 2,000,000 tons a year—an amount which would need a good-sizedshippingportif it went by sea.
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The price paid therefore includes unidentifiable elements for storage and road transport to theshippingport.
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That applies to thousands along the line of docks in everyshippingportof this country.
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The town was founded in 1876 as ashippingportfor iron ore, which is mined just south of the town.
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The beach soon became a successfulshippingport.
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To begin with it was to function as ashippingportfor the fertilizer as well as a point to import limestone.
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Duluth is a majorshippingportfor taconite pellets, made from concentrated low-grade iron ore and destined for midwestern and eastern steel mills.
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The city has been trying to establish itself as a majorshippingportand receives regular visits by international freight ships.
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The area revived as ashippingportand much lumber was milled.
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Hamada is one of the few cities in the region to possess a heavy tonnageshippingport.
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Marquette continues to be ashippingportfor hematite ores and, today, enriched iron ore pellets, from nearby mines and pelletizing plants.
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Ashippingportwas built along the northern peninsula, where deeper water permits larger transport and cruise ships to anchor.
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Although not used as ashippingport, the estuary is accessible to large yachts despite the bar and difficult tidal conditions.
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Moving copper concentrate from that mill to theshippingportrequired installation of a slurry pipeline - then the world's longest.
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The landing soon became a busyshippingport.
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