container terminal

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meaningsofcontainerandterminal

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container
noun[C]
uk
/kənˈteɪ.nər/us
/kənˈteɪ.nɚ/
a hollow object, such as a box or a bottle, that can be used for holding something, especially to carry or ...
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terminal
adjective
uk
/ˈtɜː.mɪ.nəl/us
/ˈtɝː.mə.nəl/
(of a disease or illness) leading gradually ...
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(Definition ofcontainerandterminalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The go-ahead forcontainerterminal9 will certainly greatly help to consolidate vital international confidence.
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We have already talked about the airport and possible developments in relation tocontainerterminal9.
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Does he not think it necessary to extend this motorway in view of the importance of thecontainerterminal?
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The dock industry needs anothercontainerterminallike it needs a hole in the head.
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Thecontainerterminal, which started a mere four years ago, is already shipping 22,000 containers.
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It was sold, together with all the buildings and land to the west, towards thecontainerterminal.
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There is also a modern grain-handling plant, and a newcontainerterminalhas been opened.
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Thecontainerterminalthat was left idle is once more working and an extra 1 million tonnes of goods will be going through the port next year.
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Thecontainerterminalwill not be in operation until after a rail link has been provided, but some seaport operational traffic will need to go by road.
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Now we are building thecontainerterminal.
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Less freight comes into the airport in a year than through the seaportcontainerterminalin the docks in my constituency in half of one of the container vessels.
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Hull invested in a newcontainerterminal, which is now lying idle because we could not reach an agreement with the dockers on reasonable levels of pay.
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The port has continued to build, adding several more berths, acontainerterminal, a tanker terminal and an industrial effluent treatment plant.
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This soon became much heavier than following the opening of a newcontainerterminalin 1967.
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It features the regions only semi-automatedcontainerterminal, some of the worlds largest automated ship-to-shore cranes, and other container handling equipment.
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Alternatively the transshipment may be between land vehicles, typically between train and truck, in which case the terminal is described as an "inlandcontainerterminal".
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In its territory are: a complex on processing of mineral fertilizers, a complex on processing of mineral oil, thecontainerterminal, moorings, railway depot.
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Maritime simulation primarily includescontainerterminalmodeling, that deals with the logistics of container handling to improve system efficiency.
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Modern transit sheds and a 14,000 tonne silo are available with a range of cranes and other facilities including acontainerterminal.
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Thecontainerterminalhas a capacity of 80,000 containers a year.
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