container port
noun
variants
or less commonly containerport
: a shipping port specially equipped to handle containerized cargo
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The Port of Manzanillo, Mexico’s busiest container port, had briefly closed Sunday but had reopened before the end of the day.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 24 Feb. 2026
The Port of Manzanillo, the country's busiest container port, was temporarily closed to containers coming in or out.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026
Construction and engineering services firm Geotech Holdings – which has seven subsidiaries, each sanctioned by the US government – has headquarters in Kwai Chung, home to the city’s container port.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
But Great Nicobar faces certain destruction as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government plans to construct a container port, an airport, a township, a tourism project, and a power plant on the island—attempting to transform the island into a bustling commercial hub.
—M. Rajshekhar, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 24 Feb. 2026
The Port of Manzanillo, the country's busiest container port, was temporarily closed to containers coming in or out.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026
Construction and engineering services firm Geotech Holdings – which has seven subsidiaries, each sanctioned by the US government – has headquarters in Kwai Chung, home to the city’s container port.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
But Great Nicobar faces certain destruction as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government plans to construct a container port, an airport, a township, a tourism project, and a power plant on the island—attempting to transform the island into a bustling commercial hub.
—M. Rajshekhar, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Container port.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/container%20port. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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