container port
noun
variants
or less commonly containerport
: a shipping port specially equipped to handle containerized cargo
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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.
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M. Rajshekhar, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
Sheinbaum pointed to 12 projects at major Mexican ports, including its largest container port, the Port of Manzanillo, as well as other major gateways including Lázaro Cárdenas, Altimara, Progreso and Veracruz among others.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 Sep. 2025
Bremerhaven is the biggest German port for the automotive industry and the country's second-largest container port.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 27 July 2025
Last year, a Chinese-Singaporean consortium won a tender to construct a new deep-sea container port at Anaklia, Georgia, after Tbilisi cancelled an earlier agreement with a U.S.-Georgian consortium.
—Jeffrey Mankoff, Foreign Affairs, 24 July 2025
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M. Rajshekhar, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
Sheinbaum pointed to 12 projects at major Mexican ports, including its largest container port, the Port of Manzanillo, as well as other major gateways including Lázaro Cárdenas, Altimara, Progreso and Veracruz among others.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 Sep. 2025
Bremerhaven is the biggest German port for the automotive industry and the country's second-largest container port.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 27 July 2025
Last year, a Chinese-Singaporean consortium won a tender to construct a new deep-sea container port at Anaklia, Georgia, after Tbilisi cancelled an earlier agreement with a U.S.-Georgian consortium.
—Jeffrey Mankoff, Foreign Affairs, 24 July 2025
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“Container port.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/container%20port. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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