variants or less commonly containerport
: a shipping port specially equipped to handle containerized cargo

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Meanwhile, the Sultanate of Oman, which has long focused its diversification plans on luxury and activity tourism, commerce, and shipping, has built a giant container port and free-trade zone at Salalah. Rory Miller, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2016 Darryl Dyck | Bloomberg | Getty Images Key ports on Canada’s West Coast, including its largest container port in Vancouver and the Port of Prince Rupert, were shut down by a labor strike on Monday. Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024 Last-ditch talks with the UK government ensued and DP World revealed that the P&O investment to expand a London container port would go ahead. Chris Morris, Fortune Europe, 14 Oct. 2024 The Port of Los Angeles, America’s busiest container port, is both an economic engine and a source of significant environmental justice challenges for our community. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for container port 

Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of container port was in 1970

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“Container port.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/container%20port. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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