: a port, harbor, or town accessible to seagoing ships
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Boston is a major seaport in the northeastern U.S.
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Now, the island is embracing its future with a major seaport project, opening ahead of this year’s cruise season.
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Melissa Noel, Essence, 15 Jan. 2025
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U.S. seaports handled the equivalent of 451,000 40-foot containers of goods from China in December, a year-over-year increase of 14.5%, according to trade data supplier Descartes Systems Group DSG.TO.
—Lisa Baertlein and Ellen Zhang, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
When the seaport closed, cargo congestion built up at its container yard, while ships in the area endured weeklong berthing delays.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 14 Jan. 2025
Underwriters are taking into account a string of incidents, which include the March 2022 burning of a private airplane in southwest Haiti, and attacks that forced the closure of the main seaport.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 11 Jan. 2025
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Melissa Noel, Essence, 15 Jan. 2025
Tariffs, inflation and retailers:How Trump's potential tariffs could hit your wallet
U.S. seaports handled the equivalent of 451,000 40-foot containers of goods from China in December, a year-over-year increase of 14.5%, according to trade data supplier Descartes Systems Group DSG.TO.
—Lisa Baertlein and Ellen Zhang, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
When the seaport closed, cargo congestion built up at its container yard, while ships in the area endured weeklong berthing delays.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 14 Jan. 2025
Underwriters are taking into account a string of incidents, which include the March 2022 burning of a private airplane in southwest Haiti, and attacks that forced the closure of the main seaport.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Seaport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seaport. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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seaport
noun
sea·port
-ˌpō(ə)rt 
-ˌpȯ(ə)rt
: a port, harbor, or town within reach of seagoing ships
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