port cities

Some of China's port cities, which have been on the front lines of battling the risks of imported COVID-19 cases for the past two years, have again been caught up in a resurgence of coronavirus cases in recent days. After Khorgas in…

anchor Image: Pixabay. The cities most exposed to coastal flooding over the next decades are mostly located in Asia,…

One of the most important initiatives of the European Year of Rail, the Connecting Europe Express passed through the Dutch port city of Rotterdam yesterday and arrives today in another port, Antwerp in Belgium. Arriving in major European…

First interactive map of US port cities …

A row of stalls used by waterfront vendors during the summer tourist season are empty on March 21, 2020, in Juneau. They are also expected to remain empty for the summer of 2021. (Rashah McChesney / KTOO)!-->!-->…

The port cities of Mumbai, India and Piraeus, Greece, are planning to strengthen their trade ties. Illustration by the Greek journalist.The major port cities of Mumbai in India and Piraeus in Greece are looking for ways to improve…

THE whole world was connected to each other by commerce in the days of Humabon. In Asia - from India to East and South-East Asia - it was mainly through a sea-oriented trade network. In…

North Korean port cities are in trouble, with idle ships rusting in once bustling ports and state-run trading companies reduced to catching octopus to sell to China, slaughtered by a double pinch of the coronavirus…

La Rochelle, in the Charente-Maritime region in southwestern France, was one of the most important maritime and port cities between the years 1200 and 1400. The Templars found a stronghold with their fleet of boats in La Rochelle in the…

today Picture of the day of NASA Earth Observatory presents two Chinese port cities, Xiamen and Quanzhou, which stand out from the nocturnal waters of the South China Sea. As the bright lights show, several islands and small ports…

Through NASA Earth Observatory Aug 9, 2020 September 12, 2019. (Click on the image for a full view.) This photograph, taken by an astronaut on the International Space Station (ISS), captures the bright city lights of two Chinese port…

How can we examine the transition between distinct ecological communities through the prism of the social and human sciences? These questions are at the heart of “ecotone” studies, which seek to…

Kocaeli, also called Ä°zmit, one of Turkey's main industrial cities, has been named one of the largest port cities in Europe. The Gulf of Izmit, located east of the Sea of…

Editor's Note: This is the first of a two-part look at Newburyport, Massachusetts, on the Merrimack River and Portsmouth on the Piscataqua River.It's hard to study the history of Portsmouth without falling, time and time again,…

LORAIN, Ohio - The environmental reclamation of the Black River and the Port of Lorain has received a new injection of funds to help finance a new restoration project.On December 3, the Ohio State Controlling Board released $ 9.9 million…

An exhibition of modern and historical photographs depicting six port cities on the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea opens tomorrow in the Georgian capital to raise awareness of the similarities and differences between nations…

Along the Danube and as far as the Black Sea, many cities have developed in relation to the river. Below, we take a look at some of them for travel opportunities in search of local history and culture. One of the oldest settlements in…

Bulgarian Black Sea port cities of Varna and Bourgas will not see any cruise ships dock in the summer of 2018, due to concern about the geopolitical situation in the Black Sea region. Cruise lines plan ship trips about two to three…

Mangalore is one of the port cities in the world that is believed to experience a significant rise in sea level due to melting polar glaciers, NASA scientists have warned. The coastal city of Karnataka, however, is not alone. Kakinada on…

A painting created in 1818 by British artist Benjamin West shows Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II presenting a parchment to Robert Clive, a British colonel. According to historian John McAleer, the event depicted in West's painting…

Canadian port cities expect to receive an economic boost this summer thanks to an influx of cruise passengers drawn by the weak loonie and the country's 150th anniversary celebrations. Ports in Atlantic Canada, Quebec and British Columbia…

With the dual objective of connecting cities and boosting its fortune in tourist arrivals, Kerala is launching a cruise service. But this is no ordinary cruise service. In what is expected to be the first time in India, a hydrofoil ferry…

The Mayor of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality (MRCB) and the City of Dalian, Liaoning Province in the People's Republic of China signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) laying the groundwork for a formal twin-city…

Giant ships sail towards the sea, fishermen return with their bounties, carts go back and forth carrying fishing boats and whales pass by, oblivious to all the action on the shore. Look no further for the best of Oregon's port cities,…

A polar bear is seen outside of Churchill, Manitoba, Canada in this file photo from November 14, 2007. According to a report released on August 26, 2008 by the States National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) United States, arctic ice…