1.   But an attack on any port would be devastating because authorities would react by closing all ports indefinitely.

2.   Earlier today, Pemex closed its ports at Pajaritos and Dos Bocas.

3.   The Coast Guard closed ports at Pascagoula and Gulfport to commercial shipping traffic late Saturday.

4.   The Cayman Islands made a bold statement this year about tourism and community values by closing its ports to cruise ships on Sundays and religious holidays.

5.   The dispute already is having a commercial impact because major ports are closed to shipping.

6.   The fishermen here will tell the story, swearing up and down, about the time the port was closed by a sardine.

7.   The Karachi street wars scared off many foreign investors and often closed the port.

8.   The port is closed while damage to the ship is assessed and the clean-up operation begins.

9.   They have suspended airline links, closed their ports to Indian ships, and deferred or canceled orders for Indian products, including food.

10.   Peacekeeping soldiers closed the port and ordered merchants to go home.