1.   If that prospect goes, the port operation would probably cease.

2.   The Voith Schneider propulsion system provided the high level of manoeuvrability required for port operations and for barge handling in the estuary.

3.   Brazilian steelmaker Cia. Siderurgica Paulista was forced to halt its port operations in April after it hired non-union workers in an attempt to cut soaring port loading costs.

4.   In recent years, many port operations were expanded onto huge landfill islands, parts of which sank five feet and more in the quake.

5.   Inconsistent customs procedures and inefficient port operations now form some of the biggest obstacles to trade between the Northwest and the Russian Far East.

6.   The association, a group of stevedore companies, has a stranglehold on Japanese port operations, analysts said.

7.   The Federation would not say if the union and the port operations have come close to reaching an agreement.

8.   The three Japanese shipping companies, for their part, argued that they have no role in port operations, which are overseen by the national and regional governments.

9.   This may enable the cargo handler to start more profitable port operations.

10.   A REVOLUTIONARY wireless container tracking and monitoring system has been developed which will save manpower costs, time and improve the safety of port operations.