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port authority

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noun

  1. a government commission that manages bridges, tunnels, airports, and other such facilities of a port or city.


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Rheinmetall in December struck a partnership with the police and the port authority in the city of Hamburg to develop technologies for the protection of maritime, civilian and critical infrastructure.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Libya's port authority has said the ship was carrying 62,000 tonnes of LNG intended for Egypt.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

"We continue to work closely with the port authority," a spokesperson added.

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2024

The news comes as port authority CEO Griff Lynch has set a goal of Brunswick surpassing the Port of Baltimore as the No. 1 U.S. port for automobile imports and exports.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 30, 2024

At twelve, all hands were mustered amidships and numbered by the port authority, and one was missing.

From The Bonadventure A Random Journal of an Atlantic Holiday by Blunden, Edmund

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