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Europoort

British  
/ ˈøːroːpoːrt /

noun

  1. a port in the Netherlands near Rotterdam: developed in the 1960s; handles chiefly oil

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The Europoort seemed to glide through the Atlantic like the Mary Deare, a ghost ship in search of a port.

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At Rotterdam's Europoort, whose massive refineries get 70% of their oil from the Middle East, companies have dipped into reserves while eagerly awaiting the homeward-bound tankers.

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The Europoort, for example, is coated with 600 tons of nearly impervious paint that requires a cosmetic fix only once every two years.

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Prodded by this competition, 16 German steelmakers and The Netherlands' Hoogovens have joined forces to build a $60 million ore-concentrating plant, the first of its kind in Europe, at Rotterdam's Europoort industrial complex.

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By any name, the Europoort is a luxury liner.

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