port authority
Americannoun
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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
The Libyan port authority said the ship was hit by "sudden explosions followed by a massive fire, which ultimately led to its complete sinking" north of the port of Sirte.
From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026
Ukraine's SBU state security service has not commented on the allegation and the Libyan port authority said the cause of the fire was unknown.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
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
The base itself, from which the commercial launching service would operate, might be modeled after a port authority.
From The Practical Values of Space Exploration Report of the Committee on Science and Astronautics, U.S. House of Representatives, Eighty-Sixth Congress, Second Session by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Astronautics.
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