port authority
Americannoun
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“It’s the first time any port authority that I’m aware of has done something like this,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Geerlings believes Rotterdam's port authority genuinely wants to change and is building the infrastructure for a smoother transition.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
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
Located in the borough of Queens, LaGuardia is the third-busiest airport serving New York, handling 33.5 million passengers in 2024, according to port authority figures.
From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026
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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