Top 120 Ports Quotes & Sayings

One of the most widespread myths about the deal is that the Administration is outsourcing the security of our ports to a company from the United Arab Emirates.

Thus, sped by currents of curiosity afloat the swift river of rumor do secrets sail to strange ports.

Ensuring ports are dredged is essential to securing America's place in global trade.

A well-functioning judicial or education system is just as much part of the wealth of a nation as its roads, ports and factories.

New highways, ports, and runways appear economically foolish if we don't understand the economic growth that flows from such investments.

We need to do a lot of restructuring of the existing ports, particularly Durban. The separation of oversight and regulation from operations in the port, the possibility of bringing in private investors, to put in new investment to build capacity in the port. So, the restructuring of the ports will take place like that.

The budget acknowledges the importance of maintaining our ports and waterways to encourage commercial deep-draft navigation and economic competitiveness.

There are ships sailing to many ports, but not a single one goes where life is not painful.

The days of languorous shore leave are long gone. Overnight stays are unheard of and sailor towns a distant memory. In better ports, seafarers head for a seamen's mission.

We anticipate countries increasing their spending on infrastructure like railways, airports, power plants and ports. Our heavy forging plant has the capacity to cater to each of these segments.

Spirits rise as the sails fill... Gone is the sea's glassy surface, and with it the terrible glare. Close the hatches and ports! We're sailing again!

We do not wish to open your ports to foreign trade all at once.

Tunnels, our ports, our airports - they need work. And there are millions of jobs to be done.

President Trump and his administration are right to be concerned about national security, but it's unacceptable when even legal permanent residents are being detained or turned away at airports and ports of entry.

Larger Post Panamax ships are critical to securing America's position in a global market, and all our ports, including Jaxport, must be deep enough to handle them.

Ports are necessities, like postage stamps or soap, but they seldom seem to care what impressions they make.

The combination of funding for our ports, airports, and highways is a really significant investment in our infrastructure.

I made a commitment to the people of Louisiana to bring our federal tax dollars home to invest in our road, bridges and ports.

I think being born in Panama was a blessing because Panama is a port city. It's a really - the mentality is that - I remember that of admitting things in. You know, ports, ideas come in and out all the time.

Pinhao, spectacularly haltered by terraced vineyards, produces most of the world's finest ports.

Our ports are a vital link in national security and it is extremely dangerous to be considering their sale to the United Arab Emirates government.

In light of the recent controversy surrounding foreign management of U.S. Ports, a thorough review of foreign management of U.S. airports needs to occur.

Investing in ports with partners is a very common model for us.

Italian ports are no longer at the disposal of traffickers.

We have an extensive system of highways, ports, locks and dams, and airports.

My colleagues, while it is good that the Nation is finally focused on the critical issue of securing our ports, our rhetoric and our passion about Dubai must be matched by the funding necessary to keep our ports and our citizens safe.

It is an open secret that customs officers pay millions in bribes to secure the lucrative posting in the airport, cargo terminals or ports.

Michael Chertoff and the Department of Homeland Security, they have the primary responsibility of ensuring that our ports are secure.

China is taking over Brazil, and that is worrying. They are investing in mining, agriculture, energy, ports, and airports.

In my district, the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles handle approximately 44 percent of all of the goods delivered to American shores, yet they are in constant need of revenue for facilities, improvements and upgrades to roads and bridges and rails.

Today, barely 5 percent of all containers coming into the United States through our ports are scanned.

I got done writing Ports of Call and suddenly realized I have far too much material for the book.

When its errands are noble and adequate, a steamboat bridging the Atlantic between Old and New England, and arriving at its ports with the punctuality of a planet, is a step of man into harmony with nature.

O polished perturbation! golden care! That keep'st the ports of slumber open wide To many a watchful night.

India's infrastructure deficit in terms of roads, railways, power, and ports needs to be addressed on a fast-track basis.

The American people have every right to be outraged with the administration's approval of the UAE port deal. It is time the people's House make the security of our Nation's ports a priority.

Let me be clear - I'm no stranger to the challenges facing our borders, ports of entry, and the needs of the dedicated men and women who protect them.

Fourth, we might have declared an embargo against the shipping from American ports of any merchandise to either one of these governments that persisted in maintaining its military zone.

A lot of people dont understand how cargo coming into our ports matters, not just to Southern California but to every single congressional district. I want to educate on that issue.

The death of a man is like the fall of a mighty nation That had valiant armies, captains, and prophets, And wealthy ports and ships all over the seas.

Journalists casually use terms like crossing the border illegally when referring to asylum seekers - when in fact there is no law that says they must use the ports of entry.

Not so much two ships passing in the night as two ships sailing together for a time but always bound for different ports.

Tens of thousands of South Florida jobs are dependent on the trade and commerce that our ports provide, and we have to make sure that we spend our security dollars wisely.

Why couldn't there be even a western slasher, or why couldn't there be a serial killer in a kind of pirate buccaneer Caribbean, just someone that's just doing terrible, terrible things in the ports, the sexy ports of Jamaica during the Pirate Renaissance.

One of the issues that I have raised in that context is our transport system, road, rail and ports. We have raised this before, that the South African economy has grown at a rate that has overtaken the capacity of the transport system. And therefore, we have said that it is necessary to expand our capacity in the ports.

Ports are the gaping hole in America's homeland security.

One of the strengths of Adani is that, because we are controlling mines, ships, ports and logistics, we are the cheapest solution provider for end users.

A haggis maker in Dumfries called Stuart Houston was one of my favourite ports of call - we made some lovely haggis tempura.

I had learned what wealth was, and a great deal about production and exchange for myself in the early history of South Australia - of the value of machinery, of roads and bridges, and of ports for transport and export.

We also need to strengthen the security of our borders and ports and strictly control immigration.

All places that the eye of heaven visits Are to a wise man ports and happy havens. Teach thy necessity to reason thus; There is no virtue like necessity.

Our ports and our borders are the most unprotected fronts in the war on terror.

The U.A.E. is a firm ally of the United States and deserves better treatment than it received in the Dubai Ports World fiasco in 2006.

Mr. Speaker, Delaware River's regional ports handle approximately 58 million tons of cargo yearly.

These funds will ensure that ports will be able to pay for adequate security measures to protect all Americans against terrorist attacks from our seaports.

Our ports are owned by local governments who are responsible for the ports. It is the Coast Guard and Customs that provide security. The federal government will never outsource our security.

And let us be frank, the security threats that emanate from our ports come from foreign cargo.

We are not a country that subscribes to policing any part of the world. The areas we are comfortable with are capacity building, intelligence sharing, exchange of ships, call on each other's ports, joint training and exercises.

I was outraged to learn that the president wanted to outsource operations at some American ports to the United Arab Emirates.

Tawny ports have already spent 20 or 30 years in wood - it's not likely they're going to improve. On the other hand, they're not going to get any worse.