Sentence examples for control of the port from inspiring English sources

Pakistan transferred control of the port to a Chinese public company in 2013.

By evening, rebels appeared in control of the port, while the government held the airport, on the city's outskirts.

Mr. Taylor's aides lambasted the rebels tonight for holding the rest of the city hostage by keeping control of the port.

The recent fighting flared up in late March after Mr. Maliki sent troops to gain control of the port city of Basra.

As the UIC solidified its hold over S Somalia, taking control of the port of Kismayo in September, hundreds of Somalis fled to NE Kenya.

Until the mid-18th century Hakodate remained in the hands of the Ainu in spite of various attempts by the Japanese government to gain control of the port.

Victory for the Luftwaffe in the air battle would have exposed Great Britain to invasion by the German army, which was then in control of the ports of France only a few miles away across the English Channel.

Importers and customs agents complain that a government emergency plan has so far failed to ease the delays much.Nearly four years ago Hugo Chávez, Venezuela's leftist president, took over control of the ports from regional governments.

The sale of crude oil to the North Korean-flagged tanker was the first shipment to foreign buyers since the rebels took control of the ports.

On October 20, the French authorities that were still in control of the ports decided to waive docking fees on US vessels engaged in the evacuation.

A coalition of Saudis and the UAE, supported by US and UK arms, have been fighting against a Houthi-led insurgency that has seized control of Sana'a, the port of Hodeidah and large parts of the north of the country.