Sentence examples for disrupted shipments from inspiring English sources

Growth was retrained by a strike by truckers, which disrupted shipments of industrial goods, the report said.

Fears have risen that militias in eastern Libya that have refused to recognize the government could attack the Zueitina oil export terminal, where Libya petroleum officials hope to resume disrupted shipments.

China has also become the world's fastest-growing importer of oil, with foreign purchases surging nearly a third this year, although some of those imports went into stockpiles in January and February as a precaution in case the war in Iraq disrupted shipments from the Middle East.

"And he kept people bargaining". To be sure, Hurtgen had more clout than normal during the dock shutdown, which disrupted shipments of goods nationwide just as the holiday selling season neared.

The worldwide stock of platinum is close to meeting demand, but turmoil in either country could disrupt shipments.

Port operators locked out the workers, disrupting shipments in late September and early October before President Bush invoked federal law to reopen the ports.

And it backed Israel's right to strike Syrian targets to disrupt shipments of weapons from Iran to the Islamic militant group Hezbollah.

Hundreds of climate change protestors have attempted to disrupt shipments of coal from a port north of Sydney using their canoes, kayaks and surfboards to form a blockade.

Protests over disputed local elections in Guinea have spread to the mining towns of Boke and Kamsar, disrupting shipments of bauxite - the aluminium ore which is critical to the West African country's economy.

Fears had been widespread that pump prices would shoot higher in some parts of the country because of expectations from drivers and fuel suppliers that the U.S.-led war in Iraq would disrupt shipments from the Middle East, which accounts for roughly 40% of world oil exports.

The trouble-prone opening of the Hong Kong airport disrupted cargo shipments, costing several hundred million dollars in exports.