Sentence examples for maritime centre from inspiring English sources

Savannah's history since 1900 has revolved largely around its industrialization and growth as a maritime centre.

Gdańsk is an important cultural seat containing schools of medicine, engineering, and fine arts; a maritime centre; many fine churches, museums, theatres, and gardens; and a concert hall and an opera house.

A government report last year dodged all the real issues, but it did warn of the urgent need "to replenish and develop the skills needed to maintain our position as a world-leading maritime centre".

After being housed in a tower block in Woolwich, an old college in Dartford, and a Victorian tycoon's mansion in Eltham, its department of architecture has moved into a purpose-built new facility in the heart of the Unesco World Heritage-listed maritime centre of Greenwich, together with the departments of landscape, arts and the main university library.

The island and its natural harbour were used by Arab merchants as a maritime trading centre from the 10th to the late 15th century.

"This is a beautiful city that's been the heart of maritime Europe, the centre of the UK, it's a great place to live, a great place to learn and a great place to visit, and City of Culture now puts it on an international platform.

Named for Gloucester, England, and incorporated as a town in 1642, it has flourished as a maritime and fishing centre since that time.

In 1967 the city purchased the historic British transatlantic liner Queen Mary, which is moored in the harbour and functions as a maritime museum, meeting centre, and hotel; it adjoins the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center, one of the largest halls in the region.

The Port of Blyth receives £500,000 to help redevelop an area of the quayside to establish a maritime heritage visitor centre and community hub.

For example, Tsing Yi station is built next to the Maritime Square shopping centre and directly underneath the Tierra Verde housing estate.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, it developed as one of New England's leading maritime and shipbuilding centres, and during the American Revolution (1775 83) and the War of 1812 its port served as a privateers' base.