Sentence examples for maritime fleet from inspiring English sources

Even more threatening to Asian countries than the historical claims are the stepped-up patrols by China's maritime fleet in the South China Sea.

Labor recognised that, even though these reforms were important for the economy, the arguments for maintaining a healthy Australian maritime fleet were much broader.

The St. Lawrence Seaway accommodates all but the largest oceangoing vessels, making the upper St. Lawrence and Great Lakes area open to four-fifths of the world's maritime fleet.

The United States had to rely on nearly 300 foreign-flagged ships during the war, leading to the realization that the American-flagged maritime fleet — which boasted some 2,000 ships in the World War II era — was essentially disappearing from international waters.

The emphasis is on how to formulate an investment optimization problem where cargo operation, investment costs, cargo-handling capacity, cargo transportation network, and the world maritime fleet constraints are included.

Other countries with sizeable maritime fleets include Norway, China and America.

Liberia's ship registry, which sells "flags of convenience" to the world's maritime fleets and has long been a major source of the country's revenue, was and still is administered by Americans.

Here once more are reminders of the heyday of King Minos and the triremes that routed the Persians at the Battle of Salamis in 480 B.C. as well as the vessels of modern Greek maritime fleets.

Meanwhile, China's foreign ministry spokeswoman, Hua Chunying, told reporters in Beijing: "I would like to re-emphasise that China has indisputable sovereignty over relevant waters and China's maritime surveillance fleet are carrying out routine patrols in relevant waters".

Turnbull said he anticipated people smugglers would "use this agreement as a marketing opportunity" but the government had "put in place the largest and most capable maritime surveillance and response fleet Australia has ever deployed" to stop journeys by sea.

Local maritime pilots, believing the fleet to be British, rowed out to the ships and were seized, providing the French with guides to the best landing sites.