Sentence examples for shipping blocking from inspiring English sources

Mr. Nemer of Wells Fargo called many of the efforts, like lockers and same-day shipping, "blocking and tackling" without real relevance to Walmart's dominance, or inferiority, in the new world of shopping.

When Kazuhiro Shiba, 48, returned to his home in Namie in June, he found a ship blocking his front door.

On March 30th coalition aircraft sank five government ships blocking the supply of humanitarian aid to the city.Digging in at homeSirte is of unique importance to the regime, both as a garrison and for what it represents.

The French crew drove the captured East Indiaman on shore, joined shortly afterwards by Minerve, Bellone and later by Victor, so that by 18 30 the entire French force was grounded and all but Bellone prevented from firing their main broadsides by beached ships blocking their arc of fire.

A capsized ship blocked entry to Miami harbour in early 1926, slowing the pace of construction work.

Later Israeli navy ships blocked Lebanese ports, and aircraft bombarded the Riyaq airbase in the Beka'a Valley and the Qoleiat airbase near Lebanon's northern border.

If accidents occurred whereby a ship blocked a channel, "overall cargo movement in the port will be affected and cannot operate.

The ship blocked any further travel, and ended any notions they had of a water escape to Dutch New Guinea.

Several hundred kayaks and other vessels also took to the water in the shipping channel, blocking access for any coal ships going in or out of Newcastle harbour.

2.53pm GMT Russian navy ships are blocking both ends of the Kerch strait separating Crimea and Russia, Ukrainian border guards have said, according to a Reuters newsflash.

A Russian ship is blocking the entrance to the harbour in Sevastopol, as tension in Crimea mounts.