Sentence examples for shipping ceased from inspiring English sources

Deliberate attacks on cross-channel shipping ceased on 5 November 1941, when the collier Glencree was strafed.

Work on these ships ceased shortly after the German invasion.

Trading vegetables, meat, fish and other perishables with visiting ships ceased in the 1870s when the whaling industry collapsed.

Shortly after refloating, the submarine's periscope was sighted by a Turkish battleship, which was firing over the peninsula at Allied landing sites; the ship ceased fire and withdrew.

At the same time, Oldendorf issued a cease-fire order to the entire formation after hearing that the destroyer was taking friendly fire, and the Japanese ships also ceased fire.

At the same time, Oldendorf issued a brief cease-fire order to the entire formation after hearing that the destroyer Albert W. Grant was taking friendly fire, and the Japanese ships also ceased fire.

Commercial shipping has largely ceased, but the ship-sized locks remain.

So far this year Furniture Brands has ceased shipping to 200 furniture store chains.

By the 1920s virtually all commercial shipping activity had ceased at the dock, although its warehouses did remain in use for the storage of goods transported by barge, road or rail.

Ten minutes later, the British ships closed in and the flag on Gneisenaus foremast was struck; at 17:50, Sturdee ordered his ships to cease fire.

Ten minutes later, after Tōgō ordered his ships to cease fire and disengage, the battleship fired her already-loaded 12-inch guns before turning away.