Now officials are threatening to close it.
But who is threatening to close sea lanes?
And our coalition government is threatening to close 100 GP practices nationally, including award-winning practices.
Warsaw reacted by threatening to close its borders to some top Belarussian officials.
"The governor is threatening to close down government to get his way," Mr. Silver said.
In January, the cartoonist announced that distribution problems were threatening to close the paper.
BMW had been threatening to close the plant before the Phoenix deal.
The BBC has a habit of threatening to close its digital radio stations before reprieving them.
Its days appear to be numbered, however, as a development company is threatening to close it down.
In 1807, after his victories in central Europe, Napoleon proclaimed his European blockade, threatening to close the port of Lisbon.
He also angered many workers, who accused Tosco of compromising safety and threatening to close plants to intimidate unions.
