port

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South Korea will send five Korean-flagged ships to the Saudi Red Sea port of Yanbu to establish alternative oil supply routes to the Strait of Hormuz, a ruling MP said.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Access to quality healthcare is limited in Malawi, and many turn to traditional healers and witch doctors as the first port of call for any medical or mental health problem.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Lines of idling trucks stretch several miles to the nearby U.A.E. port of Khorfakkan, which is picking up shipments that can’t reach Dubai anymore.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Saudi Arabia has bypassed Hormuz by shipping about 4.5 million barrels a day from the Red Sea port of Yanbu.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Even if it didn’t drive them to a long delay in a foreign port, it would be with them every league of the way to Salem Harbor.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham