The Ghanaian government is determined to position the port as a major economic growth pole, said Akufo-Addo at a sod-cutting ceremony for the commencement of construction of an oil and gas services terminal as well as a floating dry dock and ship maintenance facility contracted by the China Harbor Engineering Company at the southwestern port city Takoradi.

阿库福-阿多在西南港口城市塔科拉迪举行的石油和天然气服务码头以及中国港湾工程公司承包的浮式干船坞和船舶维修设施开工仪式上表示，加纳政府决心将港口定位为主要的经济增长极。

"The floating dry dock and ship maintenance facility is meant to carry out maintenance work on vessels.

“浮动干船坞和船舶维护设施旨在对船舶进行维护工作。

According to the CHEC, the oil and gas services terminal and the floating dry dock and ship maintenance facility will be completed in 22 months and 18 months respectively, and around 500 local jobs will be created.

据CHEC称，石油和天然气服务码头、浮式干船坞和船舶维护设施将分别在22个月和18个月内完工，并将为当地创造约500个就业机会。

"It took less than three years to not only finish construction of the intelligent and green port but also achieve a record container throughput of 1 million TEUs," said Yang Rong, general manager of the No 2 Container Dock Co Ltd, Tianjin Port Group.

天津港集团第二集装箱码头有限公司总经理杨荣表示：“用了不到三年的时间，不仅完成了智能绿色港口的建设，还实现了创纪录的100万标准箱的集装箱吞吐量。”。

The two companies will open up respective resources based on their cloud computing-based infrastructure needs, dock their data centers, integrate their most competitive overall product solution capabilities, and provide more accurate and effective digital transformation solutions for all walks of life.

With construction work beginning in July 2016 with a contract period of 49 months, the project, currently the largest water project in Ghana, includes construction of a 3,558-meter breakwater, a 1,400-meter deepwater container berth, facilities covering 121 hectares for land reclamation and foundation treatment, dredging of dock basins and foundation trenches, as well as engineering and support equipment.

Once the project is completed, it will allow one 50,000-metric-ton freighter, one 30,000-ton freighter and four 7,600-ton freighters to dock simultaneously.

The smart logistics system with only four operators effectively moves the steel products from production line to the warehouse, and then to the dock for shipments.

Set at five different price points, the travel plans include accommodation options at either an exclusive cruise berthing at the Tokyo international dock throughout the games, or the choice between two city center hotels, Fliggy said.

Beijing-based ABP broke ground on the major development at the Royal Albert Dock on the River Thames last April.

”In around eight years, Asian Business Park is slated to grow to comprise 436,000 square meters of office, retail, and residential space along a 2-kilometer stretch of waterfront that has been derelict since the dock closed in 1980.

The Royal Albert Dock opened in the late 19th century and quickly became one of the capital’s busiest trading ports, receiving such shipments as tobacco from the United States and meat and fresh produce from mainland Europe.

The dock fell into decline in the 1950s and the last ship left the port in 1980.

Atop the minaret, reached after a climb of 37 floors, the Bay of Algiers can be seen in a breathtaking - some might say dizzying - view, looking down to the turquoise waters of the Mediterranean and the ships loaded with goods awaiting for their turn to dock at the port.

Mobike's bicycles can be parked without the use of a dock.

While Mobike is set to address the dock problem with the dockless solution, it is not enjoying the market alone after San Francisco-based Spin, also self-funding, is entering the capital with California-based LimeBike to follow suit.

The company's silver and orange bikes can be picked up and parked without the use of a dock.

Riders don't need to find a dock to park and are able to find an available bicycle when needed.

A human controller of the dock remotely controls the loading and unloading equipment, using technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data and cloud computing.

Through the 5G intelligent cargo system, the dock is becoming more and more efficient and automated.

But now, cargoes can be transported by trucks to the railway freight station when they are unloaded from the ship, eliminating various steps such as storage and moving at the dock.

The vessel is scheduled to dock at ports in the Brazilian ports of Victoria and Santos, before heading to the Port of Lazaro Cardenas in Mexico, they said, adding that at least eight multipurpose vessels will be put into operation on the route, providing two-way direct import and export services between China and South America.

From the moment Japan started the discharge, it has put itself in the dock in front of the international community and is bound to face international condemnation for many years to come, the statement said.

It will be able to process and trade fish from countries like Singapore, Vietnam and Indonesia after their ships dock here," Xing said.

The rear of the dock yard is adjacent to the central railway station to complete the sea-rail system.

The new port has stimulated the country's economy and provided relief for the harbor at Douala port, the country's most populous city, while also providing dock space for larger ships, said Alain Patrick Mpila Ayissi, Manager of Land development and Environment department of Port Authority of Kribi.

Data showed China has 2,530 berths that can dock ships with a displacement of at least 10,000 metric tons during the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020).

- China's first ultra-large photovoltaic (PV) and gas-film integrated power station is expected to go into operation as the full commissioning of its four gas-film greenhouses has been completed at the Lu'anzhou dock of Changzhou Port, East China's Jiangsu province.

According to the State Grid Jiangsu Electric Power Co Ltd, with PV panels installed on the roofs of the gas-film greenhouses, the whole project can generate 11 million kWh of electricity annually, accounting for 52 percent of the dock's annual electricity consumption.

As part of the power station project, the four gas-film greenhouses will be adopted as the dock's bulk storage yard, where ships can unload, load, and transport their goods.

The ministry said in a notice that local transport authorities at the ports where cruise ships dock should formulate plans for restoring international cruise transportation and proceed with the work of resumption after obtaining approval from local governments.

According to the Tianjin General Station of Immigration Inspection, with the full recovery of the city's cruise tourism, 30 international cruise ships will dock at and depart from Tianjin port by the end of December this year.

The vessel is scheduled to dock in Victoria and Santos, Brazil, before heading to the port of Lazaro Cardenas in Mexico.

For instance, Shanghai resumed its visa-free entry policy for overseas cruise tour groups in mid-March, enabling them to explore the city and other coastal ports in China where the ships dock.

We plan to move the vessel out of the dry dock in June to continue the outfitting process," Chen Gang, general manager of Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding and chief designer of the large cruise ship, said on Monday.

Before the pandemic emerged, 50 percent of the fish caught could be sold directly to the mainland market after each trip, but local quarantine measures made it hard for vessels to dock, denying access to this market.

In addition, he said that retail pharmacies should dock and integrate online and offline new retail business platforms.

The Meishan dock, where both colossal vessels are berthed, has nine giant parking spaces that can simultaneously accommodate several 200,000-metric-ton container ships.

Tianjin Port unveiled on Sunday what it says is the world's first dock to operate with zero carbon emissions.

The dock, located in the C Area of Beijiang port's intelligent container dock zone, was put into service after an inauguration ceremony on Sunday.

The dock has three berths, each with a loading capacity of 200,000 tons, and a length of 1,100 meters.

Chu Bin, Party chief and president of Tianjin Port Group, said construction of the dock took only one year and nine months, reflecting "Chinese speed".

The ministry will coordinate relevant departments to implement classification management of live poultry markets and organize slaughtering factories to dock with poultry farms, Yang added.

Last year, ports in Shanghai, including Shanghai Port International Cruise Terminal and Wusongkou International Cruise Terminal, saw 403 vessels dock, a drop of 21.3 percent, and visits fell by 7.5 percent year-on-year.

Besides, cruises departing from China usually head to neighboring countries like Japan, where the ports are not that suitable for cruises to dock because of inadequate facilities," said Zhang Gaowei, Lvmama's director of cruise tourism.

In addition, a water transfer terminal with a hydraulic structure designed to dock 120,000-ton crude oil carriers will also be constructed," said Li Fengli, the new president of Qingdao Port Group.

Li, 68, was born into an impoverished family in Qikou township in Luliang, an ancient dock on the Yellow River, China's second-longest.

At the Qikou ancient dock site, Li is always an eye-catching character.

Tech giant Huawei said in a recent press release that it is partnering with Tianjin Port to boost its digital transformation, including its top-level design and dock technology innovation.

Australian iron ore conglomerate BHP saw its first shipment of yuan-based spot trade iron ore dock at a port in East China's Shandong province on July 10.

Indian authorities in the port city of Mangalore have turned away the MSC cruise ship Lirica, with 1,400 passengers, which was due to dock there, an official confirmed to the BBC.

The country's shipping ministry has issued an advisory that says no cruise ships from foreign countries can dock anywhere in India, as part of coronavirus preventive measures.

In its notice issued on Tuesday, the ministry said that local transport authorities at the ports where cruise ships dock should formulate plans for restoring international cruise transportation and proceed with the resumption work after obtaining approval from local governments.

Wang recalled that he was only an ordinary truck driver on the dock when Jiang visited the Tianjin Port during an inspection tour.