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This article lists the world's busiest container ports (ports with container terminals that specialize in handling goods transported in intermodal shipping containers), by total number of twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) transported through the port.
Cargo Sous Terrain (abbreviated to CST; French language, literally: "Underground Cargo") is a planned underground logistics system in Switzerland. It was set up as an association ( Förderverein Cargo sous terrain ) in September 2013, and was based at the headquarters of the Swiss retailer Coop in Basel . [ 1 ]
Top 20 ports of Europe by annual cargo tonnage; Port Country City/Cities Body of Water Tons Year Port of Rotterdam Netherlands: Rotterdam: North Sea: 438,800,000: 2023 [1] Port of Antwerp-Bruges Belgium: Antwerp, Bruges: North Sea: 277,700,000: 2024 [2] Port of Novorossiysk Russia: Novorossiysk: Black Sea: 161,400,000: 2023 [3] Port of Hamburg ...
Swiss Ocean-worthy ferry Villars Basel docks Rhine ship passing through Basel. The Merchant Marine of Switzerland is the largest merchant navy of a landlocked country. [1] Somewhat unusual for a landlocked country, Switzerland has a long tradition of civilian navigation, both on its lakes and rivers, and on the high seas. [1]
Basel (/ ˈ b ɑː z əl /, BAH-zəl; German: ⓘ), also known as Basle, [note 1] is a city in northwestern Switzerland on the River Rhine (at the transition from the High to the Upper Rhine). [4] Basel is Switzerland's third-most-populous city (after Zurich and Geneva), with 177,595 inhabitants within the city municipality limits. [5]
In Switzerland, SBB Cargo is the market leader in rail freight, transporting over 175,000 tons of goods every day. This corresponds to the weight of 425 fully loaded jumbo jets. The company is headed by Désirée Baer. SBB Cargo is mandated by its owner, the Swiss Confederation, to contribute to the modal shift from road to rail.
The Basler Messeturm (also known as the Basel Trade Fair Tower) is a mixed-use high-rise building in Basel, Switzerland. Completed in 2003, the tower stands at 105 metres (344 ft) with 32 floors and is the current 4th tallest building in Switzerland. [1] There is a bar lounge on the top floor.
Swiss International Air Lines has its operational headquarters at EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg [35] [36] near Basel, Switzerland. [12] The French -Swiss airport is located on French territory and has customs-free access to Switzerland . [ 37 ]