Sea Transport and Seaports

"He works in an offshore oil rig".

Offshore means:

• Away from the coast

• A journey by sea

"This pearl is artificial, not natural".

Artificial means:

• away from the coast

• not real

"The island is joined to the mainland by a bridge".

Mainland means:

• island

• main part of the land

"This office is the best flagship of the company".

Flagship means:

• most important part

• less important part

"The port authority control all the processes".

Port authority means:

• company that build the port

• organization that manages and controls a port.

"There are thousands of containers in Jabal Ali Port".

Containers means:

• a large metal box for carrying things in.

• a journey by sea

"The capacity of the port is 55 ships".

Capacity means:

• total amount that can be kept

• routes that ships use

"You need to ship the cargo to California tonight".

Cargo means:

• main part of the land

• items carried by a ship or plane

"Captains use particular shipping lanes while sailing".

Shipping lanes means:

• large metal boxes

• paths that ships use

"Last year we went on a cruise around Europe".

Cruise means:

• a journey by sea

• amount of something