| 单词 | free port |
| 例句 | As fascism tore apart Europe, Shanghai’s status as a free port made it a magnet for refugees. The Man Who Changed the Face of Shanghai 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z Into this narrative, “The Lost Leonardo” weaves coherent mini-treatises on restoration, art dealerships, free ports, the true nature of the auctioneering business and more. ‘The Lost Leonardo’ Review: Art, Money and Oligarchy 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z Located in tax-friendly countries and cities, free ports offer savings and security that collectors and dealers find almost irresistible. One of the World’s Greatest Art Collections Hides Behind This Fence 2016-05-28T04:00:00Z Collectors and dealers choose to store art in the free ports for more pedestrian reasons than tax avoidance. One of the World’s Greatest Art Collections Hides Behind This Fence 2016-05-28T04:00:00Z Founded by Catherine the Great in 1794, Odessa was a booming free port in the 19th century – Jamaica rum, oranges from Jerusalem and tobacco from Virginia flowed ashore. Odessa's new parks lead a blossoming of urban regeneration 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z But the free ports are drawing more criticism and concern, namely: Are they bad for art? One of the World’s Greatest Art Collections Hides Behind This Fence 2016-05-28T04:00:00Z Congress actually passed a bill in 1932 making these buildings a free port, which enabled importers to bring goods in duty free and store them on the premises — a commercial masterstroke. Rockefeller Center’s Art Deco Marvel: A Virtual Tour 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z Thus began Tangier’s “golden years” — the drugs, the smuggling, the Chinese menu of sex — as a free port and international zone governed by European delegations. T Magazine: The Last Casbah 2011-05-20T14:00:57Z And once works are purchased, many of them, including some of the world’s most expressive and expensive, end up hidden away in cavernous, nondescript, tax-sheltered free ports, their whereabouts largely unknown. As Money Launderers Buy Dalís, U.S. Looks at Lifting the Veil on Art Sales 2021-06-19T04:00:00Z In the past, Sunak was among those who sold voters the prospect of a post-Brexit “Global Britain,” and as finance minister, he moved to introduce low-tax zones, “free ports,” despite concerns over money laundering. A new bromance? Sunak prompts hopes for improved France-U.K. ties. 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z As part of their pitch, they proposed that Orkney become an “innovation free port,” to be given the regulatory and fiscal flexibility to explore new technical and structural solutions. Harnessing the energy of the ocean to power homes, planes and whisky distilleries Art had been gradually commodified for decades, but now collectors were buying up these objects and hiding them away in European free ports, like money in an offshore account. The Surprising Ascent of KAWS 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z The free port area would also include the Thames Enterprise Park in Stanford-le-Hope as well as the Ford engine plant in Dagenham. London Gateway and Tilbury ports bid for 'free port' with Ford factory 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z A government spokesperson said: "free ports will empower regions across the UK to become hubs for international trade and investment." Brexit: Boris Johnson's claims about its benefits fact-checked 2021-01-03T05:00:00Z The chancellor is a lot keener on free ports than he is on attempting to pick winners. Boris Johnson's split from Brussels echoes Henry VIII's break with Rome 2020-10-18T04:00:00Z Opportunity Cromarty Firth hopes to secure government support for its free port plan. Plan to make Highland firth a free trade zone 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z It’s unclear whether the Trump administration will push ahead with the threat to no longer treat Hong Kong as an autonomous free port or how big the impact of such a move would be. Hong Kong on borrowed time as China pushes for more control 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z The government is looking to create 10 free ports across the UK and will announce its choices in March. London Gateway and Tilbury ports bid for 'free port' with Ford factory 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z It may be that a free port and international status for the town, with Italian sovereignty in cultural questions, would best serve the Allied and European cause, especially during the years of transition. VE Day:'we have stopped the onrush of evil' - archive, May 1945 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z The government is planning to create up to 10 free ports across the UK after Brexit. Post-Brexit free ports plan unveiled 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z Alasdair Christie, Highland Council's depute leader, said there was "significant potential" in the free port plan for the Highland region and its economic recovery. Plan to make Highland firth a free trade zone 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z A US congressional report in 2013 estimated there were 3,500 free ports across 135 countries, hosting tax-free zones spanning from car production to fine art storage. Inside the Luxembourg free port storing riches for the super-wealthy 2019-07-06T04:00:00Z At a hustings in County Durham, Mr Johnson announced that as prime minister he would launch a review into setting up free ports across the UK. Conservative members begin voting for next PM 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z And it’s true that taxes are low, it is mostly a free port, and doing business is easy. Perspective | Five myths about Hong Kong 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z Seaports and airports will be able to apply for free port status, to be set up after the UK is due to leave the EU on 31 October. Post-Brexit free ports plan unveiled 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z Beyond its convenient location, the city on Monday celebrated the 300th anniversary of Emperor Charles VI of Austria declaring it a “free port.” A Forgotten Italian Port Could Become a Chinese Gateway to Europe 2019-03-18T04:00:00Z Bouvier, who owns a stake in the Geneva free port and created the Singapore free port, denies all charges and legal cases are ongoing. Inside the Luxembourg free port storing riches for the super-wealthy 2019-07-06T04:00:00Z A free port, sometimes called a free trade zone or special economic zone, is normally an area of a country where its taxes and tariffs do not apply. Are free ports the future? 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z China still operates a relatively closed capital account, while Hong Kong and Macau are free ports with their own currencies and no capital controls. China’s New 34-Mile Bridge to Link Up 70 Million People in Planned Megalopolis 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z "Freedoms transformed London's Docklands in the 1980s, and free ports will do the same for towns and cities across the UK", she added. Post-Brexit free ports plan unveiled 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z The outgoing president said he always envisioned the shining city “teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace … with free ports that hummed with commerce and creativity.” Analysis | The Daily 202: Trump’s confusion about Bush’s slogan illustrates his narrow view of the presidency 2018-07-09T04:00:00Z This includes a free port on the Isle of Man, the British crown dependency, which is neither part of the EU nor the UK. Inside the Luxembourg free port storing riches for the super-wealthy 2019-07-06T04:00:00Z Free ports can also just encourage firms and investment to move into the free port where they pay no tax, away from other parts of the country where they do pay tax. Are free ports the future? 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z When George Town lost its free port status in 1969, the city fell into decline, wracked by high unemployment for nearly 30 years. 'Unesco-cide': does world heritage status do cities more harm than good? 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z Mr Johnson backed the created of new free ports as a Tory leadership candidate, suggesting there should be "about six" around the country. Post-Brexit free ports plan unveiled 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z Founded by Catherine the Great in 1794, and designated a free port in 1817, the city’s louche, polyglot atmosphere attracted merchants, Greeks, Turks, Tatars and Jews – and many celebrated writers. The cult of Babel: Odessa's literary flashmobs attract book-loving tourists 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z But free port critics argue the UK would pay a price for abandoning EU standards. Inside the Luxembourg free port storing riches for the super-wealthy 2019-07-06T04:00:00Z However, the supporters of a Teesside free port believe they can prove that it will make more money than it costs. Are free ports the future? 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z Last month French finance minister Michel Sapin complained that Swiss, and other, free ports were a “weak link” in countering terrorist financing. Looted Palmyra relics seized by Swiss authorities at Geneva ports 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z There are around 80 free ports in the EU, mostly in nations that joined the bloc after 2004. Post-Brexit free ports plan unveiled 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z As a free port, it was excluded from Europe’s customs union, allowing it to build up its trading and services activities on advantageous transit and taxation terms. ‘Brexit’ Vote Stokes Fear on the Rock 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z Returning to its pre-revolutionary status of a free port, Vladivostok and the region is now subject to special custom and tax rules. Vladivostok, baby: can a glitzy new mega-casino attract Asia's wealthy elite? 2015-12-18T05:00:00Z There seems little reason why the UK as a whole cannot do the same, without needing to introduce free ports in Teesside or anywhere else. Are free ports the future? 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z He suggests such a government could "carve out a duty free port of call", and be able to do business with other nations. Aloha to the US: Is Hawai'i an occupied nation? - BBC News 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z In a report earlier this month, however, the European Commission said free ports "pose a risk as regards to counterfeiting". Post-Brexit free ports plan unveiled 2019-08-01T04:00:00Z Other collectors, she added, are starting to move their art to the free port of Luxembourg, where they can store it while the political process unfolds. As Germany Tries to Hold On to Its Art, Some Works Drop From View 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z A major player in the art world, Bouvier is well-known for operating free ports in Geneva, Luxembourg, and Singapore. Steve Cohen's Modigliani In The Middle Of An Art Market War: Billionaire Rybolovlev vs Yves Bouvier 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z You can hear the full story on free ports on In Business on BBC Radio 4 at 20:30 GMT on Thursday, 29 November and on BBC Sounds. Are free ports the future? 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z Historical free ports on the Moroccan coastline, they are contiguous with and claimed by Morocco but administered by Spain. Welcome to life in no man’s land: The growing perils of the electromagnetic border zone 2014-11-09T05:00:00Z LUXEMBOURG’S financial elite gathered recently for the grand opening of its free port, which will soon house troves of fine art, vintage wine, precious metals and other valuables, beyond the reach of any taxman. Administering instead of hiding 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z There are plans to convert parts of the free port into an air and naval base. Philippines may offer U.S. naval base on western Palawan island 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z Twenty-five years ago however, he began his career with a job taking stock of the works stored at the free port. Geneva's art storage boom 2013-01-02T00:52:54Z But now there is a plan to transform and revitalise this area by turning it into a free port. Are free ports the future? 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z They claim that selling the land will affect jobs in what is one of the largest free ports in the Americas. Day in pictures: 19 October 2012 2012-10-19T11:39:56Z The crewmen will then berth the vessel to a free port on the underside of the platform. SpaceX Dragon set for rendezvous 2012-05-24T17:32:35Z Subic Bay is a former U.S. naval base which is now a commercial free port, where U.S. warships dock because of its deep harbor. Philippines may offer U.S. naval base on western Palawan island 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z Nevertheless she views the free port not as a sign that art is being corrupted by money, but as a useful infrastructure to support Geneva's currently flourishing art scene. Geneva's art storage boom 2013-01-02T00:52:54Z For Ben Houchen, the Mayor of the Tees Valley and the man behind the idea, turning Teesside into a free port is just common sense. Are free ports the future? 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z The Standard Weight for Agricultural Produce Act and an Act declaring Port Albany, Cape York, a free port also became law, as well as a number of legal statutes. Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information 2012-04-22T02:00:09.320Z Hyde was then at Madrid, as the Ambassador of Charles II, and he pressed the Spaniards to grant the Prince free ports. Rupert Prince Palatine 2012-04-13T02:00:20.660Z It is a free port, the revenue being raised entirely from imports on opium and spirits. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z Still, the current boom in art means free ports are booming too. Geneva's art storage boom 2013-01-02T00:52:54Z To see how well free ports can work, you have to travel to the other side of the British Isles and back to the 1960s. Are free ports the future? 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z Hong-Kong is a free port, and in that lies the secret of how to establish relations with the Chinese, Japanese, or any other exclusive Asiatic people. Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) 2012-03-19T02:00:25.027Z Trade.—Hong-Kong being a free port, there are no official figures as to the amount of trade; but the value of the exports and imports is estimated as about �50,000,000 in the year. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z When the writer was there, in 1862, beef was retailed at fourpence per pound, and Port Stanley being a free port, everything was very cheap. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z The Geneva free port is, from the exterior, a rather unimpressive warehouse in an industrial area of the city. Geneva's art storage boom 2013-01-02T00:52:54Z Even if that is true, a Teesside free port is not necessarily a good idea. Are free ports the future? 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z Chavaniac, in the Province of Auvergne, July 20th, 1783,40 Russia is determined on a Turkish war.—Endeavors to obtain L'Orient and Marseilles as free ports. vii To the President of Congress. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Volume X (of 12) 2012-01-23T03:00:12.850Z Shall there be a free port in one State, and onerous duties in another? The Crisis of Eighteen Hundred and Sixty-One In The Government of The United States. Its Cause, and How it Should be Met 2012-01-12T03:00:13.627Z I have seen mentioned the possibility of the conquest and annexation of the free port of Hamburg by a victorious British fleet. The Great Illusion A Study of the Relation of Military Power to National Advantage 2012-01-11T03:00:19.077Z But, like the contents of the free port, the fund's acquisitions are shrouded in secrecy. Geneva's art storage boom 2013-01-02T00:52:54Z After all, this is what has happened in Shannon - free port status was not really compatible with membership of the EU, and the tax breaks were whittled away until they finally disappeared in 2016. Are free ports the future? 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z Paris, March 19th, 1785,50 Urges the surrender of New Orleans to America, or the declaration of it as a free port.—European affairs.—Opposition of the mercantile interest to a liberal commercial policy. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Volume X (of 12) 2012-01-23T03:00:12.850Z For freight to any part of this State or Georgia; for charter in any free port in the West Indies, the sloop Monmouth, Philip Freneau, Master, burden about 40 tons. The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume I (of III) 2012-01-04T03:00:43.800Z How thoroughly such a monopoly must check the growth of trade and commerce may be best seen in the stagnation of haughty old Batavia, as compared with the youthful, flourishing free port of Singapore. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z Not everyone who uses the free port, however, views art primarily as a valuable commodity. Geneva's art storage boom 2013-01-02T00:52:54Z Gibraltar being a free port, there are no customs' dues, except those on wines and spirits. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z P. S. Congress have no doubt received accurate accounts respecting the affair of free ports. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Volume X (of 12) 2012-01-23T03:00:12.850Z The Prussian government proposes establishing here a free port, on the lines of the Freihafen in Hamburg. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z And even if surrendered with the guarantee of its being a free port, according to the Bulwer and Clayton treaty, the State must derive great advantage from it. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 2011-12-27T03:00:07.217Z Art dealer Simon Studer stores some of his collection of impressionist and modern art in the free port but says neither he nor his customers buy art as an investment. Geneva's art storage boom 2013-01-02T00:52:54Z At these free ports, it will be hard if we cannot find sugars, when we carry thither all our own productions, in our own ships. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution Volume 7. 2011-11-03T02:00:18.037Z In the meanwhile, the more free ports we have the better. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Volume X (of 12) 2012-01-23T03:00:12.850Z An agitation has arisen in France to provide at certain ports free zones similar to those at Copenhagen and Hamburg, and to open free ports in French possessions. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z Walker answered that as he had made Trujillo a free port, the British claims were no longer valid. Gentlemen Rovers 2011-10-22T02:00:27.907Z Instead, the pieces are safely stored at Geneva's free port. Geneva's art storage boom 2013-01-02T00:52:54Z He said we might depend upon it, they could not supply their islands with fish, that we had two free ports in their islands, St Lucia, and a port in Martinique. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution Volume 7. 2011-11-03T02:00:18.037Z It has lately been made a free port; and I now wish the affair of Bayonne may be again 43 taken up. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Volume X (of 12) 2012-01-23T03:00:12.850Z Colonial free ports, such as Hong-Kong and Singapore, do not interfere with the uniformity of the home customs and excise policy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z It ought to be a free port open to the vessels of all nations trading to any part of the East Indias. The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England 2011-10-12T02:00:47.957Z By this Hamburg was to enter the Zollverein; a part of the 886 harbour was to remain a free port, and the empire contributed two million pounds towards rearranging and enlarging the harbour. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" 2011-10-05T02:00:17.763Z By the thirtysecond article of the Treaty of Commerce, these free ports are secured to us; nothing, he said, was determined concerning salt beef and pork, but the greatest difficulty would be about flour. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution Volume 7. 2011-11-03T02:00:18.037Z On my arrival, I repeated what I had written; namely, the idea of getting New Orleans, or at least to advise the Spaniards to make it a free port. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Volume X (of 12) 2012-01-23T03:00:12.850Z Thus until very recent times on the Continent free ports were compatible with the fiscal policy and practice of different countries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z Many years later, he wrote to Benjamin Vaughan, "The making England entirely a free port would have been the wisest step ever taken for its advantage." Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume II (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:39.793Z They are not bargaining over fake watches or counterfeit leather bags, but genuine Apple iPads and iPhones -- freshly smuggled from Hong Kong, a free port with zero duties for many electronics imports. China's Apple frenzy triggers wave of smuggling 2011-07-25T09:09:07Z About the year 1817 an increased duty was laid on all foreign goods in the Black Sea; but at the same period Odessa was definitively declared to be a free port, without restriction. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z It was a free port and had a considerable trade in wool and wine. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z In following the history of these harbours in Europe, it is to be observed that in Great Britain free ports have never existed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z The wash-house cellar was, as Soren put it, his "free port and patent breakwater" where he could anchor in safety whenever the waves of domestic strife ran over high. Dry Fish and Wet Tales from a Norwegian Seaport 2011-04-24T02:00:08.440Z I could not help admiring their full, free port, and contrasting it with the gingerly step of the drilled soldier! Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z The limits of the free port were also considerably reduced, and two lines of custom-houses were formed, the one round the port, the other round the town. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z The system starts in Prudhoe Bay on the North Slope and runs to Valdez, the northernmost ice- free port in North America. Oil Rises for First Time in Three Days as Alaskan Pipeline Shuts 2011-01-10T10:01:13Z November 1894 an area of about 150 acres at Copenhagen was opened as a free port, and great facilities are afforded for shipping and commercial operations in order that the Baltic trade may centre there. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z The attractions for traffic were twofold: first, Gibraltar was a free port, and, secondly, there were seven thousand troops stationed there. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z It was the figure of a woman, one whose upright bearing and free port proved her to be young. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z That city, under Swedish domination, was a free port; the mouth of the Oder was crowded with vessels of all sorts, from all countries. Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale 2010-12-30T03:00:21.423Z With a "free port" and government officials routinely on the payroll of foreign investors, Zanzibar is rife with corruption, Hoseah emphasized. US embassy cables: BAE's 'dirty deal' to sell radar to Tanzania revealed 2010-12-19T21:30:01Z France.—Marseilles was a free port in the middle ages, and so was Dunkirk when it formed part of Flanders. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z As a free port, Singapore is open to immigration from all parts of the earth, on equal terms. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z Assab�, a bay of Africa on the south-west coast of the Red Sea, belonging to the Italian territory of Eritrea, which has been acquired since Italy established here a colony and free port in 1881. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli It is a free port, and its commerce, both inland and foreign, is large, being quite identified with that of Hamburg. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide They who constitute a free port of their house will have certainly abundance of trade, and also invite no small amount of enterprise. The Fortunes Of Glencore The National Assembly in 1790 maintained this policy, and created free ports in the French West Indies. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z It is a free port, but does little trade. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" It concerned the breaking down of the privileges of the merchant companies in general, and the establishment of free ports and free trade in England—that is, free trade controlled and ordered by the state. British Committees, Commissions, and Councils of Trade and Plantations, 1622-1675 Our plan is commerce, and that, well attended to, will secure us the peace and friendship of all Europe, because it is the interest of all Europe to have America a free port. Junius Unmasked or, Thomas Paine the author of the Letters of Junius and the Declaration of Independence I was aboard a neutral vessel sailing from one free port to another when this same Midshipman Hepburn boarded the craft and unlawfully impressed me. A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois There are now no free ports in France or in French possessions; the bonding system is in force. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z Another historical event occurred on October 17th, when Hamburg joined the German customs union, giving up its privileges as a free port. Belford's Magazine, Vol 2, December 1888 It dealt with the question of making Dover a free port for composition trade and took the ground that the Acts of Navigation should be inviolably kept. British Committees, Commissions, and Councils of Trade and Plantations, 1622-1675 Certain clever men liked this liberty, these receptions were a kind of free port, where all could be admitted duty free. The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life Sooner or later the government will adopt the free port system, by which other countries have pushed their foreign trade to such heights. The Industrial Canal and Inner Harbor of New Orleans History, Description and Economic Aspects of Giant Facility Created to Encourage Industrial Expansion and Develop Commerce As the Zollverein policy became accepted throughout Germany, previous privileges were gradually lessened, and since 1888 only Hamburg remains a free port. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z A tariff enacted by the colony on the mainland proved injurious to the island merchants who flourished under a free port. The Fathers of Confederation A Chronicle of the Birth of the Dominion These merchants met and drew up a report dated April 26, 1651, and again on May 26 of the same year expressed further opinions on the advisability of the "opening of free ports for trade." British Committees, Commissions, and Councils of Trade and Plantations, 1622-1675 You desire to know what is meant by free port. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. XI In the preliminary investigations and recommendations made by the Department of Commerce, New York, San Francisco and New Orleans have been designated as the first free ports that should be established. The Industrial Canal and Inner Harbor of New Orleans History, Description and Economic Aspects of Giant Facility Created to Encourage Industrial Expansion and Develop Commerce In Italy free ports were numerous and important, and possessed privileges which varied at different dates. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z He set himself to eradicate idolatry throughout his fief with the strong arm, and his fierce intolerance provoked revolts which ended in the destruction of the Christian town at the newly opened free port. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era It is a free port, and so, theoretically, one may land there free of vexatious examinations, such as one experiences at some Continental ports or on the wharves at San Francisco. Across the Equator A Holiday Trip in Java By our treaty, I am sensible we have a right to demand but one free port in France, and that for the purpose of carrying there our own commodities only. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. VIII If the appointment of free ports would relieve us from the payment of duties, import or export, we should apply immediately. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. I Venice possessed warehouses, equivalent to bonded stores, for German and Turkish trade during the Republic, and was a free port 1851-1873. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z Trade, little else; and Trade spelled best with a large T. Kiau-chau is a free port, like Hamburg. East of Suez Ceylon, India, China and Japan "First I have declared that the port of Singapore is a free port, and the trade thereof open to ships and vessels of every nation, free of duty, equally and alike to all." A Visit to Java With an Account of the Founding of Singapore If we should be held rigidly to this, the appointment of a free port will be of great importance to our interests. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. VIII The want of such a free port appears, in the late instance of Captain Cunningham's arrest at Dunkirk, with the prizes he brought in. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. I Genoa was a free port in the time of the Republic and under the French Empire, and was continued as such by the treaties of 1814-1815. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z Singapore is a free port; and vessels of all kinds and from all nations come and go, without paying one penny to Government in any shape. Trade and Travel in the Far East or Recollections of twenty-one years passed in Java, Singapore, Australia and China. She was willing to surrender the Cape of Good Hope on condition that it became a free port, and stipulated that an indemnity should be provided for the Prince of Orange. The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) The city is a ‘free port,’ and therefore not troubled with custom duties. Some Reminiscences of old Victoria It would be of great service, if among them we could get a free port or two for the sale of prizes, as well as for commerce. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. I The free port was, however, changed into a “deposito franco” by a law passed in 1865, and only storing privileges now remain. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z Hong Kong is a free port, and, in my opinion, ought never to be otherwise than free. Trade and Travel in the Far East or Recollections of twenty-one years passed in Java, Singapore, Australia and China. The first measure would have made London a free port, and doubled English trade. History of the English People, Volume VII The Revolution, 1683-1760; Modern England, 1760-1767 The merchants were assured that Charleston would be a free port, rivaling New York in its trade and opulence. Reminiscences of Forts Sumter and Moultrie in 1860-'61 Paris, 25th May, 1777,291 Mr Lee goes to Berlin.—Necessity of a free port in Germany.—Cunningham.—Lafayette goes to America. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. I Dalny, adjoining Port Arthur, was a free port during the Russian occupation; and Japan after the war decided to renew this privilege as soon as practicable. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z In order to facilitate this forwarding business, the Crown has made Copenhagen a free port. Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges The reason is not hard to find; Singapore, just across the Strait of Malacca, is a free port, with a fine harbor. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania It is now a free port, resorted to by ships of all nations. A Voyage round the World A book for boys That the Governor of Palaúan should be instructed respecting the highways to be constructed, and the convenience of opening free ports in that island. The Philippine Islands The number of free ports outside Europe has also lessened. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z Aden, the chief coaling-station of the British Empire in the Indian Ocean, is also a free port, having a considerable trade in American cotton and coal-oil. Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges One day while on his way to Ostend to declare it a free port, and while at the head of a great procession, he saw a woman at the door of her cottage in dejection. The Wedding Ring A Series of Discourses for Husbands and Wives and Those Contemplating Matrimony We saw ahead of us a ship under Hamburguese colours, taking in a cargo of wine for Hamburg, which was a free port. Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor Soon afterwards we came in sight of the fine town of Singapore, founded in 1819 by Sir Stamford Raffles, who made it a free port. The Mate of the Lily Notes from Harry Musgrave's Log Book Some harbours in the Netherlands East Indies were free ports between 1829 and 1899; but these privileges were withdrawn by laws passed in 1898-1899, in order to establish uniformity of customs administration. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z The ships are, indeed, subject to be visited, and the cargoes must be reported in ports of entrepôt, which need not be done in the free ports. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson Library Edition - Vol. 6 (of 20) Its prosperity was much injured when Matamoros was declared a free port. Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863 Prosperity did not again return until 1764 when St. Thomas was declared a free port for all nations. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 Thus even the fact, of Bristol being made a free port, was used by the Lord as a means to supply me with this sum. A Narrative of Some of the Lord's Dealings with George Müller Written by Himself, Fourth Part The privileges enjoyed under the old free port system benefited the towns and districts where they existed; and their abolition has been, locally, injurious. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z Honfleur will, I think, certainly be made a free port; and I flatter myself will become the centre for much of our trade, and particularly that of rice. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson Library Edition - Vol. 6 (of 20) In the Social War it received Roman citizenship, and was made a free port by Sulla. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Germany, however, has repeated that Kiao-Chou is to be a free port, and this statement is being echoed with satisfaction by the English press. The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 2, No. 5, February 3, 1898 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls The town of Alexandretta was fixed upon as a free port of entry for the new nation. History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War But when finance departments became more completely organized, the free port system fell out of favour with fiscal authorities: it afforded opportunities for smuggling, and impeded uniformity of action and practice. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z The right of entrepôt given by this article, is almost the same thing, as the making all their ports, free ports for us. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson Library Edition - Vol. 6 (of 20) Leghorn is in every sense a free port: all kinds of merchandise enter exempt from duty, all religions are equally tolerated, and all nations trade on an equal footing. The Diary of an Ennuyée A free port has been opened and work upon it has begun. The Schemes of the Kaiser Both governments will facilitate the construction of said canal and establish two free ports, one at each end of said canal. The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1 And when the free port at Copenhagen was opened, counter measures were adopted at Danzig and Stettin. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z The object of this alteration was, the appointment of Consuls in the free ports allowed us in the French West Indies, where our commerce has greater need of protection than any where. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 3 I have never been able to see that these free ports were worth one copper to us. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 For José Medina's tobacco factories were built at a free port in French territory. The Summons By the name Macassar is commonly meant the Dutch fortified town of Rotterdam, on the western shore of the peninsula above mentioned; the Dutch made it a free port in 1847. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 20 of 55 1621-1624 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. The policy which led to their establishment as free ports has certainly promoted British commercial interests. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z Acheen is a free port, to which the English, Dutch, Portuguese, and Chinese resort, and in short all the trading nations of Europe and Asia. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 11 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time If not mentioned in either way, it is rather an indecent proceeding, considering that this right of free port is founded in treaty. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 The Czar's Government also promised that Batoum should be a free port, and left unchanged the regulations respecting the navigation of the Dardanelles and Bosporus. The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) Nicolayevsk is a free port of entry, and there are no duties upon merchandise anywhere in Siberia east of Lake Baikal. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life Subsequently the bonding and not the free port system was adopted in the United Kingdom. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z Since Mokha has been made a free port, it has become a place of great trade. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 11 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time Besides, the right of entrepot is a perfect substitute for the right of free port. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 By the famous Berlin treaty it was made a free port; but nothing is likely to remain free any length of time upon which the Russian bear has managed to lay his greedy paw. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama In this city, which has a free port, dwells the lawful king of the whole island, who has become a Christian, and is maintained by the king of Portugal, having been deprived of his kingdom. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07 The fourth comes from Singapore, and is brought there to exchange for British manufactures by the native craft which frequent that free port. Rides on Railways Their displays consisted principally of porcelain, silverware, art pottery, cabinet works, embroideries, photography, ship models, and a ship model of the free port of Copenhagen. Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission The right of entrep�t, given by this article, is almost the same thing, as the making all their ports, free ports for us. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 Singapore being a free port, it is a great entrepôt of trade. The Cruise of the Alabama and the Sumter St. Thomas's is a Danish island, and a free port, that is, a smuggling depôt for the rest of the West India islands, much as Gibraltar is for the Mediterranean. Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern The Committee of Trade at Manchester formally returned him their grateful acknowledgments for the active part that he had taken in the business of the Jamaica free ports. Burke They were created in various Continental countries during the Middle Ages for the purpose of stimulating trade, but Copenhagen and, in a restricted sense, Hamburg and Bremen are now the only free ports in Europe. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge The ships are indeed subject to be visited, and the cargoes must be reported in ports of entrep�t, which need not be done in the free ports. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 "Leghorn is a free port," returned Ithuel; "and smuggling is not needed." The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet The representatives of foreign governments were already secretly coquetting for the favor of a free port and an advantageous cotton-market. Abraham Lincoln, a History — Volume 02 The latter has a free port, and the town of the same name is also the capital of the group. Facing the Flag Delos was the richest city in the Archipelago, it was a free port, where nations warring with each other, resorted with their goods, and traded. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 535, February 25, 1832 Article 30, concerning free ports in Europe and America, free ports in the Spanish possessions in America, and particularly at The Havannah, are more to be desired than expected. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 1, part 1: George Washington Aden was made a free port, and was chosen as one of the coaling stations of the Peninsular and Oriental Steamship Company. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 The project of establishing a city and free port here was considered in 1883 and a comprehensive concession was granted with this object in view, but nothing was done and the concession lapsed. Santo Domingo A Country with a Future The Canaries and their free ports, which are different from 'free trade,' have set the best example; and they have made great progress while the Madeiras have stood still, or rather have retrograded. To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I Our vessels landed and sold their cargoes in St. Thomas, St. Bartholomew, or some other free port, where they were shipped in English bottoms, and thence conveyed to the English islands. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale First, I believe it is impossible to realise the effect on our trade of having London, Liverpool, etc., free ports. Speculations from Political Economy For instance, there is the question of free ports. My Four Years in Germany Shall there be a free port in one State and onerous duties in another? A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 2, part 3: Andrew Jackson, 1st term The wiser Spaniards have made Santa Cruz, Tenerife, a free port. To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I Once make Trieste a free port, under the Italian flag, and ipso facto the Austro-Hungarian navy ceases to exist, and with it all need for Italian naval activity in the Adriatic. The War and Democracy Though there are in Europe indeed, a few towns which, in same respects, deserve the name of free ports, there is no country which does so. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations Walker answered that he had made Trujillo a free port, and that Great Britain's claims no longer existed. Real Soldiers of Fortune The difference is that of a free port and a closed port. To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I |
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