seaport

It was crawling with huge vessels, each making its own migration to the next seaport.

“To the north is that distant coastline. To the east is open water. To the west is a seaport. And to the south is the village, and the wolf.”

Some of those weapons are coming in via seaports and weakened but still functional smuggling routes through Syria, some of the people said.

It’s a breeze to get around, too, with access to major interstates, airports, passenger rail service, as well as water taxis and a bustling cruise ship boarding seaport.

Over the past 25 years, Chinese state-owned businesses have spent tens of billions of dollars in Africa, building seaports, airports, railways, highways, stadiums and hospitals.