port of call

Example Sentences

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The rerouting around Africa adds time and cost, as the trip is 10 to 15 days longer than through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal, depending on the final port of call in Europe.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

On the other hand Austria has historically opposed atomic power and Spain remains a strong advocate of renewables as the first port of call for greener power supplies.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

"Part of our job is to have extremely difficult and challenging conversations with patients in our care, and sometimes we are their first port of call," she said.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025

His first port of call was the University of Hong Kong, the territory’s flagship higher-education institution.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

Navy never realized that the Indianapolis was overdue at its next port of call and never sent a rescue party to the disaster site.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler