1·It soon grew as an entrepot town due to its strategic location along the busy shipping routes connecting Europe to China.
由于其沿着连接欧洲和中国的繁忙航运路线的战略位置，它很快发展成为一个贸易中心城镇。
2·Watch our animation of the receding Arctic ice-shelf and the shipping routes it could unlock.
观看我们的动画——北极圈后退的冰架和那些可能被释放的航线。
3·Analysts say the melting ice could open up new, shorter, shipping routes between Russia and Norway and Asia.
分析人士指出，随着冰川消融，俄罗斯、挪威和亚洲之间将出现一条线路更短的全新航道。
4·An international race for oil, fish, diamonds and shipping routes, is being accelerated by the impact of global warming.
全球变暖问题正在影响着一场涉及石油，渔业，钻石和航运路线的国际竞赛。
5·The China Ocean shipping Company, COSCO, has opened more than 50 domestic and international container shipping routes.
中国运洋运输总公司，即COSCO，已开通50条国内国际集装箱运输线路。
6·Longer shipping routes, more refined gas, and more convenient service station locations are all culprits in higher gas prices.
运输距离的长短，提炼油质的高低和加油站网点的多寡都会影响汽油的零售价格。
7·The hub ports were chosen on the basis of proximity to international shipping routes, draught, facilities and security considerations.
枢纽港的选择是基于距离国际航线的远近、吃水深度、设施和安全因素等等。
8·The slow, gradual warming shown in the report would likely over time open new shipping routes and improve agricultural viability in many regions.
气温的缓慢增长又为我们打开了一条新航线。一些区域的农业生产能力提高了。
9·Its recent purchases, which include stealth frigates, reflect the vulnerability felt by a tiny island state on one of the world's busiest shipping routes.
他们最近得到的包括隐形护卫舰的一批武器，反映了在这个小国旁边的马六甲海峡这一世界上最繁忙的航道有多么易受攻击。
10·"They are doing everything they can to increase the supply of energy," said Paul French, coauthor of a book about China's growing impact on oil shipping routes.
“他们正在尽一切努力增加能源供应。”保罗·弗朗西说。