Some 1,200 kilometres north of Egypt’s Suez Canal lies the Port of Piraeus on the coast of Greece. The country possesses more shipping capacity(航运能力) than any other, and the port, majority-owned(持有多数股权的) by COSCO, a Chinese state-owned firm, is one of Europe’s busiest, with more than 4m containers(集装箱) moving through it every year.
在埃及苏伊士运河以北约1200公里处，坐落着希腊海岸的比雷埃夫斯港。希腊拥有的航运能力超过任何其他国家，而该港口由中资国有企业中远集团持有多数股权，是欧洲最繁忙的港口之一，每年吞吐超过400万个集装箱。
Just 30km west, the American government is backing a bid(支持一项竞标) to develop a commercial port at Elefsina. About 500km to the north, Russian and Chinese investors have taken a stake(入股，获得股份) in the Port of Thessaloniki. And farther north-east American and NATO forces have built a logistics hub(物流枢纽) at the Port of Alexandroupolis.
仅在30公里以西，美国政府正在支持一项在埃莱夫西纳开发商业港口的竞标。向北约500公里，俄罗斯和中国投资者已入股塞萨洛尼基港。再往东北，美国及北约部队在亚历山德鲁波利斯港建造了一个物流枢纽。
The scramble for ports in Greece is part of a global contest to control the plumbing of maritime trade(海上贸易管道系统（比喻）), from Argentina to Thailand. In some places, like the Panama Canal, the competition has taken a nasty turn(变得险恶), part of a geostrategic battle between America and China. In others, multiple countries and firms are vying(竞争，争夺) for port and logistics deals as geopolitical insurance(地缘政治保险), as a business proposition(提议，主张；商业提案)—or both. In sum, spending on port infrastructure(基础设施) will rise by more than a third to $90bn annually by 2035, says PwC, a consultancy.
希腊的港口争夺战是一场从阿根廷到泰国控制全球贸易命脉的更广泛竞争的一部分。在巴拿马运河等地，竞争已演变为美中地缘战略斗争的危险转折。在其他地方，多个国家和公司正在争夺港口和物流交易，将其作为地缘政治保险、商业手段——或两者兼而有之。总之，咨询公司普华永道称，到2035年，港口基础设施支出将增加三分之一以上，达到每年900亿美元。
Terminal ferocity
码头之凶猛
Seas the means of production
海洋即生产资料