In 2013, Kiyoshi Kimura, the owner of a Japanese sushi restaurant chain, paid $1.76 million for the first bluefin at Tsukiji, which weighed 489 pounds. Kimura had paid $736,000âa world-record price at the timeâfor the first tuna of 2012.
The Port of Singapore, Singapore. This port was opened in 1819 by a representative from the British Empire â Sir Stamford Raffles. Since its independence from the British Empire back in 1963, the port flourished. It held the title of the worldâs largest port up until 2011.
In a highly symbolic visit, the world's largest container ship docked on Wednesday in Hamburg, Germany's premier port city. Fully loaded, the Marco Polo would be unable to enter Hamburg's harbor and the vessel's arrival has highlighted disputed plans to prepare the city for the next generation of mega-ships. Photos. dapd.