General Info :-

A port is a facility for the reception of ships and cargo. They are usually found on the edge of an ocean, lake, river or lake. Ports have often cargo handling equipment such as cranes (operated by longshoremen) and forklift trucks for use in loading and unloading of vessels, possibly by private interests or public institutions. Often, canneries and other processing plants will be located nearby. Harbour pilots and tugs are often used to maneuver large ships in tight quarters as they approach and leave the docks. Ports where international traffic duty.

The terms "port" and "port" for ports to the ships, and "River Port" for inland navigation information services, such as barges and other shallow draft vessels. Some ports on a lake, river, canal or access to a lake or sea, and are also known as "inland ports". A "fishing port" is a kind of port or harbor facility particularly suitable for the landing and distribution of fish. A "dry port" is a term sometimes used to describe a yard used to bulk containers or conventional, usually to a sea port by rail or road. A "warm water port is a port, where the water does not freeze in winter. Because they are open all year round, warm water ports can be of great geopolitical or economic interest with the ports of St. Petersburg and Valdez as notable examples. A Port of Call "is an intermediate stop, for example, to collect the goods or fuel.



Cargo container enable efficient transport and distribution through the removal of smaller parcels to be any point transportation, and hence the shipping unit to be sealed for the entire journey. Standard containers can easily be loaded on a ship, train, truck or plane, a drastic simplification of intermodal transfers. Cargo often comes with the train and truck to consolidate to a port and loaded onto a large container ship for international transport.