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| Tip May 2012 |
| Check that your car has a manual foot pump. Your car will have different tyre pressures for your fully loaded car en route to a ferry or holiday destination. |
Travel Home > Directory > Travel Dictionary > P > Port
PORT. A port is a facility for receiving passenger and freight ships, and transferring cargo. Cargo can come in various sizes and shapes including containers, tanks, and bulk carriers. Ports are usually situated at the edge of an ocean, sea, river, or lake. Ports often have cargo-handling equipment such as cranes (operated by longshoremen) and forklifts for use in loading/unloading of ships, which may be provided by private interests or public bodies.
The terms "port" and "seaport" are used for ports that handle ocean-going vessels, and "river port" is used for facilities that handle river traffic, such as barges and other "shallow draft" vessels. Some ports on a lake, river, or canal have access to a sea or ocean; they are sometimes called "inland ports". A "fishing port" is a type of port or harbor facility particularly suitable for landing and distributing fish.
