A port is a facility for receiving
ships and transferring cargo. They 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. Often,
canneries or other processing facilities will be located very close by.
Harbour pilots , barges and
tugboats are often used to safely maneuver large ships in tight quarters as they approach and leave the
docks. Ports which handle international traffic will have
customs facilities.
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A designated area of a port, which includes but not limited to wharves, warehouses, covered and/or open storage spaces, cold storage plants, grain elevators and/or bulk cargo loading and/or unloading structures, landings, and receiving stations, used for the transmission, care, and convenience of cargo and/or passengers in the interchange of same between land and water carriers or between two water carriers.
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