USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Ships dock at ports to load and unload their cargo and passengers. A port is a docking place for ships on the coast of the ocean, a river, or a lake. Ships dock at ports to load and unload their cargo and passengers.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ports are harbor areas where ships are docked and for the agency (port authority), which administers use of public wharves and port properties. Docks are places to bring in a vessel to tie up at a wharf berth. (One parks a car, but docks a ship).

Detailed explanation-3: -It is therefore the process of loading or discharging/ offloading of a ship or cargo to/from a ship. Stevedoring is a term which is derived from the word stevedore. Stevedore refers to the act of loading or offloading cargo to and/or from a ship.

Detailed explanation-4: -A harbor is a body of water sheltered by natural or artificial barriers. Harbors can provide safe anchorage and permit the transfer of cargo and passengers between ships and the shore.

Detailed explanation-5: -A seaport is a port located on the shore of a sea or ocean. It is further categorized as a “cruise port” or a “cargo port". Additionally, “cruise ports” are also known as a “home port” or a “port of call". The “cargo port” is also further categorized into a “bulk” or “break bulk port” or as a “container port".