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===Seaport=== A '''seaport''' is a port located on the shore of a sea or ocean. It is further categorized as commercial and non-commercial:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Different types of Ports |url=https://fulcrumslgroup.com/different-types-of-ports.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217084142/https://fulcrumslgroup.com/different-types-of-ports.html |archive-date=Dec 17, 2023 |website=Fulcrum}}</ref> *Commercial ones includes "[[cruise port]]s" and "[[cargo port]]s". Additionally, "cruise ports" are also known as a "home port" or a "port of call"; and "cargo port" is also further categorized into a "bulk" or "break bulk port" or as a "container port". *Non-commercial seaports are [[marina]] and [[fishing port]]s. ====Cargo port==== '''Cargo ports''' are quite different from cruise ports, because each handles very different cargo, which has to be loaded and unloaded by a variety of mechanical means. '''Bulk cargo ports'''<!-- bolded per [[WP:MOSBOLD]] as a redirect target --> may handle one particular type of cargo or numerous cargoes, such as grains, liquid fuels, liquid chemicals, wood, automobiles, etc. Such ports are known as the "bulk" or "break bulk ports". Ports that handle [[shipping container|containerized]] cargo are known as [[container port]]s. Most cargo ports handle all sorts of cargo, but some ports are very specific as to what cargo they handle. Additionally, individual cargo ports may be divided into different operating terminals which handle the different types of cargoes, and may be operated by different companies, also known as terminal operators, or [[stevedore]]s.<ref name="khan">{{cite web |last1=Khan |first1=Khalil U. |title=Stevedoring & The Role of Stevedores in Shipping |url=https://www.iims.org.uk/the-role-of-stevedores-in-shipping/ |publisher=International Institute of Marine Surveying |access-date=7 April 2021 |date=15 September 2014}}</ref> ====Cruise port==== A '''cruise home port''' is the port where cruise ship passengers board (or [[Embarkation|embark]]) to start their cruise and [[disembark]] the cruise ship at the end of their cruise. It is also where the cruise ship's supplies are loaded for the cruise, which includes everything from fresh water and fuel to fruits, vegetables, champagne, and any other supplies needed for the cruise. "Cruise home ports" are very busy places during the day the cruise ship is in port, because off-going passengers debark their baggage and on-coming passengers board the ship in addition to all the supplies being loaded. Cruise home ports tend to have large [[passenger terminal (maritime)|passenger terminals]] to handle the large number of passengers passing through the port. The busiest cruise home port in the world is the [[Port of Miami]], [[Florida]]. ====Port of call==== A '''port of call''' is an intermediate stop for a ship on its sailing itinerary. At these ports, cargo ships may take on supplies or fuel, as well as unloading and loading cargo while cruise liners have passengers get on or off ship.
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