{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"port quay","description":"A port quay is the reinforced, water-level edge of a harbour where seagoing vessels and inland waterway craft berth to load or discharge cargo. It acts as the direct interface between ship and shore-based logistics, equipped according to its function with container cranes, bollards, mooring fittings, and adjacent storage areas. Port operations distinguish between container quays fitted with ship-to-shore gantry cranes, breakbulk quays for conventional cargo, and bulk quays with conveyor or sucti","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/port-quay","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-19T04:59:09.738707","citation":"https://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hafenkai","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/port-quay","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"port quay · A port quay is the reinforced, water-level edge of a harbour where seagoing vessels and inland waterway craft berth to load or discharge cargo. · Quelle: https://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hafenkai"}