{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Port","description":"Unlike a simple berth or anchorage, a port integrates quays, cargo-handling equipment, storage yards, customs facilities, and support services into a single operational unit. Major seaports – Rotterdam, Singapore, Shanghai – function as global transhipment hubs, receiving thousands of vessel calls each year; inland ports on rivers and canals connect manufacturing and consumption regions to deep-sea shipping at competitive cost. Legally, the port marks the customs frontier where import duties are","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/port","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-22T10:51:56.976949","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_(transportation)","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/port","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Port · Unlike a simple berth or anchorage, a port integrates quays, cargo-handling equipment, storage yards, customs facilities, and support services into a single operational unit. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_(transportation)"}