WHAT IS A PORT?

WHICH IT IS A PORT

• Place sheltered from the wind to the sea or a river where boats can stop and remain safe , with facilities to make repairs or perform loading and unloading operations .

The port is , by extension, that intended space and especially oriented goods flow , characters, information or provide shelter and security than those vessels or vessels responsible for carrying out these tasks one

THE SEA ÁREA?

• Designed the ship, and where the breakwaters that protect berths around the outside waves, mainly consisting of the levees have ; Access works to facilitate access to the harbor boat in the conditions of access security , ensuring its handling, proper width and depth. These are the signs (radar, lights, beacons , beacons , buoys , etc. ) , the channeling dikes , dredging canals , locks ; Spaces funding ( harbors ) with the function of keeping the boat in calm waters , without obstructing traffic , waiting for his turn to berth at the docks ; and the docks that form the surface of sheltered waters suitable for permanence and Operation of Ships ( tidal or flotation , or as they become subject to tidal action ) .

THE LAND A ROUND?

• mainly aimed at the goods, including the surface of the ground operation consisting of springs , in addition to facilitate docking and mooring of boats , they support the provisional tools and stockpiling of goods; deposits and also to adapt a space for goods, serve to regulate the maritime -terrestrial flows.

SETTLEMENT AREA OF BASIC INDUSTRIES?

• Occasionally it can be located in an area of settlement ports of basic industries : steel mills , shipyards , petrochemical , refineries , etc. In some cases it has been necessary to create ports exclusively for your service, as the case of the outer harbor of Huelva , focused on the petrochemical industry.

SERVICES PROVIDED

• Boat Services :Among the services the ship include: the slogan , pilotage , towing, provisioning, fueling ( in English, bunkering ) , downloading " sloop " ( waste tank washing ) , garbage collection , repairs and maintenance , etc.

Merchandise Services: For services to the commodity include: the slogan , stevedoring, customs , health , surveillance , commercial services of freight forwarders , consignees and other agents

Land transport services: Land transport services are representative , transshipment activities and handling of goods .

Other services: Finally, the section on various services, among which are insurance, banking , mercantile , the media, etc.

SPECIAL TYPES OF PORT.

LEISURE PORT, SPORTS PORT

• The marinas are those specifically aimed at shelter for about longer stay or provide a basis for recreational boats , which by its irregular use should spend extended stays in mooring area or in dry dock. To cover the needs of these ports , often have different characteristics compared to traditional merchant ports and dock area , dry dock , dockyards or the existence of restaurants, shops and other services aimed at a clientele of true purchasing power

SHIPYARD

• Ports or parts of ports that are especially responsible for the construction or repair of vessels are private shipyards such facilities . Usually representative of the existence of large shipyard cranes, dry docks or launch various areas for ships of different sizes

COMMERCIAL FISHING

• Those in charge of handling perishable and especially those for fish unloading goods, fishing ports, buildings contain facilities oriented to the sale of these goods , auctions . These ports , being the place of origin for the market entry of these products must be provided with the logistical and commercial infrastructure to distribute to areas of consum