European ports

Old World docks

European ports are harbors and coastal facilities in Europe that handle maritime commerce and passenger traffic.

The term typically appears in contexts of international shipping, trade routes, and cruise travel: The cargo ship called at several European ports.

Major examples include Rotterdam, Hamburg, and Antwerp for freight, or Barcelona and Southampton for cruise lines.

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Bordeaux · Atlantic coast · Piraeus · free trade zones · customs house · Hamburg · Gdansk · Genoa · Marseille · bulk shipping · Venice · Trieste · Copenhagen · cargo handling · shipping lanes · harbor · Thessaloniki · Cadiz

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