deepwater port
Large vessel anchorage
A deepwater port is a harbor with water deep enough to accommodate large ocean-going vessels—typically drafts of 45 feet or more.
Such ports can handle supertankers, container ships, and aircraft carriers that would run aground in shallower facilities.
The term often appears in discussions of international shipping infrastructure and naval strategy: The region's only deepwater port handles most of the country's imports.
- cargo shipVessel for transporting goods
- container shipVessel carrying standardized freight boxes
- trade hubCommercial activity center
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
- loading dockRaised platform for freight
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deepwater portriver port
Harbor on flowing water
coastal inlet · mud flat · tidal flat · sandbar · fishing harbor
deepwater portprivate dock
Individually owned water landing
boat ramp · fishing pier · yacht harbor · ferry landing · canoe launch
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