river port
Inland shipping hub
A river port is a harbor or docking facility located on a river rather than a seacoast, serving as a point for loading and unloading cargo or passengers from riverboats and barges.
Major river ports often developed into significant cities: St. Louis grew as a river port on the Mississippi.
The term distinguishes inland waterway facilities from ocean ports.
- quayWaterfront loading platform
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
- wharfShip docking structure
- dry dockDrained vessel repair enclosure
- loading dockRaised platform for freight
tugboat · jetty · pier · boat launch · paddle steamer · steamboat · shipping lane · warehouse · inland waterway · terminal · barge · towpath · border town · cargo handling · cargo hold · ferry · stevedore · dockworker
- River Townsriverside town, riverside village, ferry crossing, canal town, canal city
- port townsharbor town, seaport, fishing village, coastal city, ferry terminal
- portsseaport, harbor, seaports, harbors, dock
- seaportsseaport, docks, Shanghai, Singapore, berths
- Inland Waterwayswaterway, canal, navigable waters, barge, channel marker
- river shippingbarge, towboat, tugboat, riverboat, canal boat
water body type
river portseaport
Coastal city with docks
sea port · maritime port · deep-water port · deepwater port · harbor