wharf

pier

Waterfront landing structure

• quayWaterfront loading platform
• jettyStructure extending into water
• platformRaised flat structure

pilings · bulkhead · gangway · berth · slipway · breakwater · seawall · landing · embankment · dock

harbor

Safe anchorage for ships

• marinaRecreational vessel harbor
• portDocking place for ships
• shipyardVessel construction site

dockyard · anchorage · basin · waterfront · seaport · moorage · boatyard · drydock · terminal · waterside

cargo

Transported goods

• freightGoods being transported
• goodsThings for sale
• tradeExchange of commodities

import · export · customs · warehouse · merchant · stevedore · longshoreman · manifest · inventory · bales

bollard

Traffic-blocking vertical post

• cleatShoe spike for grip
• hawserThick nautical tethering rope
• ropeThick twisted fibers

anchor · buoy · fender · capstan · dockline · tether · winch · davit · bitt · chock

container

Thing for storing items

• vesselReceptacle for contents
• freighterVessel for transporting goods
• tugboatSmall craft that pulls ships

barge · tanker · ferry · liner · steamer · hold · crane · loading · unloading · transshipment

seaside

Coastal recreational area

• brineWater saturated with sodium
• seagullsScavenging coastal Laridae
• fogLow-lying cloud cover

mist · tide · waves · weathered · barnacles · salt · creosote · rigging · horizon · swell

trawler

Net-dragging fishing boat

• netsMesh devices for catching
• catchSeize or snag
• fishermanOne who catches aquatic creatures

fishmonger · lobster · crab · oyster · shrimp · charter · icehouse · market · haul · fleet

• coastal featuresshore, coast, beach, bay, cliff
• coastal placesbeach, Big Sur, island, Monterey Bay, resort
• maritime communitysailors, fishermen, captain, crew, dock workers
• New EnglandMaine, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut
• Urban RiversThames, Seine, Danube, Hudson, Tiber
• Atlantic CanadaNova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Acadians, Bay of Fundy