Alyssa Jane A.

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Ports and Harbors

I. Differentiate

1. Ports and Harbor -

PORTS HARBOR

a) Harbor is a place on the coast where ships, boats and barges can seek
shelter from a stormy weather whereas, port is a location on the coast that
can be used to load and unload cargo.

b) A port is located inside a harbor, where as a harbor cannot be located inside

a port.

c) The purpose of a harbor is to provide shelter from the weather conditions,

whereas the purpose of a port is to load and unload cargo.

d) A harbor is usually a natural structure whereas ports are generally artificially

created.

e) Ports are commercial entities and often have many facilities like warehouses
to store cargo and well built transportation system. Harbors do not provide
as many facilities as ports.
2. Natural and Artificial Harbors- Natural harbors are surrounded by land on most
sides and have entrance points to the sea while an artificial harbor is a
constructed platform that may serve as a port. Harbor can also be used for
recreational facilities for yacht owners.

3. Wharf and Pier -

WHARF PIER

Wharf is a man-made structure on a river or by the sea, which provide an area for
ships to safety dock while a Pier is a normally wooden, structure which protrudes
from the shore at a level above the sea level water, allowing ships to disembark
passengers in a deeper water further out. The length of the pier may also provide
berths for smaller boats.

4. Mole and Quay -

 MOLE QUAY

Mole is a massive, usually stone wall constructed in the sea, used as a breakwater and
built to enclose or protect an anchorage or a harbor whereas Quay is technically a part of
the river bank or coastline which has been modified so ships can dock at it parallel to the
shore.

5. Wet Dock and Dry Dock -

WET DOCK DRY DOCK

Wet dock is a dock where the water is shut in and kept at a given level to facilitate the
loading and unloading of ships while the dry dock is a dock that can be kept dry for use
during the construction or repairing of ships.
 6. Breakwater and Turning Basin

BREAKWATER TURNING BASIN

Breakwater is an offshore structure such as wall protecting a harbor or beach from the
force of waves whereas turning basin is an enlarged space at the end of a canal or narrow
channel to permit boats to turn around.

II. Definition

1. Slipway - an inclined usually concrete

surface for a ship being built or repaired.
 2. Jetty - A structure extended into
sea,lake, or river to influence the current
or tide or to protect a harbor.

3. Long-shore Current - Longshore

Current is an ocean current which moves
parallel to the shore. These currents can be
found in any beach which is prone to breaking
wave.

4. Tide - the inflow, outflow, or current

of water at any given place resulting
from the waves of tides.
 5. Current - a tidal or non-tidal
movement of lake or ocean water.