Port Port A port is a maritime commercial facility which may comprise one or more wharves where ships may dock to load and discharge passengers and cargo. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, some ports, such as Hamburg, Manchester and Duluth, are many miles inland, with access from the sea via river or canal. Today, by far the greatest growth in port development is in Asia, the continent with some of the world's largest and busiest ports, such as Singapore and the Chinese ports of Shanghai and Ningbo-Zhoushan. Whenever ancient civilisations engaged in maritime trade, they tended to
Port of Novorossiysk was reorganized in market conditions. Today, Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port (NCSP) is the largest port in Russia and the third largest in Europe by turnover. Port of Novorossiysk Novorossiysk Sea Port () is one of the largest ports in Russia, located on the Black Sea. The seaport is located on the north-east coast in the ice and is convenient for navigation in Tsemes Bay. The port is navigable all year round. Novorossiysk Bay is available for vessels with a draft up to 19.0 m and the inner port waters - up to 12.5 m. The port is operated by the