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 Giurgiulești is half a mile inland. As of 2015 there were no facilities in Giurgiulești which catered to travelers or visiting crewmen. It has a status of free economic zone until 2030. The Port of Giurgiulești was build as result of a 2005 territorial exchange with Ukraine, where Moldova received a 600 m-long bank of the Danube River (which is an international waterway). Port of Giurgiulești The Port of Giurgiulești is a port on the Danube River and the largest port in Moldova. It is also a port on Prut River. It is Moldova’s only port accessible to seagoing vessels, situated