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
Inland Flyer reached a joint operating agreement with H.B. Kennedy to run their steamers in alliance on the profitable Seattle-Bremerton route, which they called the Port Orchard Route. In 1902 "Inland Flyer" was on the Seattle – Port Orchard route, running with the "Athlon", which was owned by H.B. Kennedy. There was a brief period of competition on this route in 1902 when the "Manette", a boat owned by Tacoma interests, with businessman Fred H. Marvin acting as agent, was placed on the route. "Manette" was soon transferred to the Seattle – Alki run, and the competition ended. In 1903 "Inland Flyer"