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 Warren L. Gazzam, the chief of the Kitsap County Transportation Co. In 1908, the Port Blakely Mill Company decided to run its steamer "Monticello 2" in competition with the Navy Yard Route's steamers, including "Inland Flyer". On July 9, 1909, at the wreck of the "Yosemite", "Inland Flyer" stood by with other vessels to assist, helping make sure there was no loss of life when the big excursion sidewheeler went on the rocks near Bremerton. In 1910 the Navy Yard Route sold "Inland Flyer" to Capt. F.G. Reeve, who was doing business as the Port Washington Route. He renamed the