Question

Give a classification of ports on the basis of location.

Answer 1

On the basis of location, ports are classified as:

• Inland Ports: These ports are located away from the seacoast. They are linked to the sea through a river or a canal. Such ports are accessible to flat-bottom ships or barges. For example, Manchester is linked to a canal; Memphis is located on the Mississippi River; the Rhine has several ports, such as Mannheim and Duisburg; and Kolkata is located on the Hoogly River, a branch of the Ganga.
• Out Ports: These are deep-water ports built away from the actual ports. These serve the parent ports by receiving ships that are unable to approach them because of their large size. A classic combination, for example, is Athens and its port Piraeus in Greece.