What's the difference between a port and a port?

Port: On the river bank, seaside and other places with docks. It is convenient for ships to berth, passengers to get on and off, and goods to be loaded and unloaded. Some ports have aviation equipment.

The original meaning of port refers to the coastal port designated by the state for foreign trade. But now, the port is not only a commercial port for economic and trade exchanges (that is, trade), but also a port for politics, diplomacy, science and technology, culture, tourism and immigration. Ports not only refer to ports located along the coast. With the development of land and air transportation, foreign trade goods, entry-exit personnel and their luggage, mail and parcels can reach the hinterland of a country directly by railway and air. Therefore, the country has also set up ports to carry out foreign trade and border trade places such as international combined transport and international air parcel exchange. Simply put, the port is the gateway designated by the state for foreign exchanges and the hub of international cargo transportation. To some extent, it is a special international logistics node.

Port classification

Ports can be classified from different angles, and the commonly used classification methods are:

1, divided by approval authority. According to the approval, ports can be divided into Class I ports and Class II ports.

The first-class ports refer to the ports approved for opening in the State Council (including ports managed by the central government and ports managed by some provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government).

Category II ports refer to ports that are approved by the provincial people's governments for opening up and management.

2. According to the mode of entry and exit. According to the mode of transportation at the border, ports can be divided into port ports, land ports and air ports.