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A dry port (sometimes inland port) is an inland intermodal terminal directly connected by road or rail to a seaport and operating as a centre for the transshipment of sea cargo to inland destinations.
In addition to their role in cargo transshipment, dry ports may also include facilities for storage and consolidation of goods, maintenance for road or rail cargo carriers and customs clearance services. The location of these facilities at a dry port relieves competition for storage and customs space at the seaport itself.
Dry or dryness denotes a lack of water. It may also refer to:
A port is a location on a coast or shore containing one or more harbors where ships can dock and transfer people or cargo to or from land. Port locations are selected to optimize access to land and navigable water, for commercial demand, and for shelter from wind and waves. Ports with deeper water are rarer, but can handle larger, more economical ships. Since ports throughout history handled every kind of traffic, support and storage facilities vary widely, may extend for miles, and dominate the local economy. Some ports have an important military role.
One of the world's oldest known artificial harbors is at Wadi al-Jarf on the Red Sea. Along with the finding of harbor structures, ancient anchors have also been found.
Guangzhou was an important port during the ancient times as far back as the Qin Dynasty.
Canopus was the principal port in Egypt for Greek trade before the foundation of Alexandria.
Athens' port of Piraeus was the base for the Athenian fleet and this played a crucial role in the battle of Salamis against the Persians in 480 BC.
O this is what it feels like
To carry the weight of the world on your shoulders
Oh, we'll grow wings and take flight
Hand in hand
Like ghosts in the sky
Cause I'm not so sure
That I can do this anymore
This journey is taking it's toll on me
This is no task for just a boy
There is no time to waste
Press on
Or you'll find your fate in the sea
Head first
Into a saltwater sky
These are dangerous waters we tread
How could you ask this of me
I am starting to realize
That I'm not cut out for this
Blue and green
Swallowing me
These are dangerous waters we tread