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Port

For other uses, see Port (disambiguation)
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"It's an outrage. Port tariffs, berthing fees, wharf handling and, heaven help us, pilotage. Are we all to work for the East India Trading Company, then?"
"I'm afraid, sir, Tortuga is the only free port left in these waters."
"A pirate port is what you mean. Well, I'm sorry. An honest sailor is what I am. I make my living fair and I sleep well each night, thank you."
―Bellamy and Quartermaster[src]

A port was a maritime facility located on a coast or shore, comprising one or more harbors, wharves or loading areas, where ships could dock, load, transfer and discharge cargo and passengers to or from land. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports could also be found far inland, such as Singapore, which access the sea via rivers or canals. Ports were also often densely populated settlements that provide the labor for processing and handling goods and related services for the ports. Many port cities have experienced dramatic multi-ethnic and multicultural changes throughout their histories, with some ports having an important military role with soldiers in wartime.

History

By the Age of Piracy, of all the islands in the Caribbean, only the pirate port of Tortuga was considered a free port.[1] Asia had some of the world's largest and busiest ports, such as Singapore[2] and the Chinese port of Shanghai.[3] Founded by the English, Port Royal was a bustling harbor town situated on Jamaica.[4][5][6] Cádiz was a notable port in Spain.[7]

Behind the scenes

Ports first appeared in Walt Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean in 1967.[8][9] The term "port" was first used in the 1996 book Climb Aboard If You Dare!: Stories From The Pirates of the Caribbean.[10]

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Notes and references

  1. ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
  2. ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
  3. ↑ Legends of the Brethren Court: Rising in the East
  4. ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean: The Visual Guide
  5. ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean: The Complete Visual Guide, pp. 16-17 "Port Royal"
  6. ↑ The Price of Freedom, Chapter One: Fair Winds and Black Ships
  7. ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
  8. ↑ Disneyland: From the Pirates of the Caribbean to the World of Tomorrow
  9. ↑ Pirates of the Caribbean: From the Magic Kingdom to the Movies
  10. ↑ Climb Aboard If You Dare!: Stories From The Pirates of the Caribbean, p. 8