A place which is protected against wind and waves, with enough facilities to support navigation and perform commodities loading and unloading operations, boarding and unboarding of passengers etc. It is the link between aquatic and terrestrial transport where all the port facilities for loading and unloading, yards, storagerooms, etc,are found, The area where the ships are docked, waiting for an opportunity for dockage or waiting for a cradle in the quay, it is what is called pre-port. The corridor connecting the ocean and port facilities is what is called port access channel.