Port of call
Topic: International Trade: Patterns, Ports and the WTO · NCERT: Class 12, Ch 7 "Transport and Communication"; Class 12, Ch 8 "International Trade"
Meaning
A port of call began as a stopping point on a main sea route. Ships stopped there on long voyages to refuel and to take on water and food. Many such ports later grew into busy commercial ports. Their position on major shipping lanes is what makes them important.
Example
Aden in Yemen, at the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, grew as a stop on the route between the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. Honolulu in the Pacific Ocean and Singapore on the Strait of Malacca are other examples.
Don't confuse with
- Entrepot port: collects goods from many countries and sends them on to others (re-exports them). A port of call was first just a stop for supplies. Singapore is both.
Related concepts
- Industrial port
- Commercial port
- Comprehensive port
- Inland port
- Out port
- Oil port
- Packet station
- Entrepot port
- Naval port
- Rotterdam