Port of call is an intermediate stoppage for a ship during its journey where it stops for a short time to unload or load cargo, passengers or to obtain supplies or fuel or to undergo any repair.
Call at a port.
I believe people call it Port because it is produced near the Portuguese city Porto or Oporto in English. I, as a Portuguese, call it vinho do Porto, meaning wine from Porto. Port is just a simpler way of saying it
Port from port to port
A stop for a ship is called a port of call. A cruise ship might be said to make a stopover (or port call) at a port of call.
what do you call a person that takes ships into and out of port
A port is a physical or virtual connection point on a computer or network device that allows data to be transferred in and out. It is identified by a number, such as 80 for HTTP or 22 for SSH, to specify the type of service being accessed. Ports are essential for devices to communicate and exchange information over a network.
A naval term meaning 'the sea is clear on the port side' (left)
port means to carry or to move.
There are two roots 'trans' meaning across and 'port' meaning carry.
Titanic's last port-of-call before Queensland was in Cherbourg, France.
to carry
A cruise port or port of call is simply where a cruise ship stops. The Embarkation Port is where the cruise starts. The Disembarkation Port is where the cruise ends. Often those are the same. The Ports of Call are the stops the ship makes for passengers to get off and take shore excursions.