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Shipping terminal

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The term shipping terminal may apply to facilities where loading and unloading of people or goods takes place:

  • Freight terminal, a processing node for freight, more specifically:
    • Container terminal, a facility where cargo containers are transshipped between different transport vehicles, for onward transportation.
    • Oil terminal, an industrial facility for the storage of oil and/or petrochemical products
  • Passenger terminal, a building in a port or on a dock where passengers board and disembark from passenger ships such as cruise ships and ferries

More generically, it may refer to any point where a vessel's journey ends:

  • Berth, a designated location in a port or harbour used for mooring vessels
  • Dock, an enclosed area of water used for loading, unloading, building or repairing vessels
  • Ferry slip, a specialized docking facility that receives a ferryboat or train ferry
  • Harbor, a sheltered body of water where ships, boats, and barges can be docked
  • Port, a maritime facility which may comprise one or more wharves where ships may dock to load and discharge passengers and cargo
  • Wharf, a structure on the shore of a harbor or on the bank of a river or canal where ships may dock to load and unload cargo or passengers