Welcome to our journey around the world, inviting you to recognise ten important ports. In this adventure, we will embark on a visual exploration, relying on photos and intriguing clues to uncover these hubs of international trade and maritime activity. Each port holds its unique significance in global commerce and cultural exchange. So, prepare to be captivated by the charm of these ports and challenge your geographical knowledge as we unveil the mysteries behind these essential gateways! You’ll earn 1 point for each correct answer.
1. Guess the port?
Clues: It is one of the busiest ports in Oceania. It possesses the third biggest container terminal on the continent. It also operates cruises and cargo ships to and from the city. It comprises several smaller ports and harbours. It is an important port for the cruise sector as it offers bathing, marine and other shipping services.
2. Guess the port?
Clues: It is one of the fastest-growing ports in the world and an integrated logistics hub, strategically located on a famous river. The deep sea port and logistics park is supported by its own international rail terminal and is located just 28 miles from the country’s Capital, making it an accessible hub for imports and exports. The site also offers convenient, modern warehousing space, with a logistics park equivalent in size to 400 football pitches, the biggest of its kind in Europe.
3. Guess the port?
Clues: The state-run dock complex, sometimes known as Puerto Novo (New Port) handles around 11.7m tons of cargo every year. It was founded by the Spanish Navy in 1580. Until the 19th century, it was a natural harbour. City bosses wanted to create a port that would help make the country a more effective trading nation. They hired British engineer Sir John Hawkshaw to design a new facility. Hawkshaw and his team started work on a four-dock complex in 1884 and it was finalised in 1897. Further work from 1911 saw the construction of a breakwater to the north and more space added for ships to berth and unload. The scheme opened in 1925 – making the city the biggest port in the southern hemisphere.
4. Guess the port?
Clues: This port competes with Alexandria for recognition as the most famous port in Africa and is certainly one of the most beautiful harbours in the world with a magnificent backdrop of Table Mountain framed by the mountainous Peninsular and the vast hinterland of Africa beyond the mountain. The port is situated on one of the world’s busiest trade routes and will always retain strategic and economic importance for that reason alone. It is also named the Cape of Storms, the Cape of Good Hope and the Mother City.
5. Guess the port?
Clues: With a total quay length of 31 km and depths ranging between 7 and 19 m, this port allows the access of oil tankers and bulk carriers, operating across all categories of goods – solid and liquid bulk, containers and general cargo. Situated at the Black Sea and ranking as the fourth largest port in Europe, it is boasting an annual operating capacity of approximately 120 million tons. This port is consistently undergoing development and modernisation of its cargo handling and storage superstructure, as well as its transport infrastructure, aligning with the trends influenced by political and economic factors.
6. Guess the port?
Clues: One of the world’s most beautiful natural harbours, is famed for its sparkling waters, iconic sights, spectacular events and hundreds of kilometres of shoreline. It is also a working harbour with a thriving maritime industry that supports the city’s economic development. The busy waterway, sees thousands of recreational, passenger and working vessels share the water with around 1200 large commercial vessels each year.
7. Guess the port?
Clues: It is one of the ten busiest container ports in the U.S., handling 99% of all containerised goods in its home region of Northern California. The Seaport powers nearly 40% of regional jobs. Port history spans a period of 165 years, which encompassed the Civil War, the Industrial Revolution, two World Wars and America’s coming of age as a global power. In the late 1960s, it was the first major port on the West Coast to build terminals for container ships, a revolutionary technology at the time. It then rose to become the second-largest container port in the world.
8. Guess the port?
Clues: The busiest port on South America’s west coast, is located nearest the country’s capital, Santiago. Construction of the modern port began in 1910, but it was 1936 before the port had an electrical plant, new warehouses, housing for workers and facilities capable of handling large sea-going vessels. In 1985, an earthquake destroyed much of the harbour infrastructure and reconstruction began in 1992. Reconstruction was completed in 1997 after an investment of 23.5 billion US dollars, and the port re-opened for business in 1998. The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean identified the gateway in 2006 as the 8th major port in the region.
9. Guess the port?
Clues: It is one of the most important hubs in the world and the largest port in Europe. State-of-the-art terminals, many reefer connections, accessibility for the largest container ships and good connections characterise this gateway. Innovation, pushing boundaries and working hard are in the DNA of this port with an area of over 42 kilometres.
10. Guess the port?
Clues: It is an international freight gateway and is the country’s largest, fastest-growing and most efficient port. The port has extensive facilities for bulk cargo including wharves, storage and bunker berths. It is well-connected to state highways and rail links to Hamilton, Auckland and central North Island.
Good luck!
The correct answers will be featured in Kukla News’ September edition.
