1、1. The difference between port and harbor : In the “LONGMAN Dictionary of Contemporary English”, port was explained by this sentence “a place where ships can be loaded and unloaded”, that means one place as long as have the function of loaded and unloaded goods could be called port. Harbor was expla

2、ined by this sentence “an area of water next to the land where the water is calm, so that ships are safe when they are inside it ”, that means harbor refers to a place where is next to the land and have the good conditions to protect the ships from wind and waves . From this we know that port can be

3、 used in all the place where ships can stay in. Harbor refers to the place that was located between land and ocean . The world famous port has its own name, For example, New York Harbor, Rotterdam. Port be used before the proper noun, like Port Arthur. Harbor be used behind the proper noun, like Bul

4、lock Harbour. (Data come from )2. The ten foreign ports: SINGAPORE, Port of Busan, Rotterdam, Victoria harbor(Hongkong China), Port of Antwerp, Houston, Kaohsiung harbor(taiwan China), Marseilles, New York harbor, Port of Hamburg. (1)Singapore harbor is located in Singapore, in the southwest side of

5、 the Strait of Malacca, and the north side of the Singapore Strait. Singapore harbor is the largest transit in Asia Pacific Region, is also one of the world's largest container port. Singapore harbor is in the Pacific and India ocean shipping routes, and have very important strategically. Singap

6、ore been the international trade port since thirteenth Century. 2-1 Singapore harbor (2)Busan port is located in the southeast coast of South Korea, west of Korea Strait,and east of NAKTONG.The port of Busan is South Korea's largest port, is also the world's fifth largest container port. Bus

7、an port Founded in 1876, got great developed in the beginning of twentieth Century. Busan port is the transportation hub of South Korea, and the financial and commercial center, Busan port play an important role in South Korea's foreign trade. 2-2 Busan Harbor (3)Rotterdam is the second largest

8、city in Holland, located in the south of Holland Province, at the Bank of the New maas river. Rotterdam long as Europe's largest seaport, was the world's first big port in 1980, in 2010 it was the world tenth. 2-3 Rotterdam (4)Victoria harbor is located between the Hongkong and Kowloon Penin

9、sula. Victoria harbor is the largest seaport in Asia, and the the third largest in the world. 2-4 Victoria harbor (5)Antwerp port is the largest seaport in Belgium, third in the European port. Antwerp port is Located in the downstream of Schelde River. The total area of port is 106330000 square mete

10、rs. Antwerp port is the third port behind Rotterdam and Marseilles. 2-5 Antwerp Harbor (6)Houston is located in the northwest coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Houston is the biggest city in Texas, the second in USA and the sixth of the world to be the energy and commercial port. Anchored in the port Hou

11、stons ship at an average annual rate of more than 7000 . Port Houston has taken the lead through the ISO international environmental quality standards, to become the first "green" port in USA. 2-6 HOUSTON(7) Kaohsiung harbor is located in the south of Taiwan, adjacent to the urban area of

12、Kaohsiung City, is Taiwan's largest port, is a large comprehensive port, there have railway and highway in the port. 2-7 Kaohsiung Harbor(8) Marseille is the largest port in France. It located in northeast of lions bay on the southeast coast of France, on the northwest side of the Mediterranean.

13、 It is the largest commercial port in France, also the largest commercial port in the mediterranean. 2-8 Marseille(9) New York harbor is the largest port in USA, also one of the world's largest harbor. Located in the Northeast of American Hudson River, east of the Atlantic. In 1980, the throughp

14、ut of 1.6 tons, after many years in the 1 tons, an average of more than 4000 ships every year to import. 2-9 New York Harbor(10) Port of Hamburg is a German port. It located in northern Germany, the North bank of the RLBE river, on the brink of Heligoland Bay, is the Germany's largest port. Also

15、 the Europe's second largest container port. Hamburg was Founded in 1189, has a history of over 800 years, has become the world's largest free port, it has the world's largest warehouse City, area of 500000 square meters. 2.10 Port of Hamburg3. Ten coastal port of China: Port of Dalian,

16、Port of Yingkou, Port of Qinhuangdao, Port of Tianjin, Port of Qingdao, Port of shanghai, Port of Ningbo-zhoushan, Port of Xiamen, Port of Shenzhen, Port of gaungzhou.(1) Dalian located in Liaoning, Dalian Port is located in the Liaodong Peninsula. Dalian Port has enough deep water to let the very b

17、ig ship to stay in , not silt not frozen, is the nearest port to the three provinces in Northeast China and Inner Mongolia . 3-1 Port of Dalian(2) Yingkou port located in Liaodong Peninsula, and is close to the Dalian port. It is in the north of Dalian. Yingkou port is an important national comprehe

18、nsive hub port. It is the Northeast's largest cargo transportation port. 3-2 Yingkou harbor（4） Port of Qinhuangdao is located in northeast of Hebei Province, Qinhuangdao is the world's largest energy output port, Qinhuangdao is the big channel hub port in China's "northern coal ship

19、ped south". Charged with "eight provinces and one city" in the supply of coal. 3-3 Qinhuangdao harbor(4) Tianjin harbor is located in Tianjin province, in the north of China. Tianjin harbor is the biggest port in China northern and the highest level artificial deep-water port in the w

20、orld. Tianjin harbor is one of the most perfect coastal port in China. 3-4 Tianjin harbor (5) Qingdao harbor is located in Shandong province in . Qingdao harbor is the world's seventh largest port, second largest foreign trade port in China. 3-5 Qingdao Harbor(6) Shanghai harbor is located in th

21、e Yangtze River Estuary. Shanghai is one of the most developed city in China. Shanghai foreign trade materials in 99% by Shanghai port import, foreign trade throughput completed each year accounted for about 20% of the major coastal ports. 3-6 Shanghai Harbor (7) Ningbo-Zhoushan harbor is located in

22、 Hangzhou city, under The mouth of the Yangtze River. Ningbo-Zhoushan harbor is not only an inland port but also a harbor. It is an comprehensive port. 3-7 Ningbo-Zhoushan harbor(8) Xiamen harbor in located in southeastern of Fujian Province and is in the Golden Bay, Longjiang nine Estuary. It has g

23、ood condition to stay ship. Xiamen harbor was open in 1843. 3-8 Xiamen harbor (9) Shenzhen harbor is located in the south of Guangdong Province, the Pearl River Delta, east of the Pearl River Estuary, adjacent to Hongkong. The depth of the width. Open sea, be in smooth water, is an excellent natural

24、 harbor in Southern China area. 3-9 Shenzhen harbor (10) Guangzhou harbor is located in the south of Guangdong Province, the Pearl River Delta, east of the Pearl River Estuary, adjacent to Hongkong. Guangzhou harbor is the fourth largest port throughput China, ranking fifth in the world, has a very

25、long history. 3-10 Guangzhou harbor 4. Five inland port of China: Port of Suzhou, Port of Nanjing, Port of Nantong, Port of Chongqing, Port of Luzhou. (1) Suzhou port is located in Suzhou, in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Suzhou port is the largest port in the inland port. Suzhou port is an important part of international shipping center of Shanghai container hub, is one of the most important container port of Jiangsu Province. 4-1 Suzhou port (2) Nanjing