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Seaport Codes
Any location used in international trade and transport, including seaports, airports, and other inland destinations, is assigned a code. This structure is used by most major shipping companies and freight forwarders. These codes appear on bills of lading, invoices, and contracts to make sure that all parties in the supply chain are aligned.
International Port Codes
Much like with Harmonized Schedule codes, the UN plays a critical role in standardization. In 1981, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), in collaboration with other major trade and transport organizations, initiated a framework to facilitate global trade. This evolved into what’s today known as LOCODE – Code for Trade and Transport Locations. The database is still maintained by the UNECE and currently includes over 103,030 locations in 249 countries.
Every international airport and seaport code consists of five characters. Referring to the diagram’s pink numbering :
Country: These are standard country codes as assigned by the International Organization of Standardization. In the above example, the country, “China,” is specified with a “CN.”
Port / Airport Identifier: These characters represent a location within the designated country. The above example identifies “Shenyang.” In countries such as the United States, where the number of possible three-letter combinations has been exceeded, numerical digits are used.
What are the Different Types of Ports?
While the term ‘seaport’ encompasses most facilities handling ocean-voyage vessels, there are several types that are worth understanding:
- An inland port is located on a lake, river, or canal with access to the ocean, allowing ships to unload cargo closer to an inland destination.
- A dry port is an inland facility directly connected to a seaport by road or rail.
- A warm-water port is one where the water doesn’t freeze in wintertime, making it available all year round.
Seaports can be broken down into two primary types: cruise ports, for commercial passengers, and cargo ports. Cargo ports can then be further categorized as bulk ports (also known as break bulk ports), which handle goods that need to be loaded in bulk or individually, and container ports, which handle any goods that need to be shipped in a container. Most cargo ports can handle all types of cargo, but it’s worth ensuring that you’re not dealing with a port that has specific regulations about what can be brought in that may affect your shipment.