Current Affairs Question - 23 May 2020

Explanation :

• Port of Call means an intermediate stop for a ship on its scheduled journey for cargo operation or taking on supplies or fuel.
• It can be defined as the port of a country where cargo or a passenger (cruise) ship halts to discharge or load the cargo or to embark or disembark passengers.
• For the cruise ship, port of call is the premier stop from where they take on passengers for their cruise holidays.
• For cargo ships, a port of call is a port attended within a voyage to load or unload the cargo, or for bunkering or repairs carried out on the ship etc.
• Port of Call can include both inland harbours and marine seaports that cater to vessels transiting internationally.
• When a vessel makes the initial customs entry into a country, the first port which it will attend will be considered as the “First Port of Call”.
• Presently India has six ports of call. They are Kolkata, Haldia, Karimganj, Pandu, Shilghat and Dhubri.