Fill in the Blanks Topic 1Online version The Understanding of Port Operations Management by Khairunnisa Yahaya 1 can be defined as the interface between and providing facilities and services to commercial ships and their cargo , as well as the associated multimodal distribution and logistics activities . can be defined as one or more for a limited purpose or limited to one or few users . Port may be defined as the process of organizing , monitoring , and controlling the activities of a seaport in a precarious global industry , in order to accomplish corporate goals , which are in line with its regional and national interests . The of Ports : 1 . The generation ports were conceived to transport goods between land and sea and vice versa . A or regional hinterland unrelated to the socioeconomic environment of the territory where it was located . 2 . The generation ports begin to be seen as a transportation and a center of and commercial activity . are to ships and goods but in its vicinity processing industries are installed . These are called . 3 . The generation ports functions related to the of goods in services , data processing , and use of , and help to generate added value . 4 . The generation ports make a step further and are characterized by a that connects different port areas and allows with other ports . The objectives are to and their activity . These are called ports .