The equipment and the support infrastructures for the practice of nautical activities are many times, a good indicator of the degree of development in the tourist - recreational segment. A sport port is used exclusively or fundamentally for the berthing of sports boats or services to them for leisure. They are characterized by having, in addition to the general facilities of a port, an area of sheltered water with enough berth, both for the vessels that have own a slip, and for those that arrive for a visit; It also has spaces on land for parking vehicles and for the repair and deposit of the boats; Commercial premises for sports equipment; supplies of water, electricity, fuel, etc.

Commercial ports represent a complex system that has the purpose of transferring goods from the ship to land and maritime transport, trying to have the lowest cost, the fastest and the minimum losses due to breakdowns or demerits. For all this, its location is decided in a place that has easy access, close to maritime and land lines of importance and freight facilities, that is, entry and exit of goods from all countries.

The fishing ports have not had a uniform evolution over time; Their development has been irregular. In some regions, fishing continues to be artisanal and is carried out with small boats, very close to the coast and with a short stay at sea. To meet the needs of these fleets, very small ports with simple installations are sufficient. However, for industrialized fishing carried out with large vessels, the "fishing terminal" with special facilities is necessary to carry out loading and unloading, product processing, storage, provisioning of the vessel and repair.