Number of domestic ports (in Count)

Indicator Code	:	ASE.TRP.WTR.A.201
Indicator Name	:	Number of domestic ports (in Count)
Data Source	:	ASEAN Secretariat - Data submission from ASEAN Member States under the ASEAN Japan Transport Partnership (AJTP) Framework
Last Data Update	:	05-Dec-2022
Next Data Update	:	Advance Release Calendar
Short Definition	:	The total number of ports used primarily for national sea transport or for merchant ships providing transport service between two ports of the national territory. Port - a place having facilities for merchant ships to moor and to load or unload cargo or to disembark or embark passengers to or from vessels, usually directly to a pier. Merchant ship – ship designed for the carriage of goods, transport of passengers or specially fitted out for a specific commercial duty; includes cargo- and passenger-carrying ships and ships of miscellaneous activities, specially fitted out for a specific duty, e.g., fish catching and processing ships, tugs, dredgers, research/survey ships, and ships used in offshore production and support.. Naval ships and ships used by public administration and public services as well as barges are excluded.