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HOME PORT. The port where the owner of a ship resides; this is a relative term.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.
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"We've also been re-registering the home ports of the vessels and they wanted to make it a first for Newcastle by making that the ship's home port.
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Company officials said they would try to fly the passengers - including Brits - back to their home ports.
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