Port of embarkation
The air or sea port where personnel, equipment, and supplies are loaded for transport.
A port of embarkation is the air or sea port at which cargo, equipment, or personnel are loaded for onward transport. Military logistics distinguishes an aerial port of embarkation (APOE) from a sea port of embarkation (SPOE), and pairs each with a corresponding port of debarkation at the destination.
The concept matters for arms-logistics mapping because it identifies the physical chokepoints where shipments are consolidated and loaded. In the New York and New Jersey region, JFK Airport's cargo terminals and the Port Newark and Elizabeth marine complex function as exactly these kinds of loading points for freight moving out of the region.
Also known as: APOE, SPOE, aerial port of embarkation, sea port of embarkation
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Cite this page: Break the Chain (NYC-DSA Anti-War Working Group), "Port of embarkation," Arms-Trade and Logistics Glossary. https://wecanbreakthechain.com/glossary/port-of-embarkation/
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The paper trail ends at the loading dock. Break the Chain documents the NYC-area companies that move the cargo, each with a documented role and a published source, and publishes the research as it lands.