This meaning is reflected in many of its modern uses:
* Port (n.): A harbor or a place where ships can load and unload cargo.
* Portable (adj.): Able to be carried or moved easily.
* Import (v.): To bring goods into a country from abroad.
* Export (v.): To send goods to another country.
* Report (v.): To give an account of something; to bring information to someone (as if carrying it across a distance).
* Deport (v.): To force someone to leave a country.
The root word "port" emphasizes the idea of carrying or transferring something, whether it be physical goods, information, or even people.