The place is called "port" where ships are kept? woodenboatusa.com
They are the same. they get onto the ships from the mooring lines.
ive understood it to mean tying down, its more reminiscent of the word docking since they refer to ships that are tied to a dock using the mooring lines
Single point mooring (SPM) or Single buoy Mooring (SBM) is a devices used to fill the ships with oil, located in an area's called terminals, the SPM system has hoses to fill the ship, while the other part is attached to the ship to prevent it from slipping with sea waves during filling process
it's called mooring, anchorage, dock, harbor, pier or a wharf
It's called a shipyard.
A place assigned as a mooring for a vessel or boat.
A berthage is a place for mooring vessels in a dock or harbour.
A "butt" is the term for a cylindrical post on a dock, used for mooring ships. The circumference is typically about 16 inches.
It is called a harbor, which can be natural or artificial.
Port, dock or warf
Mooring Buoys are used to keep one end of a mooring cable or chain on the water's surface so that ships or boats can tie on to it. The two preferred designs for mooring buoys are a traditional buoy with hardware or a buoy with a tube through the center. Both offer reliable flotation and will last for several seasons, depending upon the salinity of the water. A permanent mooring system, when properly designed, should securely position a boat so that it can be left unattended, with little attention, for long periods of time. A mooring system usually consists of a mooring buoy (to float the chain), a mooring anchor and a length of chain (running between the anchor and the mooring buoy). Also the proper ground tackle includes correct sized galvanized shackles and swivels.* http://www.go2marine.com/productcenters/mooring/round white buoy with horizontal blue stripe