Instead of "Main Trade Port", it would make more sense for it to be named "Main Trade City"

[BattleTyphoon]

The definition of a port is as follows:

port
(pôrt)
n.
a. A place on a waterway with facilities for loading and unloading ships.
b. A city or town on a waterway with such facilities.
c. The waterfront district of a city.


In Europa Universalis IV, the usage of the word port is in the meaning of definition b. However, the province is also defined as the Main Trade Port if it is inland, as in it not being located on a waterway.

The city of Paris in France is an example: http://i.imgur.com/v6KV4C8.jpg

Paris is located inland, and it is technically not a port city. While most main trade ports in the game are probably located on the coast, it would be more correct to call it the "main trade city", or "main trade province", since that can mean any and all provinces in the game.

While this could be called nitpicking, and while it would be a small, mostly unnoticeable change, it would still make a great video game even better.

 

[Fluffy_Fishy]

Sensible, maybe EU4 simulates the latest pond trading technology, where barges are loaded and unloaded on either sides of the magnificent city trade pond. I suspect this is more of a slightly odd translation problem or a hangover from the pre WoN days.

 

[aQuilaSwe]

I agree that "main trade city" would be more generic term, but you are wrong in assuming that all inland provinces like Paris didn't have ports since rivers runs through them.

 

[Emperor Hadrian]

I agree that "main trade city" would be more generic term, but you are wrong in assuming that all inland provinces like Paris didn't have ports since rivers runs through them.

If there is any province in the game that can be made into a main trade port and does not have any acces to water (sea/river/lake), then the term used, main trade port, is incorrect. Thus, the OP is wright and it should be changed to main trade city/province

 

[aQuilaSwe]

If there is any province in the game that can be made into a main trade port and does not have any acces to water (sea/river/lake), then the term used, main trade port, is incorrect. Thus, the OP is wright and it should be changed to main trade city/province

Yes, that is why I wrote: "I agree". The "but" was because his argument about Paris was wrong

 

[alpaca]

Call it a trade hub with a lot of hubbub and I'm in.