The Latin word maritĭmus came to Spanish as maritime . This adjective is used to describe what is linked to the sea : the set of salt water that covers a large part of the surface of planet Earth .
Maritime transport , in this framework, is the system that allows the transfer of objects and people from one place to another through the sea . This transportation is possible thanks to the boats that ply the waters and the ports that allow the departure and arrival of boats, in addition to other resources and infrastructure.
Maritime transportation is the most used for international commercial operations. Whether in bulk or in containers, many goods are carried from one country to another on ships. It should be noted that this type of transport is also usually used to carry out cabotage operations.
On the other hand, World Maritime Day is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of each September. The day was established by the United Nations General Assembly with the objective of valuing maritime transport and promoting its sustainable growth.
Each year, the International Maritime Organization proposes a theme for World Maritime Day, which serves to reflect throughout the day. Some of the most notable from 2011 to 2019 have been piracy, the sinking of the Titanic, maritime education, the legacy of shipping, and the importance of women in the community .
The concept of promenade is used in Spain to designate a series of public transition spaces between land and water that are built in urban areas with different styles and functions. Although all their aspects, both functional and aesthetic, depend on political, legal, cultural, economic, social and urban issues, they are generally built to protect urban areas from water in emergency situations.
It receives this name in Spain, while it is called malecón in the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela and Ecuador, and coastal in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia. In addition to protection against storms, the promenade can facilitate access to the beach and provide the population with a wide pedestrian promenade complemented by different commercial and cultural offers.
Along a promenade we usually find restaurant stalls, beach goods stores, shopping centers with entertainment proposals and also private spas. On the other hand, performances by street artists are also common, who find in these spaces a much greater concentration of people than in urban centers, without the interference of traffic and the noise of the city .
As a meeting point for friends and family, the promenade represents an ideal place throughout the year, since regardless of the temperature it always offers impressive views of the sea. The activities that can be done there are very diverse: from exercising to sitting and reading, each one gives it its own meaning.
Throughout history , the sea began to have uses such as fishing and military defense, so it took several centuries for citizens to be able to enjoy it as a space for recreation and rest. In this framework, the construction of the promenades complemented the urbanization of the areas near the beaches .
A maritime league , meanwhile, is a measurement equivalent to 5555.55 meters . The voyage is also known as a maritime day : an interval of 24 hours in navigation . The usual thing is to start counting the maritime day at 12.
The idea of maritime health , finally, refers to government services aimed at preserving health in port areas, linked to navigation.