dockside

noun

1. The area near a dock, or next to a docked ship.

   “On the other side of the road the double track admits to a complicated rail network totalling some 78 miles of dockside track that carries more express passenger traffic than any other completely unsignalled layout in the country, in addition to a huge tonnage of freight.”

   “Sitting on the dockside at Oban, watching the to-ing and fro-ing in the harbour on a perfect summer's eve, I reflect on a trip which has taken me through our busiest cities to traverse the country's main lines, as well as explore some of the furthest extremities that were literally out on a limb.”