Port exposure in Novigrad (Port Health Office) - Maritime Poor Foundation In the 60s of the 19th century, the Novigrad Port Health Exhibition was opened in Novigrad, and its territorial jurisdiction included the entire Podgorski Canal, the Novigrad and Karin Seas, and the navigable part of the Zrmanja River. After the Second World War, it was given a new name - Novigrad Port Branch, and in 1975, the Podgorski Canal was separated from the jurisdiction of the Novigrad Branch.