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Country | Ports and terminals
Afghanistan | Kheyrabad, Shir Khan
Albania | Durres, Sarande, Shengjin, Vlore
Algeria | Algiers, Annaba, Arzew, Bejaia, Djendjene, Jijel, Mostaganem, Oran, Skikda
American Samoa | Pago Pago
Angola | Cabinda, Lobito, Luanda, Namibe
Anguilla | Blowing Point, Road Bay
Antarctica | there are no developed ports and harbors in Antarctica; most coastal stations have offshore anchorages, and supplies are transferred from ship to shore by small boats, barges, and helicopters; a few stations have a basic wharf facility; US coastal stations include McMurdo (77 51 S, 166 40 E), and Palmer (64 43 S, 64 03 W); government use only except by permit (see Permit Office under "Legal System"); all ships at port are subject to inspection in accordance with Article 7, Antarctic Treaty; offshore anchorage is sparse and intermittent; relevant legal instruments and authorization procedures adopted by the states parties to the Antarctic Treaty regulating access to the Antarctic Treaty area, to all areas between 60 and 90 degrees of latitude south, have to be complied with (see "Legal System"); The Hydrographic Committee on Antarctica (HCA), a special hydrographic commission of International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), is responsible for hydrographic surveying and nautical charting matters in Antarctic Treaty area; it coordinates and facilitates provision of accurate and appropriate charts and other aids to navigation in support of safety of navigation in region; membership of HCA is open to any IHO Member State whose government has acceded to the Antarctic Treaty and which contributes resources and/or data to IHO Chart coverage of the area; members of HCA are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, China, Ecuador, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, NZ, Norway, Russia, South Africa, Spain, UK, and US (2007)
Antigua and Barbuda | Saint John's
Arctic Ocean | Churchill (Canada), Murmansk (Russia), Prudhoe Bay (US)
Argentina | Arroyo Seco, Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires, La Plata, Punta Colorada, Rosario, San Lorenzo-San Martin
Aruba | Barcadera, Oranjestad, Sint Nicolaas
Ashmore and Cartier Islands | none; offshore anchorage only
Atlantic Ocean | Alexandria (Egypt), Algiers (Algeria), Antwerp (Belgium), Barcelona (Spain), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Casablanca (Morocco), Colon (Panama), Copenhagen (Denmark), Dakar (Senegal), Gdansk (Poland), Hamburg (Germany), Helsinki (Finland), Las Palmas (Canary Islands, Spain), Le Havre (France), Lisbon (Portugal), London (UK), Marseille (France), Montevideo (Uruguay), Montreal (Canada), Naples (Italy), New Orleans (US), New York (US), Oran (Algeria), Oslo (Norway), Peiraiefs or Piraeus (Greece), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Rotterdam (Netherlands), Saint Petersburg (Russia), Stockholm (Sweden)
Australia | Brisbane, Dampier, Fremantle, Gladstone, Hay Point, Melbourne, Newcastle, Port Hedland, Port Kembla, Port Walcott, Sydney
Austria | Enns, Krems, Linz, Vienna
Azerbaijan | Baku (Baki)
Bahamas, The | Freeport, Nassau, South Riding Point
Bahrain | Mina' Salman, Sitrah
Bangladesh | Chittagong, Mongla Port
Barbados | Bridgetown
Belarus | Mazyr
Belgium | Antwerp, Gent, Liege, Zeebrugge
Belize | Belize City, Big Creek
Benin | Cotonou
Bermuda | Hamilton, Saint George
Bolivia | Puerto Aguirre (inland port on the Paraguay/Parana waterway at the Bolivia/Brazil border); Bolivia has free port privileges in maritime ports in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Paraguay
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosanska Gradiska, Bosanski Brod, Bosanski Samac, and Brcko (all inland waterway ports on the Sava), Orasje
Bouvet Island | none; offshore anchorage only
Brazil | Guaiba, Ilha Grande, Paranagua, Rio Grande, Santos, Sao Sebastiao, Tubarao
British Indian Ocean Territory | Diego Garcia
British Virgin Islands | Road Town
Brunei | Lumut, Muara, Seria
Bulgaria | Burgas, Varna
Burma | Moulmein, Rangoon, Sittwe
Burundi | Bujumbura
Cambodia | Phnom Penh, Kampong Saom (Sihanoukville)
Cameroon | Douala, Limboh Terminal
Canada | Fraser River Port, Halifax, Hamilton, Montreal, Port-Cartier, Quebec City, Saint John (New Brunswick), Sept-Isles, Vancouver
Cape Verde | Porto Grande
Cayman Islands | Cayman Brac, George Town
Central African Republic | Bangui, Nola, Salo, Nzinga
Chile | Coronel, Huasco, Lirquen, Puerto Ventanas, San Antonio, San Vicente, Valparaiso
China | Dalian, Guangzhou, Ningbo, Qingdao, Qinhuangdao, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Tianjin
Christmas Island | Flying Fish Cove
Clipperton Island | none; offshore anchorage only
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Port Refuge
Colombia | Barranquilla, Buenaventura, Cartagena, Santa Marta, Turbo
Comoros | Mayotte, Mutsamudu
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Banana, Boma, Bukavu, Bumba, Goma, Kalemie, Kindu, Kinshasa, Kisangani, Matadi, Mbandaka
Congo, Republic of the | Brazzaville, Djeno, Impfondo, Ouesso, Oyo, Pointe-Noire
Cook Islands | Avatiu
Coral Sea Islands | none; offshore anchorage only
Costa Rica | Caldera, Puerto Limon
Cote d'Ivoire | Abidjan, Espoir, San-Pedro
Croatia | Omisalj, Ploce, Rijeka, Sibenik, Vukovar (on Danube)
Cuba | Cienfuegos, Havana, Matanzas
Cyprus | area under government control: Larnaca, Limassol, Vasilikos; area administered by Turkish Cypriots: Famagusta, Kyrenia
Czech Republic | Decin, Prague, Usti nad Labem
Denmark | Aalborg, Aarhus, Copenhagen, Ensted, Esbjerg, Fredericia, Kalundborg
Djibouti | Djibouti
Dominica | Portsmouth, Roseau
Dominican Republic | Boca Chica, Caucedo, Puerto Plata, Rio Haina, Santo Domingo
Ecuador | Esmeraldas, Guayaquil, Manta, Puerto Bolivar
Egypt | Ayn Sukhnah, Alexandria, Damietta, El Dekheila, Sidi Kurayr, Suez
El Salvador | Acajutla, Puerto Cutuco
Equatorial Guinea | Bata, Malabo
Eritrea | Assab, Massawa
Estonia | Kuivastu, Kunda, Muuga, Tallinn, Virtsu
Ethiopia | Ethiopia is landlocked and uses ports of Djibouti in Djibouti and Berbera in Somalia
European Union | Antwerp (Belgium), Barcelona (Spain), Braila (Romania), Bremen (Germany), Burgas (Bulgaria), Constanta (Romania), Copenhagen (Denmark), Galati (Romania), Gdansk (Poland), Hamburg (Germany), Helsinki (Finland), Las Palmas (Canary Islands, Spain), Le Havre (France), Lisbon (Portugal), London (UK), Marseille (France), Naples (Italy), Peiraiefs or Piraeus (Greece), Riga (Latvia), Rotterdam (Netherlands), Stockholm (Sweden), Talinn (Estonia), Tulcea (Romania), Varna (Bulgaria)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | Stanley
Faroe Islands | Torshavn, Vagur
Fiji | Lautoka, Suva
Finland | Hamina, Helsinki, Kokkola, Kotka, Naantali, Pori, Raahe, Rauma, Turku
France | Bordeaux, Calais, Dunkerque, Le Havre, Marseille, Nantes, Paris, Rouen, Strasbourg
French Polynesia | Papeete
French Southern and Antarctic Lands | none; offshore anchorage only
Gabon | Gamba, Libreville, Lucinda, Port-Gentil
Gambia, The | Banjul
Gaza Strip | Gaza
Georgia | Bat'umi, P'ot'i
Germany | Bremen, Bremerhaven, Duisburg, Hamburg, Karlsruhe, Lubeck, Rostock, Wilhemshaven
Ghana | Tema
Gibraltar | Gibraltar
Greece | Agioitheodoroi, Aspropyrgos, Pachi, Piraeus, Thessaloniki
Greenland | Sisimiut
Grenada | Saint George's
Guam | Apra Harbor
Guatemala | Puerto Quetzal, Santo Tomas de Castilla
Guernsey | Saint Peter Port, Saint Sampson
Guinea | Conakry, Kamsar
Guinea-Bissau | Bissau, Buba, Cacheu, Farim
Guyana | Georgetown
Haiti | Cap-Haitien
Heard Island and McDonald Islands | none; offshore anchorage only
Honduras | La Ceiba, Puerto Cortes, San Lorenzo, Tela
Hong Kong | Hong Kong
Hungary | Budapest, Dunaujvaros, Gyor-Gonyu, Csepel, Baja, Mohacs (2003)
Iceland | Grundartangi, Hafnarfjordur, Reykjavik
India | Chennai, Haldia, Jawaharal Nehru, Kandla, Kolkata (Calcutta), Mormugao, Mumbai (Bombay), New Mangalore, Vishakhapatnam
Indian Ocean | Chennai (Madras; India), Colombo (Sri Lanka), Durban (South Africa), Jakarta (Indonesia), Kolkata (Calcutta; India) Melbourne (Australia), Mumbai (Bombay; India), Richards Bay (South Africa)
Indonesia | Banjarmasin, Belawan, Ciwandan, Kotabaru, Krueg Geukueh, Palembang, Panjang, Sungai Pakning, Tanjung Perak, Tanjung Priok
Iran | Assaluyeh, Bandar Abbas, Bandar-e-Eman Khomeyni
Iraq | Al Basrah, Khawr az Zubayr, Umm Qasr
Ireland | Cork, Dublin, Shannon Foynes
Isle of Man | Douglas, Ramsey
Israel | Ashdod, Elat (Eilat), Hadera, Haifa
Italy | Augusta, Genoa, Livorno, Ravenna, Sarroch, Taranto, Trieste, Venice
Jamaica | Kingston, Port Esquivel, Port Kaiser, Port Rhoades, Rocky Point
Jan Mayen | none; offshore anchorage only
Japan | Chiba, Kawasaki, Kobe, Mizushima, Moji, Nagoya, Osaka, Tokyo, Tomakomai, Yohohama
Jersey | Gorey, Saint Aubin, Saint Helier
Jordan | Al 'Aqabah
Kazakhstan | Aqtau (Shevchenko), Atyrau (Gur'yev), Oskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk), Pavlodar, Semey (Semipalatinsk)
Kenya | Mombasa
Kiribati | Betio
Korea, North | Ch'ongjin, Haeju, Hungnam (Hamhung), Kimch'aek, Kosong, Najin, Namp'o, Sinuiju, Songnim, Sonbong (formerly Unggi), Ungsang, Wonsan
Korea, South | Inch'on, P'ohang, Pusan, Ulsan
Kuwait | Ash Shu'aybah, Ash Shuwaykh, Az Zawr (Mina' Sa'ud), Mina' 'Abd Allah, Mina' al Ahmadi
Kyrgyzstan | Balykchy (Ysyk-Kol or Rybach'ye)
Latvia | Riga, Ventspils
Lebanon | Beirut, Tripoli
Liberia | Buchanan, Monrovia
Libya | As Sidrah, Az Zuwaytinah, Marsa al Burayqah, Ra's Lanuf, Tripoli, Zawiyah
Lithuania | Klaipeda
Luxembourg | Mertert
Macau | Macau
Madagascar | Antsiranana, Mahajanga, Toamasina, Toliara
Malawi | Chipoka, Monkey Bay, Nkhata Bay, Nkhotakota, Chilumba
Malaysia | Bintulu, Johor Bahru, Kuantan, Labuan, George Town (Penang), Port Kelang, Tanjung Pelepas
Maldives | Male
Mali | Koulikoro
Malta | Marsaxlokk (Malta Freeport), Valletta
Marshall Islands | Majuro
Mauritania | Nouadhibou, Nouakchott
Mauritius | Port Louis
Mayotte | Dzaoudzi
Mexico | Altamira, Coatzacoalcos, Manzanillo, Morro Redondo, Salina Cruz, Tampico, Veracruz
Micronesia, Federated States of | Tomil Harbor
Monaco | Monaco
Montenegro | Bar
Montserrat | Little Bay, Plymouth
Morocco | Agadir, Casablanca, Mohammedia, Safi
Mozambique | Beira, Maputo, Nacala
Namibia | Luderitz, Walvis Bay
Nauru | Nauru
Navassa Island | none; offshore anchorage only
Netherlands | Amsterdam, IJmuiden, Rotterdam, Terneuzen, Vlissingen
Netherlands Antilles | Bopec Terminal, Willemstad
New Caledonia | Noumea
New Zealand | Auckland, Lyttelton, Marsden Point, Tauranga, Wellington, Whangarei
Nicaragua | Bluefields, Corinto, El Bluff
Nigeria | Bonny Inshore Terminal, Calabar, Lagos
Niue | none; offshore anchorage only
Norfolk Island | none; loading jetties at Kingston and Cascade
Northern Mariana Islands | Saipan, Tinian
Norway | Bergen, Borg Havn, Haugesund, Maaloy, Mongstad, Narvik, Oslo, Sture
Oman | Mina' Qabus, Salalah
Pacific Ocean | Bangkok (Thailand), Hong Kong (China), Kao-hsiung (Taiwan), Los Angeles (US), Manila (Philippines), Pusan (South Korea), San Francisco (US), Seattle (US), Shanghai (China), Singapore, Sydney (Australia), Vladivostok (Russia), Wellington (NZ), Yokohama (Japan)
Pakistan | Karachi, Port Muhammad Bin Qasim
Palau | Koror
Panama | Balboa, Colon, Cristobal
Papua New Guinea | Kimbe, Lae, Madang, Rabaul, Wewak
Paracel Islands | small Chinese port facilities on Woody Island and Duncan Island being expanded
Paraguay | Asuncion, Villeta, San Antonio, Encarnacion
Peru | Callao, Iquitos, Matarani, Paita, Pucallpa, Yurimaguas; note - Iquitos, Pucallpa, and Yurimaguas are on the upper reaches of the Amazon and its tributaries
Philippines | Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Liman, Manila, Nasipit Harbor
Pitcairn Islands | Adamstown (on Bounty Bay)
Poland | Gdansk, Gdynia, Swinoujscie, Szczecin
Portugal | Leixoes, Lisbon, Setubal, Sines
Puerto Rico | Guayanilla, Mayaguez, San Juan
Qatar | Doha, Ra's Laffan
Romania | Braila, Constanta, Galati, Tulcea
Russia | Azov, Kaliningrad, Kavkaz, Nakhodka, Novorossiysk, Primorsk, Saint Petersburg, Vostochnyy
Rwanda | Cyangugu, Gisenyi, Kibuye
Saint Helena | Saint Helena: Jamestown Ascension Island: Georgetown Tristan da Cunha: Calshot Harbor
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Basseterre
Saint Lucia | Castries, Cul-de-Sac, Vieux-Fort
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Saint-Pierre
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Kingstown
Samoa | Apia
Sao Tome and Principe | Sao Tome
Saudi Arabia | Ad Dammam, Al Jubayl, Jiddah, Yanbu' al Sinaiyah
Senegal | Dakar
Seychelles | Victoria
Sierra Leone | Freetown, Pepel, Sherbro Islands
Singapore | Singapore
Slovakia | Bratislava, Komarno
Slovenia | Koper
Solomon Islands | Honiara, Malloco Bay, Viru Harbor
Somalia | Berbera, Kismaayo
South Africa | Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Richards Bay, Saldanha Bay
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Grytviken
Southern Ocean | McMurdo, Palmer, and offshore anchorages in Antarctica note: few ports or harbors exist on southern side of Southern Ocean; ice conditions limit use of most to short periods in midsummer; even then some cannot be entered without icebreaker escort; most Antarctic ports are operated by government research stations and, except in an emergency, are not open to commercial or private vessels; vessels in any port south of 60 degrees south are subject to inspection by observers under Article 7 of the Antarctic Treaty; The Hydrographic Committee on Antarctica (HCA), a special hydrographic commission of International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), is responsible for hydrographic surveying and nautical charting matters in Antarctic Treaty area; it coordinates and facilitates provision of accurate and appropriate charts and other aids to navigation in support of safety of navigation in region; membership of HCA is open to any IHO Member State whose government has acceded to the Antarctic Treaty and which contributes resources and/or data to IHO Chart coverage of the area; members of HCA are Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, China, Ecuador, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, NZ, Norway, Russia, South Africa, Spain, UK, and US (2007)
Spain | Algeciras, Barcelona, Bilbao, Cartagena, Huelva, Tarragona, Valencia
Spratly Islands | none; offshore anchorage only
Sri Lanka | Colombo
Sudan | Port Sudan
Suriname | Paramaribo, Wageningen
Svalbard | Barentsburg, Longyearbyen, Ny-Alesund, Pyramiden
Sweden | Brofjorden, Goteborg, Helsingborg, Lulea, Malmo, Stenungsund, Stockholm, Trelleborg, Visby
Switzerland | Basel
Syria | Latakia, Tartus
Taiwan | Chilung (Keelung), Kaohsiung, Taichung
Tanzania | Dar es Salaam
Thailand | Bangkok, Laem Chabang, Prachuap Port, Si Racha
Timor-Leste | Dili
Togo | Kpeme, Lome
Tokelau | none; offshore anchorage only
Tonga | Nuku'alofa
Trinidad and Tobago | Point Fortin, Point Lisas, Port-of-Spain
Tunisia | Bizerte, Gabes, La Goulette, Rades, Sfax, Skhira
Turkey | Aliaga, Diliskelesi, Izmir, Kocaeli (Izmit), Mercin Limani, Nemrut Limani
Turkmenistan | Turkmenbasy
Turks and Caicos Islands | Grand Turk, Providenciales
Tuvalu | Funafuti
Uganda | Entebbe, Jinja, Port Bell
Ukraine | Feodosiya, Kerch, Kherson, Mariupol', Mykolayiv, Odesa, Yuzhnyy
United Arab Emirates | Mina' Zayid (Abu Dhabi), Al Fujayrah, Mina' Jabal 'Ali (Dubai), Mina' Rashid (Dubai), Mina' Saqr (Ra's al Khaymah), Khawr Fakkan (Sharjah)
United Kingdom | Dover, Felixstowe, Immingham, Liverpool, London, Southampton, Teesport (England), Forth Ports, Hound Point (Scotland), Milford Haven (Wales)
United States | Corpus Christi, Duluth, Hampton Roads, Houston, Long Beach, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Tampa, Texas City
United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges | Baker, Howland, and Jarvis Islands, and Kingman Reef: none; offshore anchorage only Johnston Atoll: Johnston Island Midway Islands: Sand Island Palmyra Atoll: West Lagoon
Uruguay | Montevideo
Uzbekistan | Termiz (Amu Darya)
Vanuatu | Forari, Port-Vila, Santo (Espiritu Santo)
Venezuela | La Guaira, Maracaibo, Puerto Cabello, Punta Cardon
Vietnam | Da Nang, Hai Phong, Ho Chi Minh City
Virgin Islands | Charlotte Amalie, Limetree Bay
Wake Island | none; two offshore anchorages for large ships
Wallis and Futuna | Leava, Mata-Utu
Western Sahara | Ad Dakhla, Cabo Bojador, Laayoune (El Aaiun)
World | top ten container ports (TEUs): Singapore - 24,792,400; Hong Kong - 23,539,000; Shanghai - 21,710,000; Shenzhen (China) - 18,468,890; Busan (South Korea) - 12,030,000; Kaohsiung (Taiwan) - 9,774,670; - Rotterdam - 9,603,000; Dubai (UAE) - 8,923,465; Hamburg - 8,861,545; Los Angeles - 8,469,853 (2006)
Yemen | Aden, Hudaydah, Mukalla
Zambia | Mpulungu
Zimbabwe | Binga, Kariba
This page was last updated on 19 June 2008