The World Factbook. 2008.
Ports and terminals
| 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, and the UK (2006) |
| 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, Chile, China, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, NZ, Norway, Russia, South Africa, Spain, and the UK (2005) |
| 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 |