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Everything about List Of Deep Water Ports totally explainedA deep water port is any port that can accommodate a fully laden Panamax ship. With the approval of the Panama Canal expansion proposal in October, 2006, this list will need to be significantly revised when the expansion is completed.
Africa
Atlantic Ocean
(from North to South)
Indian Ocean
(from North to South)
Nacala, Mozambique - railhead for Malawi
Richards Bay, South Africa
Ngqura, South Africa - under construction in 2007
Americas
Canada
Atlantic Ocean
Port of Halifax, Nova Scotia - the most easterly North American full-service container port.
Port Cartier, Quebec - An iron ore terminal on the St Lawrence River.
Sept-Iles, Quebec (Seven Islands) - An iron ore terminal on the St Lawrence River.
Chandler, Quebec - large deep-water wharf.
Pacific Ocean
Port Alberni - The Alberni Inlet is a fjord like channel that deep sea vessels and cruise ships can easily navigate.
Port of Prince Rupert - A Deep Sea Port that has direct rail connection to major North American Cities like New York and Detroit.
Crofton - The main factor for its location is the depth of the water, unusual for the east coast of Vancouver Island.
Port of Vancouver - A modern port of entry on the west coast of Canada.
United States of America
Atlantic Ocean
Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal
Port of Boston
New York Harbor
Port of Savannah
Hampton Roads - huge port complex with naval and commercial facilities
Caribbean & Gulf of Mexico
Port of Beaumont - a deep-water port located in Beaumont, Texas.
Port of Galveston - the oldest port on the Gulf Coast, west of New Orleans.
Port of Mobile - the only deep-water port in the state of Alabama
Port of Ponce, Puerto Rico - capable of servicing Post-panamax vessels with a controlling depth of 50 feet (External Link )
Pacific Ocean
Port Madison - sometimes called Port Madison Bay, is a deep water bay located on Puget Sound.
Port of Seattle
Port of Portland - Three post-panamax terminals.
Port of Coos Bay - Oregon's second busiest seaport
Port of Humboldt Bay - is the only deep water port in California north of San Francisco Bay
Port of Hueneme-The only deep water port between Los Angeles and San Francisco, and the only military deep water port between San Diego Bay and Puget Sound
Port of Long Beach - One of the busiest container ports in the world.
Port of Los Angeles - Busiest port in the United States.
Port of Oakland - the channel is thirty feet deep and eight hundred feet wide.
Port of Redwood City, California: resulting from dredging the mouth of Redwood Creek
Port of San Diego - Home to the bulk of the United States Navy Pacific Carrier Fleet. Only the first nine miles of the bay are accessible to Panamax vessels.
Port of Stockton - California's farthest inland deep water port.
Mexico, Central America, South America
Lázaro Cárdenas - Mexico
Puerto Bolívar - Ecuador
Boca Grande, Venezuela - Venezuela - Iron ore transfer station
Port of Tubarão, Vitória - Brazil It is the largest iron ore embarking port in the world deep-water port receiving ships 350,000 tons .
Ponta da Madiera - Brazil
Punta Ubu - Brazil
Guaiba - Brazil Iron ore export terminal owned and operated by Vale (ex CVRD) in Sepetiba Bay
Itaguai - Brazil Iron ore export terminal now owned and operated by Vale (ex CVRD) in Sepetiba Bay
Ciénaga, Colombia - coal export port
Asia
Muara - Brunei's only deep-water port.
Port of Haifa - has a natural deep water laguna
Mina' Zayid - commercial deep-water port that serves the city and Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
Port of Tanjung Pelepas - Malaysia
Johor Port - Malaysia
Kashima - Container, dry and wet bulk and general cargo port
Fukuyama - Multi-purpose and dry bulk port
Singapore
Shanghai
Damman, Saudi Arabia
Jeddah Seaport, Saudi Arabia
Qingdao
Proposed
Vizhinjam - India
Kyaukphyu - Myanmar for import of oil to China.
Thanlyin - Myanmar
Sonadia - Bangladesh near Cox's Bazaar
Europe
Port of Antwerp
Invergordon
Port of Rotterdam - the largest port in Europe.
Omišalj - super tanker oil terminal on island Krk in Croatia
Wilhelmshaven - Germany (oil, coal, chemicals)
Port of Zeebrugge - located in Belgium.
Port of Liverpool - planned post-panamax container terminal expansion
Port of Sines - located in Portugal.
Gothenburg - located in Sweden
Hunterston Terminal
Redcar
Port Talbot
Ijmuiden
Hound point
Narvik
Oceania
Australia
(clockwise from north)
Port of Townsville - Military port, Mineral Ores, Fertilizer, Concentrates, Sugar and Motor Vehicles. Able to accommodate 4 Panamax vessels at a time.
Abbot Point - coal export terminal
Dalrymple Bay - coal export terminal
Hay Point - BHP (BMA joint venture) coal export terminal
Gladstone - coal
Port of Brisbane - coal, containers
Port Stephens - shallow and sandy but contains sufficient deep water to accommodate large vessels.
Newcastle - coal
Port Botany (Sydney) - containers
Port Kembla - coal, wheat, cars
Melbourne
Geelong
Portland, Victoria
Adelaide Outer Harbour deepened to Post-Panamax in 2006.
Port Bonython, Capesize - oil and proposed iron ore
Whyalla, SA - 65,000t ships
Port Lincoln - deep-water port for exporting grain and future iron ore. Barges take ore to deep water.
Fremantle, Western Australia (Perth)
Port Hedland - north west Western Australia - iron ore.
Dampier - north west Western Australia - iron ore.
Darwin East Arm - panamax
New Zealand
Ports of Auckland, Auckland
Lyttelton
Marsden Point, Whangarei
New Plymouth
Port Chalmers, Dunedin
Tauranga
(Source: Recount, Taranaki District Council newsletter, page 5.)
Other
Apra Harbor - is a deep-water port on the western side of Guam. Further Information
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