List of deep water ports

 

A 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)

• Nouakchott, Mauritania - proposed railhead for Phosphate mine.
• Owendo, Gabon - railhead
• Santa Clara, Gabon - proposed deep water port with railhead for Makokou iron ore.
• Lobito, Angola
• Walvis Bay, Namibia - railhead

Indian Ocean

• Nacala, Mozambique - railhead for Malawi
• Richards Bay, South Africa
• Ngqura, South Africa - under construction in 2007

America

Atlantic Ocean

• Port of Halifax - the most easterly North American full-service container port.
• 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 Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal
• Chandler, Quebec - large deep-water wharf.
• Port of Boston
• New York Harbor
• Port of Savannah

Pacific Ocean

Canada

• 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

• 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 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.

Mexico, Central America, South America

• Lázaro Cárdenas - Mexico
• Puerto Bolívar - Ecuador

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
• Gwadar port - Pakistan
• Port of Karachi - Pakistan
• Singapore
• Shanghai

Proposed

• Vizhinjam - India
• Kyauk-phyu - Myanmar
• Sonadia - Bangladesh

Europe

• Port of Antwerp - located in Belgium.
• Invergordon - Scotland
• 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 - planed post-panamax container terminal expansion

Oceania

Australia

• Port of Brisbane
• Port Lincoln - deep-water port for exporting grain.
• Port Stephens - shallow and sandy but contains sufficient deep water to accommodate large vessels.
• Adelaide Outer Harbour deepened to Post-Panamax in 2006.
• Whyalla, SA - 65,000t ships
• Port Hedland - north west Western Australia - iron ore.
• Portland, Victoria
• Oakajee - proposed port near Geraldton, Western Australia
• Port of Townsville - Military port, Mineral Ores, Fertilizer, Concentrates, Sugar and Motor Vehicles. Able to accommodate 4 Panamax vessels at a time.
• Darwin East Arm - panamax

Other

• Waitemata Harbour - New Zealand
• Apra Harbor - is a deep-water port on the western side of Guam.

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