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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, Luanda, Soyo
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"); 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, New Zealand, Norway, Russia, South Africa, Spain, and the United Kingdom (2005)

Antigua and Barbuda | Saint John's
Arctic Ocean | Churchill (Canada), Murmansk (Russia), Prudhoe Bay (US)
Argentina | Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires, Concepcion del Uruguay, La Plata, Punta Colorada, Rosario, San Lorenzo-San Martin, San Nicolas
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
Baker Island | none; offshore anchorage only; note - there is one small boat landing area along the middle of the west coast
Bangladesh | Chittagong, Mongla Port
Barbados | Bridgetown
Bassas da India | none; offshore anchorage only
Belarus | Mazyr
Belgium | Antwerp, Brussels, Gent, Liege, Oostende, Zeebrugge
Belize | Belize City
Benin | Cotonou
Bermuda | Hamilton, Saint George
Bolivia | Puerto Aguirre (on the Paraguay/Parana waterway, at the Bolivia/Brazil border); also, 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 | Gebig, Itaqui, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande, San Sebasttiao, Santos, Sepetiba Terminal, Tubarao, Vitoria
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
Cameroon | Douala, Limboh Terminal
Canada | Fraser River Port, Goderich, Halifax, Montreal, Port Cartier, Quebec, Saint John's (Newfoundland), Sept Isles, Vancouver
Cape Verde | Mindelo, Praia, Tarrafal
Cayman Islands | Cayman Brac, George Town
Central African Republic | Bangui, Nola, Salo, Nzinga
Chile | Antofagasta, Arica, Huasco, Iquique, Lirquen, San Antonio, San Vicente, Valparaiso
China | Dalian, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Ningbo, Qingdao, Qinhuangdao, Shanghai
Christmas Island | Flying Fish Cove
Clipperton Island | none; offshore anchorage only
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Port Refuge
Colombia | Barranquilla, Buenaventura, Cartagena, Muelles El Bosque, Puerto Bolivar, Santa Marta, Turbo
Comoros | Mayotte, Moutsamoudou
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, Aboisso, Dabou, San-Pedro
Croatia | Omisalj, Ploce, Rijeka, Sibenik, Vukovar (on Danube)
Cuba | Cienfuegos, Havana, Matanzas
Cyprus | Famagusta, Kyrenia, Larnaca, Limassol, Vasilikos
Czech Republic | Decin, Prague, Usti nad Labem
Denmark | Aalborg, Aarhus, Asnaesvaerkets, Copenhagen, Elsinore, Ensted, Esbjerg, Fredericia, Frederikshavn, Graasten, Kalundborg, Odense, Roenne
Djibouti | Djibouti
Dominica | Portsmouth, Roseau
Dominican Republic | Boca Chica, Puerto Plata, Rio Haina, Santo Domingo
East Timor | Dili
Ecuador | Esmeraldas, Guayaquil, La Libertad, Manta, Puerto Bolivar
Egypt | Alexandria, Damietta, El Dekheila, Port Said, Suez, Zeit
El Salvador | Acajutla, Puerto Cutuco
Equatorial Guinea | Malabo
Eritrea | Assab, Massawa
Estonia | Kopli, Kuivastu, Muuga, Tallinn, Virtsu
Ethiopia | Ethiopia is landlocked and has used ports of Assab and Massawa in Eritrea and port of Djibouti
Europa Island | none; offshore anchorage only
European Union | Antwerp (Belgium), Barcelona (Spain), Bremen (Germany), Copenhagen (Denmark), 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)
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | Stanley
Faroe Islands | Torshavn
Fiji | Lambasa, Lautoka, Suva
Finland | Hamina, Hanko, Helsinki, Kotka, Naantali, Pori, Porvoo, Raahe, Rauma, Turku
France | Bordeaux, Calais, Dunkerque, La Pallice, Le Havre, Marseille, Nantes, Paris, Rouen, Strasbourg
French Guiana | Degrad des Cannes
French Polynesia | Papeete
French Southern and Antarctic Lands | none; offshore anchorage only
Gabon | Gamba, Libreville, Lucinda, Owendo, Port-Gentil
Gambia, The | Banjul
Gaza Strip | Gaza
Georgia | Bat'umi, P'ot'i
Germany | Bremen, Bremerhaven, Brunsbuttel, Duisburg, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Karlsruhe, Mainz, Rostock, Wilhemshaven
Ghana | Takoradi, Tema
Gibraltar | Gibraltar
Glorioso Islands | none; offshore anchorage only
Greece | Agioitheodoroi, Aspropyrgos, Irakleion, Pachi, Peiraiefs, Thessaloniki
Greenland | Sisimiut
Grenada | Saint George's
Guadeloupe | Basse-Terre, Gustavia, Pointe-a-Pitre
Guam | Apra Harbor
Guatemala | Puerto Quetzal, Santo Tomas de Castilla
Guernsey | Saint Peter Port, Saint Sampson
Guinea | Kamsar
Guinea-Bissau | Bissau, Buba, Cacheu, Farim
Guyana | Georgetown
Haiti | Cap-Haitien
Heard Island and McDonald Islands | none; offshore anchorage only
Honduras | Puerto Castilla, Puerto Cortes, San Lorenzo, Tela
Hong Kong | Hong Kong
Howland Island | none; offshore anchorage only; note - there is one small boat landing area along the middle of the west coast
Hungary | Budapest, Dunaujvaros, Gyor-Gonyu, Csepel, Baja, Mohacs (2003)
Iceland | Grundartangi, Hafnarfjordur, Hornafjordhur, Reykjavik, Seydhisfjordhur
India | Chennai, Haldia, Jawaharal Nehru, Kandla, Kolkata (Calcutta), 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, Krueg Geukueh, Palembang, Panjang, Sungai Pakning, Tanjung Perak, Tanjung Priok
Iran | Assaluyeh, Bushehr
Iraq | Al Basrah, Khawr az Zubayr, Umm Qasr
Ireland | Cork, Dublin, New Ross, Shannon Foynes, Waterford
Isle of Man | Castletown, Douglas, Ramsey
Israel | Ashdod, Elat (Eilat), Hadera, Haifa
Italy | Augusta, Genoa, Livorno, Melilli Oil Terminal, Ravenna, Taranto, Trieste, Venice
Jamaica | Kingston, Port Esquivel, Port Kaiser, Port Rhoades, Rocky Point
Jan Mayen | none; offshore anchorage only
Japan | Chiba, Kawasaki, Kiire, Kisarazu, Kobe, Mizushima, Nagoya, Osaka, Tokyo, Yohohama
Jarvis Island | none; offshore anchorage only; note - there is one small boat landing area in the middle of the west coast and another near the southwest corner of the island
Jersey | Gorey, Saint Aubin, Saint Helier
Johnston Atoll | Johnston Island
Jordan | Al 'Aqabah
Juan de Nova Island | none; offshore anchorage only
Kazakhstan | Aqtau (Shevchenko), Atyrau (Gur'yev), Oskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk), Pavlodar, Semey (Semipalatinsk)
Kenya | Mombasa
Kingman Reef | none; offshore anchorage only
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, Masan, 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, Chekka, Jounie, Tripoli
Liberia | Buchanan, Monrovia
Libya | As Sidrah, Az Zuwaytinah, Marsa al Burayqah, Ra's Lanuf, Tripoli, Zawiyah
Liechtenstein | none
Lithuania | Klaipeda
Luxembourg | Mertert
Macau | Macau
Madagascar | Antsiranana, Mahajanga, Toamasina, Toliara
Malawi | Chipoka, Monkey Bay, Nkhata Bay, Nkhotakota, Chilumba
Malaysia | Bintulu, Johor, Labuan, Lahad Datu, Lumut, Miri, George Town (Penang), Port Kelang, Tanjung Pelepas
Maldives | Male
Mali | Koulikoro
Malta | Marsaxlokk, Valletta
Marshall Islands | Majuro
Martinique | Fort-de-France, La Trinite, Marin
Mauritania | Nouadhibou, Nouakchott
Mauritius | Port Louis
Mayotte | Dzaoudzi
Mexico | Altamira, Manzanillo, Morro Redondo, Salina Cruz, Tampico, Topolobampo, Veracruz
Micronesia, Federated States of | Tomil Harbor
Midway Islands | Sand Island
Monaco | Monaco
Montserrat | Plymouth
Morocco | Agadir, Casablanca, Mohammedia, Nador, Safi, Tangier
Mozambique | Beira, Maputo, Nacala
Namibia | Luderitz, Walvis Bay
Nauru | Nauru
Navassa Island | none; offshore anchorage only
Netherlands | Amsterdam, Groningen, Ijmuiden, Rotterdam, Terneuzen, Vlissingen, Zaanstad
Netherlands Antilles | Bopec Terminal, Fuik Bay, Kralendijk, Willemstad
New Caledonia | Noumea
New Zealand | Auckland, Lyttelton, Tauranga, Wellington, Whangarei
Nicaragua | Bluefields, Corinto, El Bluff
Niger | none
Nigeria | Bonny Inshore Terminal, Calabar, Lagos, Port Harcourt
Niue | none; offshore anchorage only
Norfolk Island | none; loading jetties at Kingston and Cascade
Northern Mariana Islands | Saipan, Tinian
Norway | Borg Havn, Bergen, Mo i Rana, Molde, 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
Palmyra Atoll | West Lagoon
Panama | Balboa, Colon, Cristobal
Papua New Guinea | Kimbe, Lae, Rabaul
Paracel Islands | small Chinese port facilities on Woody Island and Duncan Island being expanded
Paraguay | Asuncion, Villeta, San Antonio, Encarnacion
Peru | Callao, Iquitos, Matarani, Pucallpa, Yurimaguas; note - Iquitos, Pucallpa, and Yurimaguas are on the upper reaches of the Amazon and its tributaries
Philippines | Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iligan, Iloilo, Manila, Surigao
Pitcairn Islands | Adamstown (on Bounty Bay)
Poland | Gdansk, Gdynia, Swinoujscie, Szczecin
Portugal | Leixoes, Lisbon, Setubal, Sines
Puerto Rico | Las Mareas, Mayaguez, San Juan
Qatar | Doha
Reunion | Le Port
Romania | Braila, Constanta, Galati, Tulcea
Russia | Anapa, Kaliningrad, Murmansk, Nakhodka, Novorossiysk, Rostov-na-Donu, Saint Petersburg, Taganrog, Vanino, Vostochnyy
Rwanda | Cyangugu, Gisenyi, Kibuye
Saint Helena | Saint Helena: Jamestown Ascension Island: Georgetown Tristan da Cunha: Calshot Harbor
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Basseterre, Charlestown
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
Serbia and Montenegro | Bar
Seychelles | Victoria
Sierra Leone | Freetown, Pepel, Sherbro Islands
Singapore | Singapore
Slovakia | Bratislava, Komarno
Slovenia | Koper
Solomon Islands | Honiara, Malloco Bay, Shortland Harbor, Viru Harbor, Yandina
Somalia | Boosaaso, Berbera, Chisimayu (Kismaayo), Merca, Mogadishu
South Africa | Cape Town, Durban, East London, 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 Antarctic Treaty observers (see Article 7); 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, New Zealand, Norway, Russia, South Africa, Spain and the United Kingdom (2005)

Spain | Algeciras, Barcelona, Cartagena, Gijon, Huelva, La Coruna, Tarragona, Valencia
Spratly Islands | none; offshore anchorage only
Sri Lanka | Colombo, Galle
Sudan | Port Sudan
Suriname | Paramaribo
Svalbard | Barentsburg, Longyearbyen, Ny-Alesund, Pyramiden
Sweden | Goteborg, Helsingborg, Karlshamn, Lulea, Malmo, Oxelosund, Stenungsund, Stockholm, Trelleborg
Switzerland | Basel
Syria | Baniyas, Latakia
Taiwan | Chi-lung (Keelung), Hua-lien, Kao-hsiung, Su-ao, T'ai-chung
Tanzania | Dar es Salaam, Mtwara, Zanzibar City
Thailand | Bangkok, Laem Chabang, Prachuap Port, Si Racha
Togo | Kpeme, Lome
Tokelau | none; offshore anchorage only
Tonga | Nuku'alofa
Trinidad and Tobago | Pointe-a-Pierre, Point Lisas, Port-of-Spain
Tromelin Island | none; offshore anchorage only
Tunisia | Bizerte, Gabes, La Goulette, Skhira
Turkey | Aliaga, Ambarli, Eregli, Haydarpasa, Istanbul, Kocaeli (Izmit), Skhira, Toros
Turkmenistan | Turkmenbasy
Turks and Caicos Islands | Grand Turk, Providenciales
Tuvalu | Funafuti
Uganda | Entebbe, Jinja, Port Bell
Ukraine | Feodosiya, Kerch, Kherson, Mariupol', Mykolayiv, Odesa, Reni, Yuzhnyy
United Arab Emirates | Al Fujayrah, Khawr Fakkan, Mina' Jabal 'Ali, Mina' Rashid, Mina' Saqr, Mina' Zayid, Sharjan
United Kingdom | Hound Point, Immingham, Milford Haven, Liverpool, London, Southampton, Sullom Voe, Teesport
United States | Corpus Christi, Duluth, Hampton Roads, Houston, Long Beach, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, Tampa, Texas City note: 13 ports north of New Orleans (South Louisiana Ports) on the Mississippi River handle 290,000,000 tons of cargo annually
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, Nueva Palmira, Fray Bentos, Colonia, Juan Lacaze
Uzbekistan | Termiz (Amu Darya)
Vanuatu | Forari, Port-Vila, Santo (Espiritu Santo)
Venezuela | Amuay, La Guaira, Maracaibo, Puerto Cabello, Punta Cardon
Vietnam | 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)
Yemen | Aden, Nishtun
Zambia | Mpulungu
Zimbabwe | Binga, Kariba

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