The CIA World Factbook Edition 2013 Transportation
Ports In 36 editions of 36.
Ports was published in 36 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 1990 to 2025. The 2013 edition carries it in 242 entries, in its Transportation section, under the heading “Ports and terminals”. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.
- entries in the 2013 edition
- 242
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Ports and terminals” (2006 to 2023), “Ports and harbors” (1997 to 2005) and “Ports” (1990 to 2025).
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World
1 entryWorld
top ten container ports as measured by Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) throughput:
- Shanghai (China) - 31,739,000;
- Singapore (Singapore) - 29,937,700;
- Hong Kong (China) - 24,384,000;
- Shenzhen (China) - 22,570,800;
- Busan (South Korea) - 16,163,842;
- Ningbo (China) - 14,719,200;
- Guangzhou (China) - 14,260,400;
- Qingdao (China) - 13,020,100;
- Dubai (UAE) - 12,617,595;
- - Rotterdam (Netherlands) - 11,876,920 (2011)
Africa
49 entriesAlgeria
- major seaport(s):
- Algiers,
- Annaba,
- Arzew,
- Bejaia,
- Djendjene,
- Jijel,
- Mostaganem,
- Oran,
- Skikda
Congo, Democratic Republic of the now Democratic Republic of the Congo
- major seaport(s):
- Banana
- river or lake port(s):
- Boma, Bumba, Kinshasa, Kisangani, Matadi, Mbandaka (Congo);
- Kindu (Lualaba);
- Bukavu, Goma (Lake Kivu);
- Kalemie (Lake Tanganyika)
Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo
- major seaport(s):
- Pointe-Noire
- river port(s):
- Brazzaville (Congo);
- Impfondo (Oubangi);
- Ouesso (Sangha);
- Oyo (Alima)
- oil/gas terminal(s):
- Djeno
Egypt
- major seaport(s):
- Mediterranean Sea - Alexandria,
- Damietta,
- El Dekheila,
- Port Said;
- Gulf of Suez - Suez
- oil/gas terminal(s):
- Ain Sukhna terminal, Sidi Kerir terminal
Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
- Saint Helena:
- Jamestown
- Ascension Island:
- Georgetown
- Tristan da Cunha:
- Calshot Harbor (Edinburgh)
Antarctic Region
5 entriesAntarctica
- McMurdo Station;
- most coastal stations have sparse and intermittent offshore anchorages;
- a few stations have basic wharf facilities
Arctic Region
4 entriesAsia
18 entriesBangladesh
- major seaport(s):
- Chittagong
- river port(s):
- Mongla Port (Sela River)
- container port(s):
- Chittagong (1,392,104) (2011)
China
- major seaport(s):
- Dalian,
- Ningbo,
- Qingdao,
- Qinhuangdao,
- Shanghai,
- Shenzhen,
- Tianjin
- river port(s):
- Guangzhou (Pearl)
- container port(s):
- Dalian (6,400,300),
- Guangzhou (14,260,400),
- Ningbo (14,719,200),
- Qingdao (13,020,100),
- Shanghai (31,739,000),
- Shenzhen (22,570,800),
- Tianjin (11,587,600)(2011)
India
- Chennai,
- Jawaharal Nehru Port,
- Kandla,
- Kolkata (Calcutta),
- Mumbai (Bombay),
- Sikka,
- Vishakhapatnam
Kazakhstan
- Aqtau (Shevchenko),
- Atyrau (Gur'yev),
- Oskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk),
- Pavlodar,
- Semey (Semipalatinsk)
Korea, North now North Korea
- Ch'ongjin,
- Haeju,
- Hungnam (Hamhung),
- Namp'o,
- Senbong,
- Songnim,
- Sonbong (formerly Unggi),
- Wonsan
Korea, South now South Korea
- major ports:
- Incheon,
- Pohang,
- Busan,
- Ulsan,
- Yeosu
- container ports:
- Busan (16,163,842),
- Kwangyang (2,061,958),
- Incheon (1,924,644)
Central America and the Caribbean
32 entriesAruba
- major seaport(s):
- Barcadera, Oranjestad
- oil terminal(s):
- Sint Nicolaas
- cruise port(s):
- Oranjestad
Bahamas, The now The Bahamas
- major seaport(s):
- Freeport,
- Nassau,
- South Riding Point
- container port(s) (TEUs):
- Freeport (1,116,272)(2011)
- cruise port(s):
- Nassau
Cuba
- major seaport(s):
- Antilla,
- Cienfuegos,
- Guantanamo,
- Havana,
- Matanzas,
- Mariel,
- Nuevitas Bay,
- Santiago de Cuba
Curacao
- major seaport(s):
- Willemstad
- oil/gas terminal(s):
- Bullen Baai (Curacao Terminal)
- bulk cargo port(s):
- Fuik Bay (phosphate rock)
Dominican Republic
- major seaport(s):
- Puerto Haina,
- Puerto Plata,
- Santo Domingo
- oil/gas terminal(s):
- Andres LNG terminal (Boca Chica), Punta Nizao oil terminal
Jamaica
- Discovery Bay (Port Rhoades),
- Kingston,
- Montego Bay,
- Port Antonio,
- Port Esquivel,
- Port Kaiser,
- Rocky Point
Trinidad and Tobago
- Point Fortin,
- Point Lisas,
- Port of Spain,
- Scarborough
- oil terminals:
- Galeota Point terminal
Europe
41 entriesBelgium
- major seaport(s):
- Oostende, Zeebrugge
- river port(s):
- Antwerp, Gent (Schelde River);
- Brussels (Senne River);
- Liege (Meuse River)
- container port(s) (TEUs):
- Antwerp (8,664,243), Zeebrugge (2,207,257) (2011)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- river port(s):
- Bosanska Gradiska,
- Bosanski Brod,
- Bosanski Samac,
- Brcko,
- Orasje (Sava River)
Croatia
- major seaport(s):
- Ploce,
- Rijeka,
- Sibernik,
- Split
- river port(s):
- Vukovar (Danube)
- oil/gas terminal(s):
- Omisalj
Denmark
- major seaport(s):
- Baltic Sea - Aarhus,
- Copenhagen,
- Fredericia,
- Kalundborg;
- North Sea - Esbjerg,
- river port(s):
- Aalborg (Langerak)
- dry bulk cargo port(s):
- Ensted (coal)
- cruise port(s):
- Copenhagen
European Union
- major port(s):
- 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)
France
- major seaport(s):
- Brest,
- Calais,
- Dunkerque,
- Le Havre,
- Marseille,
- Nantes,
- river port(s):
- Paris, Rouen (Seine);
- Strasbourg (Rhine);
- Bordeaux (Garronne)
- container port(s):
- Le Havre (2,215,262)(2011)
- cruise/ferry port(s):
- Calais,
- Cherbourg,
- Le Havre
Germany
- major seaport(s):
- Baltic Sea - Rostock; North Sea - Wilhemshaven
- river port(s):
- Bremen (Weser);
- Bremerhaven (Geeste);
- Duisburg, Karlsruhe, Neuss-Dusseldorf (Rhine);
- Brunsbuttel, Hamburg (Elbe);
- Lubeck (Wakenitz)
- oil/gas terminal(s):
- Brunsbuttel Canal terminals
- container port(s):
- Bremen/Bremerhaven (5,915,487), Hamburg (9,014,165)(2011)
Greece
- major seaport(s):
- Aspropyrgos,
- Pachi,
- Piraeus,
- Thessaloniki
- oil/gas terminal(s):
- Agioi Theodoroi
Italy
- Augusta,
- Cagliari,
- Genoa,
- Livorno,
- Taranto,
- Trieste,
- Venice
- oil terminals:
- Melilli (Santa Panagia) oil terminal, Sarroch oil terminal
Malta
- major seaports:
- Marsaxlokk (Malta Freeport), Valletta
- container ports (TEUs):
- Marsaxlokk (2,360,000)
Netherlands
- major ports:
- Amsterdam,
- IJmuiden,
- Moerdijk,
- Rotterdam,
- Terneuzen,
- Vlissingen
- container ports:
- Rotterdam (11,876,920)
Spain
- Algeciras,
- Barcelona,
- Bilbao,
- Cartagena,
- Huelva,
- Tarragona,
- Valencia (Spain);
- Las Palmas,
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Canary Islands)
United Kingdom
- Dover, Felixstowe, Immingham, Liverpool, London, Southampton, Teesport (England);
- Forth Ports (Scotland);
- Milford Haven (Wales)
- oil terminals:
- Fawley Marine terminal,
- Liverpool Bay terminal (England);
- Braefoot Bay terminal,
- Finnart oil terminal,
- Hound Point terminal (Scotland)
Middle East
16 entriesCyprus
- major seaport(s):
- area under government control:
- Larnaca, Limassol, Vasilikos; area administered by Turkish Cypriots: Famagusta, Kyrenia
Turkey now Turkiye
- Aliaga,
- Ambarli,
- Diliskelesi,
- Eregli,
- Izmir,
- Kocaeli (Izmit),
- Mersin (Icel),
- Limani,
- Yarimca
United Arab Emirates
- Al Fujayrah,
- Mina' Jabal 'Ali (Dubai),
- Khor Fakkan (Khawr Fakkan),
- Mubarraz Island,
- Mina' Rashid (Dubai),
- Mina' Saqr (Ra's al Khaymah)
North America
6 entriesCanada
- major seaport(s):
- Halifax,
- Saint John (New Brunswick),
- Vancouver
- river and lake port(s):
- Montreal, Quebec City, Sept-Isles (St. Lawrence);
- Fraser River Port (Fraser);
- Hamilton (Lake Ontario)
- oil/gas terminal(s):
- Lower Lakes terminal
- dry bulk cargo port(s):
- Port-Cartier (iron ore and grain),
- container port(s):
- Montreal (1,362,975), Vancouver (2,507,032)(2011)
Mexico
- Altamira,
- Coatzacoalcos,
- Lazaro Cardenas,
- Manzanillo,
- Salina Cruz,
- Veracruz
- oil terminals:
- Cayo Arcas terminal, Dos Bocas terminal
United States
- cargo ports (tonnage):
- Baton Rouge,
- Corpus Christi,
- Hampton Roads,
- Houston,
- Long Beach,
- Los Angeles,
- New Orleans,
- New York,
- Plaquemines,
- Tampa,
- Texas City
- container ports (TEUs):
- Los Angeles (7,849,985),
- Long Beach (6,350,125),
- New York/New Jersey (5,265,058),
- Savannah (2,616,126),
- Oakland (2,236,244),
- Hampton Roads (2,083,278) (2008)
- cruise departure ports (passengers):
- Miami (2,032,000),
- Port Everglades (1,277,000),
- Port Canaveral (1,189,000),
- Seattle (430,000),
- Long Beach (415,000) (2009)
- oil terminals:
- LOOP terminal, Haymark terminal
Oceania
34 entriesAustralia
- major seaport(s):
- Brisbane,
- Cairns,
- Darwin,
- Fremantle,
- Geelong,
- Gladstone,
- Hobart,
- Melbourne,
- Newcastle,
- Port Adelaide,
- Port Kembla,
- Sydney
- dry bulk cargo port(s):
- Dampier (iron ore),
- Dalrymple Bay (coal),
- Hay Point (coal),
- Port Hedland (iron ore),
- Port Walcott (iron ore)
- container port(s) (TEUs):
- Brisbane (1,004,983),
- Melbourne (2,467,967),
- Sydney (2,028,074)(2011)
Howland Island
- none;
- offshore anchorage only;
- note - there is one small boat landing area along the middle of the west coast
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
Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia
- Colonia (Tomil Harbor),
- Lele Harbor,
- Pohnepi Harbor
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
South America
13 entriesArgentina
- major seaport(s):
- Bahia Blanca,
- Buenos Aires,
- La Plata,
- Punta Colorada,
- Ushuaia
- river port(s):
- Arroyo Seco,
- Rosario,
- San Lorenzo-San Martin (Parana)
Bolivia
- river port(s):
- Puerto Aguirre (Paraguay/Parana)
note: Bolivia has free port privileges in maritime ports in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Paraguay
Brazil
- major seaport(s):
- Belem,
- Paranagua,
- Rio Grande,
- Rio de Janeiro,
- Santos,
- Sao Sebastiao,
- Tubarao
- river port(s):
- Manaus (Amazon)
- dry bulk cargo port(s):
- Sepetiba ore terminal
- container ports (TEUs):
- Santos (2,985,922), Itajai (983,985)(2011)
- oil/gas terminal(s):
- DTSE/Gegua oil terminal,
- Ilha Grande (Gebig),
- Guaiba Island terminal,
- Guamare oil terminal
Chile
- major seaport(s):
- Coronel,
- Huasco,
- Lirquen,
- Puerto Ventanas,
- San Antonio,
- San Vicente,
- Valparaiso
Colombia
- major seaport(s):
- Atlantic Ocean (Caribbean) - Cartagena,
- Santa Marta,
- Turbo;
- Pacific Ocean - Buenaventura
- river port(s):
- Barranquilla (Rio Magdalena)
- oil/gas terminal(s):
- Covenas offshore terminal
- dry bulk cargo port(s):
- Puerto Bolivar (coal)
Peru
Callao, Iquitos, Matarani, Paita, Pucallpa, Yurimaguas; note - Iquitos, Pucallpa, and Yurimaguas are on the upper reaches of the Amazon and its tributaries
- oil terminals:
- Conchan oil terminal, La Pampilla oil terminal
Southeast Asia
18 entriesIndonesia
- Banjarmasin,
- Belawan,
- Kotabaru,
- Krueg Geukueh,
- Palembang,
- Panjang,
- Sungai Pakning,
- Tanjung Perak,
- Tanjung Priok
Oceans
5 entriesAtlantic Ocean
- major seaport(s):
- 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)
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)
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)
Southern Ocean
McMurdo, Palmer, and offshore anchorages in Antarctica
note: few ports or harbors exist on the southern side of the 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
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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2013, “Ports”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/ports/2013.