A Panamax port is a deep water port that can accommodate a fully laden Panamax ship. With the completion of the Panama Canal expansion project in 2016, this list will need to be significantly revised due to larger "post panamax" ships transiting Panama. Other lists are required for even bigger Valemax and Chinamax ships.
Africa
Mediterranean Sea Port Country Notes Tanger-Med Morocco Djendjen (Jijel) Algeria Port Said Egypt
Atlantic Ocean Active (north to south) Port Country Notes Nouadhibou Mauritania Iron ore terminal Nouakchott Mauritania Proposed railhead for phosphate mine Port Kamsar Guinea Bauxite loading port; origin of Kamsarmax ship type Monrovia Liberia Proposed deepening to 20m for 200,000t vesselsDow Jones morningstar.com Sekondi-Takoradi Ghana Built 1928 Tema Ghana Built 1961 Cotonou Benin Lomé Togo Lekki Deep Sea Port Nigeria Began operations April 2023; currently the largest deep water port in Africa. Designed for post-Panamax vessels Ibom Deep Sea Port Nigeria Undergoing implementation Kribi Cameroon Oil terminal; iron ore from Mbalam and Nabela (300,000 tonnes); bauxite (future) Owendo Gabon Railhead São Tomé e Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe Island transhipment port Lobito Angola Walvis Bay Namibia Railhead Saldanha Bay South Africa
Proposed (north to south) Port Country Notes Bargny Senegal Matakong Guinea Deepwater port for Simandou and Kalia iron ore Tagrin Point Sierra Leone For iron ore Dadia Liberia Liberty Corridor San Pédro, Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire For iron ore Port Notel Ocean Terminal, Ibeno Akwa-Ibom Nigeria Ikot Akpatek, Akwa-Ibom Nigeria Proposed Lolabé Cameroon Iron ore export Malabo Equatorial Guinea Santa Clara, Gabon Gabon Proposed deepwater port with railhead for Makokou iron ore Indienne, Congo Republic of the Congo Barra do Dande (Bengo Province) Angola Shearwater Bay Namibia Coal; 30 km south of Luderitz
Red Sea Port Country Berbera Somalia Port Sudan Sudan Massawa Eritrea Bosaso Port Somalia
Indian Ocean Active (north to south) Port Country Notes Mogadishu Somalia Kismayo Somalia Kilindini Harbour, Mombasa Kenya Mtwara Tanzania Nacala Mozambique Railhead for Malawi Richards Bay South Africa Ngqura South Africa
Proposed (north to south) Port Country Garacad Somalia Lamu Port, Lamu Kenya Bagamoyo Port Tanzania Pangani Tanzania Pemba Mozambique Technobanine Point Mozambique
Americas
Canada Port Ocean Notes Port of Churchill Arctic Terminal on Hudson Bay; handles grain, bulk commodities, general cargo, and tanker vessels Sept-Îles Atlantic Iron ore terminal on the Saint Lawrence River Port Cartier Atlantic Iron ore terminal on the Saint Lawrence River Quebec City Atlantic Deepwater terminal on the Saint Lawrence River; gateway to the Great Lakes; accommodates Panamax and Capesize vessels; 50 ft water at low tide Port of Montreal Atlantic Chandler Atlantic Large deepwater wharf Melford Terminal (proposed) Atlantic Deepwater terminal on the Strait of Canso Port of Saint John Atlantic Deepwater port in the Bay of Fundy Port of Halifax Atlantic Most easterly North American full-service container port Sydney Atlantic Port of Prince Rupert Pacific Deep sea port with direct rail connections to major North American cities Port Alberni Pacific Fjord-like channel navigable by deep sea vessels and cruise ships Port of Vancouver Pacific Modern port of entry on the west coast of Canada Squamish Terminals Pacific Breakbulk terminal specializing in forestry, steel, and project cargo Crofton Pacific Unusual depth for the east coast of Vancouver Island Kitimat Pacific Year-round deep-sea shipping; accessible by Panamax, VLCC, and ULCC vessels up to 320,000 DWT
Greenland Port Ocean Notes Thule Air Base Arctic Northernmost deepwater port in the world
United States Port Ocean Notes Port of Boston Atlantic Port of New York and New Jersey Atlantic Includes Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal and Port Jersey Port of Philadelphia Atlantic Port of Wilmington Atlantic Port of Baltimore Atlantic Hampton Roads Atlantic Complex includes Port of Virginia and Naval Station Norfolk Port of Morehead City Atlantic Port of Charleston Atlantic Port of Savannah Atlantic Port of Jacksonville Atlantic Port Canaveral Atlantic Port Everglades Atlantic Port of Miami Atlantic Port Corpus Christi Gulf of Mexico Fifth-largest US port by total tonnage; Panamax vessels handled at Bulk Terminal Port of Tampa Gulf of Mexico Port of Mobile Gulf of Mexico Only deepwater port in Alabama Port of New Orleans Gulf of Mexico Port of Beaumont Gulf of Mexico Port of Galveston Gulf of Mexico Oldest port on the Gulf Coast west of New Orleans Port of Houston Gulf of Mexico Tenth-busiest port in world by tonnage Port of Seattle Pacific Port of Tacoma Pacific Port Madison Pacific Deepwater bay on Puget Sound Port Angeles Pacific Port of Grays Harbor Pacific Port of Longview Pacific Port of Kalama Pacific Port of Vancouver USA Pacific Port of Portland Pacific Three post-Panamax terminals Port of Coos Bay Pacific Oregon's second busiest seaport Port of Humboldt Bay Pacific Only deepwater port in California north of San Francisco Bay Port of Richmond Pacific Port of Stockton Pacific California's farthest-inland deepwater port Port of Oakland Pacific Channel is 50 ft deep and 800 ft wide Port of Redwood City Pacific Port of Hueneme Pacific Only deepwater port between Los Angeles and San Francisco; only military deepwater port between San Diego Bay and Puget Sound Port of Los Angeles Pacific Busiest port in the United States Port of Long Beach Pacific One of the busiest container ports in the world Port of San Diego Pacific Home to bulk of the United States Navy Pacific Carrier Fleet; only the first accessible to Panamax vessels
Latin America and the Caribbean Port Country Ocean Notes Buenos Aires Argentina Atlantic Bahía Blanca Argentina Atlantic Quequén Argentina Atlantic Santos Brazil Atlantic Tubarão, Vitória Brazil Atlantic Largest iron ore embarking port in the world; receives ships up to 350,000 tonnes Ponta da Madeira Brazil Atlantic Ponta Ubu Brazil Atlantic Guaiba Brazil Atlantic Iron ore export terminal operated by Vale in Sepetiba Bay Itaguaí, Rio de Janeiro Brazil Atlantic Iron ore export terminal operated by Vale in Sepetiba Bay Port of Montevideo Uruguay Atlantic Port of Paranaguá Brazil Atlantic Commodities Port of Rio Grande Brazil Atlantic Commodities Barranquilla, Colombia Colombia Caribbean Bridgetown Barbados Caribbean Dredging project (2002) now allows world's largest cruise ships Grand Bahama (Freeport Container Port) Bahamas Caribbean Cartagena, Colombia Colombia Caribbean Ciénaga Colombia Caribbean Coal export port Colón Panama Caribbean Boca Grande, Venezuela Venezuela Caribbean Iron ore transfer station Port Lafito Haiti Caribbean Port-au-Prince Port of the Americas (Port of Ponce) Puerto Rico Caribbean Post-Panamax capable; controlling depth of Port of Mariel Cuba Gulf of Mexico Neo-Panamax Buenaventura Colombia Pacific Valparaíso Chile Pacific Manta Ecuador Pacific Puerto Bolívar Ecuador Pacific Port of Ensenada, Baja California Mexico Pacific Port of Lázaro Cárdenas Mexico Pacific Manzanillo, Colima Mexico Pacific
Proposed Port Country Notes Punta Colonet, Baja California Mexico Railway Gazette International October 2008, 760 Posorja Ecuador
Asia
Bangladesh Proposed Matarbari Port
Brunei Port Notes Muara Brunei's only deepwater port
Cambodia Port Port of Sihanoukville
China
Hong Kong Port Kwai Chung / Tsing Yi Tuen Mun
India Active Port Notes Cochin Port, Kochi Dhamra Port Gangavaram Port Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, Navi Mumbai Kakinada Port Krishnapatnam Port, Krishnapatnam Vizhinjam International Seaport Thiruvananthapuram Trivandrum Seaport
Under construction Keni Port Machilipatnam Port Mulapeta Port Ramayapatnam Port Vadhavan Port
Proposed Port of Dahej, Bharuch, Gujarat Dadanpatrabar Port, West Bengal Tajpur Port, West Bengal
Japan Port Notes Port of Yokohama Post-Panamax multi-purpose port Kashima Container, dry and wet bulk, and general cargo Fukuyama Multi-purpose and dry bulk
Malaysia Port Notes Port of Tanjung Pelepas Johor Port Melaka Gateway Deep Sea Port Planned
Myanmar Active Thilawa Port Dawei Port
Proposed Kyaukphyu — for import of oil to China
Pakistan Port Port Qasim Gwadar Port Port of Karachi
Philippines Port Port of Manila Batangas International Port Port of Subic Mabini Bulk Grains Terminal
Saudi Arabia Port Dammam Jeddah Seaport
Singapore Port of Singapore
Sri Lanka Port Colombo Hambantota
Taiwan Kaohsiung
Thailand Laem Chabang (1991)
United Arab Emirates Jebel Ali/Dubai
Vietnam Active Cai Mep Thi Vai Port
Proposed Van Phong Port
Europe
Nordic / Baltic Port Country Notes Reyðarfjörður Iceland Narvik Norway Northern Norway Karmsund Norway South-western Norway Gothenburg Sweden Largest port in Scandinavia (west coast) Aarhus Denmark Post-Panamax; main port of Denmark Gdynia Poland Baltimax, post-Panamax; 3rd biggest port of Poland Gdańsk Poland Baltimax, post-Panamax; main port of Poland Norrköping Sweden East coast Södertälje Sweden Stockholm Helsinki Finland Post-Panamax; main port of Finland Kokkola Finland Capesize; mainly bulk Port of Pori Finland Tallinn Estonia Sillamäe Estonia Klaipėda Lithuania Port of Ventspils Latvia Freeport of Riga Latvia
North Sea / Mainland Port Country Notes JadeWeserPort, Wilhelmshaven Germany Oil, coal, chemicals Port of Amsterdam Netherlands North Holland IJmuiden Netherlands North Holland Rotterdam Netherlands Post-Panamax; largest port in Europe Zeebrugge Belgium West Flanders Antwerp Belgium Dunkirk France Liquid and bulk handling Le Havre France Oil, coal, chemicals, containers; draft up to 82 ft Zeeland Seaports Netherlands Ports of Vlissingen and Terneuzen
Iberia and Mediterranean Port Country Notes Algeciras Spain Andalusia Barcelona Spain Catalonia Cagliari Italy Sardinia Gijón Spain Asturias; draft up to 59 ft Gioia Tauro Italy Southern Italy Marseille-Fos Port France Omišalj Croatia Supertanker oil terminal Port of Rijeka Croatia Port of Genoa Italy Port of Lisbon Portugal Sines Portugal Port of Piraeus Greece Athens Port of Thessaloniki Greece Port of Koper Slovenia Post-Panamax Port of Trieste Italy Draft up to 18m / 59 ft
Great Britain Port Location Notes Southampton English Channel Post-Panamax; traditional liner port Teesport Middlesbrough, North Sea Falmouth Cornwall, Atlantic Ocean Port of Tyne Newcastle, North Sea Felixstowe North Sea Post-Panamax; 35% of UK container traffic Barrow Irish Sea Liverpool Irish Sea Post-Panamax terminal under construction; accommodates cruise ships up to length and draught Port Talbot Bristol Channel Milford Haven Irish Sea Invergordon Moray Firth Hunterston Terminal Firth of Clyde Hound Point Firth of Forth London Gateway Thurrock, Thames Estuary Portland Port Portland Harbour, English Channel
Ireland Port Notes Cork Deep water multi-modal port; south coast of Ireland; Celtic Sea/Atlantic Ocean Aughinish Moneypoint
Ukraine Port Notes Port of Odesa Black Sea
Oceania
Australia (clockwise from north)