Port on an inland waterway
This article is about a shipment facility on a river, lake, or canal. For a facility without water access, see
dry port .
The Port of Lappeenranta on the Lake Saimaa in Lappeenranta , Finland
An inland port is a port on an inland waterway , such as a river , lake , or canal , which may or may not be connected to the sea. The term "inland port" is also used to refer to a dry port .
Examples
The United States Army Corps of Engineers publishes biannually a list of such locations and for this purpose states that "inland ports" are ports that are located on rivers and do not handle deep draft ship traffic . The list includes ports such as St. Louis , Cincinnati , Pittsburgh , Kansas City , and Memphis .
A dense network of inland waterways including ports exists also in Europe (France, Germany, Poland, Russia, the United Kingdom and the Benelux countries), as well as in China and Brazil.
Port of Montreal , Canada 's second busiest port
List of inland waterway ports
Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo : Port of Boma, Boma , Democratic Republic of the Congo , Congo River
Democratic Republic of the Congo : Port of Ilebo, Ilebo , Democratic Republic of the Congo , Kasai River
Democratic Republic of the Congo : Port of Matadi, Matadi , Democratic Republic of the Congo , Congo River
Democratic Republic of the Congo : Port of Kinshasa, Kinshasa , Democratic Republic of the Congo , Congo River
Democratic Republic of the Congo : Port of Kisangani, Kisangani , Democratic Republic of the Congo , Congo River
Republic of the Congo : Port of Brazzaville, Brazzaville , Republic of the Congo
Egypt : Inland port of Ismaïlia on the Suez Canal , Ismailia , Egypt
Eswatini : Mlawula Inland Port, Mlawula, eSwatini (Proposed)
Ghana : Boankra
Kenya : Kisumu Inland Port, Kisumu , Kenya , on Lake Victoria
Morocco : Kenitra Inland Port, Kenitra , Morocco , on Sebou River
South Sudan : Juba Inland Port, Juba , South Sudan , on the White Nile River
Tanzania : Bukoba Inland Port, Bukoba , Tanzania , on Lake Victoria
Tanzania : Mwanza Inland Port, Mwanza , Tanzania , on Lake Victoria
Tanzania : Kigoma Inland Port, Kigoma , Tanzania , on Lake Tanganyika
Uganda : Bukasa Inland Port , Kira Town , Uganda , on Lake Victoria
Uganda : Jinja Inland Port, Jinja , on Lake Victoria
Uganda : Port Bell Inland Port, Port Bell , Uganda on Lake Victoria
Zambia : Mpulungu Inland Port, Mpulungu , Zambia on Lake Tanganyika
Asia
Inland Rivers
Port of
Water body
Coords.
Website
Features & notes
Bangladesh
Port of Ashuganj
Meghna River , Ganges Delta
Port of Dhaka
Buriganga River , Ganges Delta
Port of Narayanganj
Shitalakshya River , Ganges Delta
Port of Pangaon
Buriganga River , Ganges Delta
Cambodia
Phnom Penh Autonomous Port
Mekong River
China
Port of Nanjing
Yangtze River
Port of Wuhan
Yangtze River
Port of Chongqing
Yangtze River
Port of Suzhou
Yangtze River
Port of Nantong
Yangtze River
Port of Jiangyin
Yangtze River
Luzhou
Yangtze River
Yibin
Yangtze River
Yangzhou
Yangtze River , on China Grand Canal
Jining
China Grand Canal
Huai'an
China Grand Canal , on Huai River
Rongqi Port , Shunde
Bei River
Jiangmen
Xi River
Zhaoqing
Xi River
India
Varanasi Multi-Modal Terminal
Ganges River
Farakka Port
Ganges River
Dhubri Port
Brahmaputra River
Kolkata Port
Hooghly River , Ganges Delta
Haldia Inland Port
Hooghly River , Ganges Delta
Sahebganj Multi-Model Port
Ganges River , Ganges Delta
Russia
Barnaul
Ob River , on Barnaulka River
Biysk
Biya River
Krasnoyarsk
Yenisei River
Yakutsk
Lena River
Thailand
Ha Chiang Port
Mekong River
Europe
Duisburg Inner Harbour
Port of Bratislava at night
North River Port in Moscow
Inland Rivers
Austria : Harbours in Vienna , Vienna , Austria , on Danube River
Belgium : Port of Ghent , Ghent , Belgium , on Schelde River , Leie River and Ghent–Terneuzen Canal
Belgium : Port of Liège , Liège , Belgium , on Meuse River and Meuse Canals
Finland : Port of Lappeenranta , Lappeenranta , South Karelia , Finland , on Lake Saimaa .
Hungary : Port of Budapest , Germany , on Danube
Ireland : Port of Waterford , Waterford , Ireland , on River Suir
Luxembourg : Mertert on Moselle River .
Netherlands : North- and East channel port Nijmegen , Gelderland , Netherlands , on Waal River .
Poland : Port of Warsaw , Poland , on Vistula
Russia : Port of Kolomna, Moscow Oblast , Russia , on Oka River
Russia : Port of Moscow, North River Terminal , South River Terminal , Moscow , Russia , on Moskva River and Moscow Canal
Serbia : Port of Belgrade , Belgrade , Serbia , on Danube
Slovakia : Port of Bratislava , Bratislava , Slovakia on Danube River
Spain : Port of Seville, Seville , Spain , on River Guadalquivir
Sweden : Karlstad hamn Karlstad , Värmlands län , Sweden , on Klarälven .
Switzerland : Port of Basel , Switzerland , on Rhine .
Ukraine : Dnipro River Port, Dnipro , Ukraine , on Dnieper .
Ukraine : Kyiv River Port , Ukraine , on Dnieper .
North America
Great Lakes
Rivers and inland
Canada
Port of / de
Prov.
Water body
Coords.
Website
Features & notes
Port-Cartier
QC
St Lawrence River
49°57′00″N 66°58′01″W / 49.95°N 66.967°W / 49.95; -66.967 (Port-Cartier )
qcmines.com
Baie-Comeau
QC
St Lawrence River
49°14′20″N 68°07′44″W / 49.239°N 68.129°W / 49.239; -68.129 (Baie-Comeau )
tc.gc.ca
Saguenay
QC
Saguenay River
48°24′07″N 70°49′55″W / 48.402°N 70.832°W / 48.402; -70.832 (Saguenay )
portsaguenay.ca
CA rank: 18
Québec
QC
St Lawrence River
46°48′47″N 71°13′08″W / 46.813°N 71.219°W / 46.813; -71.219 (Québec )
portquebec.ca
CA rank: 5
Trois-Rivières
QC
St Lawrence River
46°21′N 72°33′W / 46.35°N 72.55°W / 46.35; -72.55 (Trois-Rivières )
porttr.com
CA rank: 15
Montréal
QC
St Lawrence Seaway , St Lawrence River On. mi. L 1000 n. mi. to deep water
45°30′32″N 73°33′14″W / 45.509°N 73.554°W / 45.509; -73.554 (Montréal )
port-montreal.com
CA rank: 4
United States
Port of
State
Water body
Coords.
Website
Features & notes
Minneapolis
MN
upper Mississippi River , 839 mi. R
44°59′38″N 93°16′26″W / 44.994°N 93.274°W / 44.994; -93.274 (Minneapolis )
Closed
St. Paul
MN
upper Mississippi River , 839 mi. L
44°57′07″N 93°03′43″W / 44.952°N 93.062°W / 44.952; -93.062 (St. Paul )
US rank: 74
Rock Island
IL
upper Mississippi River , 483 mi. L
41°29′20″N 90°34′01″W / 41.489°N 90.567°W / 41.489; -90.567 (Rock Island )
St. Louis and East St. Louis
MO, IL
upper Mississippi River 180 mi. R, Missouri River 0 mi. R
38°34′N 90°14′W / 38.57°N 90.23°W / 38.57; -90.23 (St. Louis )
missouriports.org
US rank: 24
Cairo
IL
Mississippi River lower 954 mi. L, upper 0 mi. L; Ohio River 981 mi. R
37°00′47″N 89°10′01″W / 37.013°N 89.167°W / 37.013; -89.167 (Cairo )
Memphis
TN
Mississippi River , 735 mi. L
35°10′55″N 90°03′43″W / 35.182°N 90.062°W / 35.182; -90.062 (Memphis )
portofmemphis.com
US rank: 45
Helena
AR
Mississippi River , 663 mi. R
34°31′19″N 90°34′59″W / 34.522°N 90.583°W / 34.522; -90.583 (Helena )
US rank: 120
Greenville
MS
Mississippi River , 532 mi. R
33°21′32″N 91°07′37″W / 33.359°N 91.127°W / 33.359; -91.127 (Greenville )
US rank: 90
Vicksburg
MS
Mississippi River , 436 mi. L
32°20′06″N 90°54′04″W / 32.335°N 90.901°W / 32.335; -90.901 (Vicksburg )
US rank: 81
Natchez
MS
Mississippi River , 363 mi. L
31°33′14″N 91°23′17″W / 31.554°N 91.388°W / 31.554; -91.388 (Natchez )
Baton Rouge
LA
Mississippi River , 228 mi. R
30°25′23″N 91°11′56″W / 30.423°N 91.199°W / 30.423; -91.199 (Baton Rouge )
portgbr.com
US rank: 14
New Orleans
LA
Mississippi River , 103 mi. L
29°54′50″N 90°05′06″W / 29.914°N 90.085°W / 29.914; -90.085 (New Orleans )
portno.com
US rank: 7
Sioux City
IA
Missouri River , 732 mi. L
42°29′20″N 96°25′05″W / 42.489°N 96.418°W / 42.489; -96.418 (Sioux City )
Lewiston
ID
Columbia River
46°26′02″N 116°56′06″W / 46.434°N 116.935°W / 46.434; -116.935 (Lewiston )
portoflewiston.com
Kansas City
MO
Missouri River , 370 mi. R
39°06′54″N 94°36′29″W / 39.115°N 94.608°W / 39.115; -94.608 (Kansas City )
kcportauthority.com
US rank: 52
Pittsburgh
PA
Allegheny , Monongahela , Ohio rivers, 0 mi.
40°26′31″N 80°00′58″W / 40.442°N 80.016°W / 40.442; -80.016 (Pittsburgh )
port.pittsburgh.pa.us
US rank: 22
Huntington
WV, KY, OH
Ohio River , 309 mi. L, elev. 515 ft.
38°26′02″N 82°25′12″W / 38.434°N 82.42°W / 38.434; -82.42 (Huntington )
US rank: 10
Cincinnati
OH
Ohio River , 472 mi. R
39°05′38″N 84°30′18″W / 39.094°N 84.505°W / 39.094; -84.505 (Cincinnati )
US rank: 43
Louisville
KY
Ohio River , 604 mi. L
38°15′50″N 85°45′40″W / 38.264°N 85.761°W / 38.264; -85.761 (Louisville )
US rank: 66
Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville
IN
Ohio River
portsofindiana.com/jeffersonville
Tell City Riverport
IN
Ohio River , 727 mi. R
37°56′17″N 86°46′05″W / 37.938°N 86.768°W / 37.938; -86.768 (Tell City )
www.pcrailport.net
Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon
IN
Ohio River , 829 mi. R
37°55′19″N 87°52′30″W / 37.922°N 87.875°W / 37.922; -87.875 (Mount Vernon )
portsofindiana.com/mount_vernon
US rank: 69
Nashville
TN
Cumberland River
36°09′54″N 86°46′30″W / 36.165°N 86.775°W / 36.165; -86.775 (Nashville )
US rank: 86
Chattanooga
TN
Tennessee River
35°01′26″N 85°19′37″W / 35.024°N 85.327°W / 35.024; -85.327 (Chattanooga )
US rank: 105
Birmingport
AL
Black Warrior River – Locust Fork
Guntersville
AL
Tennessee River
34°22′26″N 86°17′17″W / 34.374°N 86.288°W / 34.374; -86.288 (Guntersville )
US rank: 110
Decatur
AL
Tennessee River
34°34′52″N 86°58′59″W / 34.581°N 86.983°W / 34.581; -86.983 (Decatur )
decaturtransit.com
Tuscaloosa – Northport
AL
Black Warrior River
Montgomery
AL
Alabama River
Tulsa
OK
Arkansas River
36°13′05″N 95°44′24″W / 36.218°N 95.74°W / 36.218; -95.74 (Tulsa )
tulsaport.com Tulsa USACE: Kerr-McClellan Arkansas River Navigation System
Kerr/McClellan Navigational Channel ,
Shreveport -Bossier
LA
Red River
32°30′54″N 93°44′24″W / 32.515°N 93.74°W / 32.515; -93.74 (Shreveport-Bossier )
portsb.com
Albany
NY
Hudson River
42°38′35″N 73°44′53″W / 42.643°N 73.748°W / 42.643; -73.748 (Albany )
portofalbany.com
US rank: 63
Port Columbus
GA
Chattahoochee River
32°27′00″N 84°58′59″W / 32.45°N 84.983°W / 32.45; -84.983 (Columbus, Georgia )
Port Bainbridge
GA
Lake Seminole
30°54′18″N 84°34′16″W / 30.905°N 84.571°W / 30.905; -84.571 (Bainbridge )
gaports.com
Walla Walla
WA
Columbia , Snake rivers
46°03′54″N 118°19′48″W / 46.065°N 118.33°W / 46.065; -118.33 (Walla Walla )
portwallawalla.com
Portland
OR
Columbia , Willamette rivers
45°33′40″N 122°42′39″W / 45.561223°N 122.710922°W / 45.561223; -122.710922
portofportland.com
U.S. Rank: 28
Sacramento
CA
Sacramento River
38°33′22″N 121°28′08″W / 38.556°N 121.469°W / 38.556; -121.469 (Sacramento )
portofsacramento.com
Stockton
CA
San Joaquin River
37°57′11″N 121°18′58″W / 37.953°N 121.316°W / 37.953; -121.316 (Stockton )
portofstockton.com
US rank: 111
Port of Philadelphia
PA
Delaware River
Port of Richmond
VA
James River
South America
Argentina : San Lorenzo-Puerto General San Martín Port Complex , San Lorenzo and Puerto General San Martín , Santa Fe , Argentina , on Paraná River
Argentina : Port of Rosario , Rosario , Santa Fe , Argentina , on Paraná River
Argentina : Port of San Nicolás de los Arroyos , San Nicolás de los Arroyos , Buenos Aires (province) , Argentina , on Paraná River
Bolivia : Puerto Aguirre , Puerto Quijarro , Bolivia , on Tamengo Canal
Bolivia : Puerto Busch , Bolivia , on Paraguay River
Bolivia : Port of Guayaramerín, Guayaramerín , Bolivia , on Mamoré River
Bolivia : Port of Riberalta, Riberalta , Bolivia on Madre de Dios River and Beni River
Brazil : Port of Porto Alegre , Porto Alegre , Rio Grande do Sul , Brazil , on Guaíba Lake
Brazil : Port of Porto Velho, Porto Velho , Rondônia , Brazil , on Madeira River
Brazil : Port of Manaus , Manaus , Amazonas , Brazil , on Rio Negro
Brazil : Port of Santana , Santana , Amapá , Brazil , on Amazon River
Brazil : Port of Santarém, Santarém , Pará , Brazil , on Tapajós and Amazon rivers
Paraguay : Port of Asunción, Asunción , Paraguay , on Paraguay River
Paraguay : Port of Encarnación, Encarnación , Itapúa Department , Paraguay , on Paraná River
Paraguay : Port of San Antonio, San Antonio , Central Department , Paraguay , on Paraguay River
Paraguay : Port of Villeta, Villeta , Central Department , Paraguay , on Paraguay River
See also
Notes
Canada ranking from Transport Canada.
Saint Lawrence Seaway distances from Seaway Handbook.
United States ranking from American Association of Port Authorities.
Upper Mississippi River distances from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Lower Mississippi River distances from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Ohio River distances from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Missouri River distances from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Mississippi Basin ports marked.
Some ports were part of the Dubai Ports World controversy.
References
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^ The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica (2018). "Ilebo, Democratic Republic of the Congo" . Encyclopaedia Britannica . Retrieved 21 November 2018 .
^ The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica (2018). "Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo" . Encyclopaedia Britannica . Retrieved 21 November 2018 .
^ Burke, Jason (17 January 2017). "Face-off over the Congo: the long rivalry between Kinshasa and Brazzaville" . The Guardian . London. Retrieved 21 November 2018 .
^ The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica (2018). "Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo" . Encyclopaedia Britannica . Retrieved 21 November 2018 .
^ The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica (2018). "Brazzaville: National Capital, Republic of the Congo" . Encyclopaedia Britannica . Retrieved 21 November 2018 .
^ The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica (2018). "Ismailia, Egypt" . Encyclopaedia Britannica . Retrieved 21 November 2018 .
^ "Swaziland Plans R30 Billion Inland Port: Project Will Link Country To Ocean Via Canal Running Through Mozambique" . Press Reader Quoting Sunday Tribune Newspaper. 16 August 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2018 .
^ Olingo, Allan (20 September 2017). "New Kisumu port to operate under lease" . The EastAfrican . Nairobi. Retrieved 21 November 2018 .
^ The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica (2018). "Kenitra, Morocco" . Encyclopaedia Britannica . Retrieved 21 November 2018 .
^ The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica (2018). "Juba, National Capital, South Sudan" . Encyclopaedia Britannica . Retrieved 21 November 2018 .
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^ a b c d e
Marine Transportation Archived 2008-03-11 at the Wayback Machine , Table 8-17," Canada's Marine Domestic &International Traffic Handled for CPA's and Other Ports, 2003–2004" Transportation in Canada 2005 , Transport Canada ; domestic and foreign in megatonnes.
^ Official website
^ a b c d Distance from the Montreal start of the Saint Lawrence Seaway in nautical miles; for river sides facing down stream L=left, R=right. Seaway Handbook Archived 2006-10-29 at the Wayback Machine – Complete 2006 Edition. Also Trade Mission Brochure Archived 2019-02-21 at the Wayback Machine , Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway System.
^ a b c Port rankings by tonnage from , accessed 2 Oct 2012
^ a b c d e f Distance up the Mississippi River from Cairo , Illinois ; side of the river as one faces down river, L=left, R=right. St. Paul and Rock Island Districts, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
^ "Minneapolis moves to close Upper Harbor Terminal" . 2012-04-16. Retrieved 2016-08-04 .
^ a b c d Distance up the Missouri River from St. Louis , Missouri ; side of the river as one faces down river, L=left, R=right. Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
^ a b c d e f g h i Distance up the Mississippi River from Head of Passes , Louisiana ; side of the river as one faces down river, L=left, R=right. 1998 Mississippi River Navigation Charts ,
Upper Mississippi River Mile 300 to Gulf of Mexico,
Mississippi Valley Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Also Index of maps by river mile 1998 Mississippi River Navigation Charts.
^ a b c d e f g h Distance down the Ohio River from Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania ; side of the river as one faces down river, L=left, R=right. Louisville and Huntington Districts, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
^ a b Dubai Ports World controversy
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Mississippi watershed
^ "Port of Richmond" .