List of Panamax ports

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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.[1]

Africa

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Mediterranean Sea

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PortCountryNotes
Tanger-MedMorocco
Djendjen (Jijel)Algeria
Port SaidEgypt[2]

Atlantic Ocean

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Active (north to south)

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PortCountryNotes
NouadhibouMauritaniaIron ore terminal
NouakchottMauritaniaProposed railhead for phosphate mine
Port KamsarGuineaBauxite loading port; origin of Kamsarmax ship type
MonroviaLiberiaProposed deepening to 20m for 200,000t vessels[3]
Sekondi-TakoradiGhanaBuilt 1928
TemaGhanaBuilt 1961
CotonouBenin
LoméTogo[4]
Lekki Deep Sea PortNigeriaBegan operations April 2023; currently the largest deep water port in Africa. Designed for post-Panamax vessels[5]
Ibom Deep Sea PortNigeriaUndergoing implementation[6]
KribiCameroonOil terminal; iron ore from Mbalam and Nabela (300,000 tonnes); bauxite (future)[7]
OwendoGabonRailhead
São Tomé e PríncipeSão Tomé and PríncipeIsland transhipment port
LobitoAngola
Walvis BayNamibiaRailhead
Saldanha BaySouth Africa[citation needed]

Proposed (north to south)

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PortCountryNotes
BargnySenegal[8]
MatakongGuineaDeepwater port for Simandou and Kalia iron ore
Tagrin PointSierra LeoneFor iron ore
DadiaLiberiaLiberty Corridor
San Pédro, Côte d'IvoireCôte d'IvoireFor iron ore
Port Notel Ocean Terminal, Ibeno Akwa-IbomNigeria
Ikot Akpatek, Akwa-IbomNigeriaProposed
LolabéCameroonIron ore export
MalaboEquatorial Guinea
Santa Clara, GabonGabonProposed deepwater port with railhead for Makokou iron ore
Indienne, CongoRepublic of the Congo[9]
Barra do Dande (Bengo Province)Angola
Shearwater BayNamibiaCoal; 30 km south of Luderitz[10]

Red Sea

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Indian Ocean

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Americas

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Canada

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PortOceanNotes
Port of ChurchillArcticTerminal on Hudson Bay; handles grain, bulk commodities, general cargo, and tanker vessels
Sept-ÎlesAtlanticIron ore terminal on the Saint Lawrence River
Port CartierAtlanticIron ore terminal on the Saint Lawrence River
Quebec CityAtlanticDeepwater terminal on the Saint Lawrence River; gateway to the Great Lakes; accommodates Panamax and Capesize vessels; 50 ft water at low tide
Port of MontrealAtlantic[13]
ChandlerAtlanticLarge deepwater wharf
Melford Terminal (proposed)AtlanticDeepwater terminal on the Strait of Canso
Port of Saint JohnAtlanticDeepwater port in the Bay of Fundy
Port of HalifaxAtlanticMost easterly North American full-service container port
SydneyAtlantic
Port of Prince RupertPacificDeep sea port with direct rail connections to major North American cities
Port AlberniPacificFjord-like channel navigable by deep sea vessels and cruise ships
Port of VancouverPacificModern port of entry on the west coast of Canada
Squamish TerminalsPacificBreakbulk terminal specializing in forestry, steel, and project cargo
CroftonPacificUnusual depth for the east coast of Vancouver Island
KitimatPacificYear-round deep-sea shipping; accessible by Panamax, VLCC, and ULCC vessels up to 320,000 DWT[14]

Greenland

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PortOceanNotes
Thule Air BaseArcticNorthernmost deepwater port in the world[15]

United States

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PortOceanNotes
Port of BostonAtlantic
Port of New York and New JerseyAtlanticIncludes Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal and Port Jersey
Port of PhiladelphiaAtlantic[16]
Port of WilmingtonAtlantic
Port of BaltimoreAtlantic
Hampton RoadsAtlanticComplex includes Port of Virginia and Naval Station Norfolk
Port of Morehead CityAtlantic
Port of CharlestonAtlantic
Port of SavannahAtlantic
Port of JacksonvilleAtlantic
Port CanaveralAtlantic[17]
Port EvergladesAtlantic
Port of MiamiAtlantic
Port Corpus ChristiGulf of MexicoFifth-largest US port by total tonnage; Panamax vessels handled at Bulk Terminal[18]
Port of TampaGulf of Mexico
Port of MobileGulf of MexicoOnly deepwater port in Alabama
Port of New OrleansGulf of Mexico
Port of BeaumontGulf of Mexico
Port of GalvestonGulf of MexicoOldest port on the Gulf Coast west of New Orleans
Port of HoustonGulf of MexicoTenth-busiest port in world by tonnage
Port of SeattlePacific
Port of TacomaPacific
Port MadisonPacificDeepwater bay on Puget Sound
Port AngelesPacific
Port of Grays HarborPacific
Port of LongviewPacific
Port of KalamaPacific
Port of Vancouver USAPacific
Port of PortlandPacificThree post-Panamax terminals
Port of Coos BayPacificOregon's second busiest seaport
Port of Humboldt BayPacificOnly deepwater port in California north of San Francisco Bay
Port of RichmondPacific
Port of StocktonPacificCalifornia's farthest-inland deepwater port
Port of OaklandPacificChannel is 50 ft deep and 800 ft wide
Port of Redwood CityPacific
Port of HuenemePacificOnly deepwater port between Los Angeles and San Francisco; only military deepwater port between San Diego Bay and Puget Sound
Port of Los AngelesPacificBusiest port in the United States
Port of Long BeachPacificOne of the busiest container ports in the world
Port of San DiegoPacificHome to bulk of the United States Navy Pacific Carrier Fleet; only the first nine miles (14 km) accessible to Panamax vessels

Latin America and the Caribbean

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PortCountryOceanNotes
Buenos AiresArgentinaAtlantic
Bahía BlancaArgentinaAtlantic
QuequénArgentinaAtlantic
SantosBrazilAtlantic
Tubarão, VitóriaBrazilAtlanticLargest iron ore embarking port in the world; receives ships up to 350,000 tonnes
Ponta da MadeiraBrazilAtlantic
Ponta UbuBrazilAtlantic
GuaibaBrazilAtlanticIron ore export terminal operated by Vale in Sepetiba Bay
Itaguaí, Rio de JaneiroBrazilAtlanticIron ore export terminal operated by Vale in Sepetiba Bay
Port of MontevideoUruguayAtlantic
Port of ParanaguáBrazilAtlanticCommodities
Port of Rio GrandeBrazilAtlanticCommodities
Barranquilla, ColombiaColombiaCaribbean
BridgetownBarbadosCaribbeanDredging project (2002) now allows world's largest cruise ships[19]
Grand Bahama (Freeport Container Port)BahamasCaribbean
Cartagena, ColombiaColombiaCaribbean
CiénagaColombiaCaribbeanCoal export port
ColónPanamaCaribbean
Boca Grande, VenezuelaVenezuelaCaribbeanIron ore transfer station
Port LafitoHaitiCaribbeanPort-au-Prince
Port of the Americas (Port of Ponce)Puerto RicoCaribbeanPost-Panamax capable; controlling depth of 50 feet (15 m)[20]
Port of MarielCubaGulf of MexicoNeo-Panamax[21]
BuenaventuraColombiaPacific
ValparaísoChilePacific
MantaEcuadorPacific
Puerto BolívarEcuadorPacific
Port of Ensenada, Baja CaliforniaMexicoPacific
Port of Lázaro CárdenasMexicoPacific
Manzanillo, ColimaMexicoPacific

Proposed

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Asia

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Bangladesh

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Brunei

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PortNotes
MuaraBrunei's only deepwater port

Cambodia

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China

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Hong Kong

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India

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Japan

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PortNotes
Port of YokohamaPost-Panamax multi-purpose port
KashimaContainer, dry and wet bulk, and general cargo
FukuyamaMulti-purpose and dry bulk

Malaysia

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PortNotes
Port of Tanjung Pelepas
Johor Port
Melaka Gateway Deep Sea PortPlanned

Myanmar

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Active

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Proposed

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Pakistan

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Philippines

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Saudi Arabia

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Singapore

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Sri Lanka

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Taiwan

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Thailand

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United Arab Emirates

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Vietnam

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Active

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Europe

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Nordic / Baltic

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PortCountryNotes
ReyðarfjörðurIceland
NarvikNorwayNorthern Norway
KarmsundNorwaySouth-western Norway
GothenburgSwedenLargest port in Scandinavia (west coast)
AarhusDenmarkPost-Panamax; main port of Denmark
GdyniaPolandBaltimax, post-Panamax; 3rd biggest port of Poland
GdańskPolandBaltimax, post-Panamax; main port of Poland
NorrköpingSwedenEast coast
SödertäljeSwedenStockholm
HelsinkiFinlandPost-Panamax; main port of Finland
KokkolaFinlandCapesize; mainly bulk
Port of PoriFinland
TallinnEstonia
SillamäeEstonia
KlaipėdaLithuania
Port of VentspilsLatvia
Freeport of RigaLatvia

North Sea / Mainland

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PortCountryNotes
JadeWeserPort, WilhelmshavenGermanyOil, coal, chemicals
Port of AmsterdamNetherlandsNorth Holland
IJmuidenNetherlandsNorth Holland
RotterdamNetherlandsPost-Panamax; largest port in Europe
ZeebruggeBelgiumWest Flanders
AntwerpBelgium
DunkirkFranceLiquid and bulk handling
Le HavreFranceOil, coal, chemicals, containers; draft up to 82 ft
Zeeland SeaportsNetherlandsPorts of Vlissingen and Terneuzen

Iberia and Mediterranean

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PortCountryNotes
AlgecirasSpainAndalusia
BarcelonaSpainCatalonia
CagliariItalySardinia
GijónSpainAsturias; draft up to 59 ft
Gioia TauroItalySouthern Italy
Marseille-Fos PortFrance
OmišaljCroatiaSupertanker oil terminal
Port of RijekaCroatia
Port of GenoaItaly
Port of LisbonPortugal
SinesPortugal
Port of PiraeusGreeceAthens
Port of ThessalonikiGreece
Port of KoperSloveniaPost-Panamax
Port of TriesteItalyDraft up to 18m / 59 ft

Great Britain

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PortLocationNotes
SouthamptonEnglish ChannelPost-Panamax; traditional liner port
TeesportMiddlesbrough, North Sea
FalmouthCornwall, Atlantic Ocean
Port of TyneNewcastle, North Sea
FelixstoweNorth SeaPost-Panamax; 35% of UK container traffic
BarrowIrish Sea
LiverpoolIrish SeaPost-Panamax terminal under construction; accommodates cruise ships up to 345 metres (1,132 ft) length and 10 metres (33 ft) draught[25]
Port TalbotBristol Channel
Milford HavenIrish Sea
InvergordonMoray Firth
Hunterston TerminalFirth of Clyde
Hound PointFirth of Forth
London GatewayThurrock, Thames Estuary
Portland PortPortland Harbour, English Channel

Ireland

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PortNotes
CorkDeep water multi-modal port; south coast of Ireland; Celtic Sea/Atlantic Ocean
Aughinish
Moneypoint

Ukraine

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PortNotes
Port of OdesaBlack Sea

Oceania

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Australia

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PortNotes
Port of TownsvilleMilitary port; mineral ores, fertilizer, concentrates, sugar, motor vehicles; accommodates 4 Panamax vessels simultaneously
Abbot PointCoal export terminal
Dalrymple BayCoal export terminal; part of Hay Point, Queensland
Hay PointBHP Mitsubishi Alliance coal export terminal
GladstoneCoal
BrisbaneCoal, containers
NewcastleCoal, wheat
Port Botany (Sydney)Containers
Port KemblaCoal, wheat, cars
Melbourne
Geelong
Portland, Victoria
Adelaide Outer HarborDeepened to Post-Panamax in 2006
Port Giles
Port BonythonCapesize; oil, LPG, diesel; proposed iron ore pending approval[26]
Whyalla, South Australia65,000t ships in inner harbor; Capesize iron ore bulkers serviced in Spencer Gulf via transhipment
Port LincolnGrain
Fremantle
Geraldton
Oakajee PortUnder construction[27]
DampierNorth-west Western Australia; iron ore
Cape LambertUpgrade from 80 mtpa to 180 mtpa[28]
Port HedlandNorth-west Western Australia; iron ore
East Arm Wharf (Port of Darwin)Panamax

New Zealand

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PortCity
Ports of AucklandAuckland
LytteltonChristchurch
Marsden PointWhangārei
Port TaranakiNew Plymouth
Port ChalmersDunedin
TaurangaTauranga
WellingtonWellington

(Source: Recount, Taranaki District Council newsletter, page 5.)

Other

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PortLocationNotes
Apra HarborGuamDeepwater port on the western side of Guam

Maps

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See also

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References

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