Some of the largest cities in the world are located a relatively short distance inland. As a result, their primary seaport developed at a coastal suburb instead. Secondarily, several of these cities once had harbors, but due to their shallow depth, they were required to relocate their modern port facilities further out (closer to the sea). Growing ship sizes and the cost to maintain (dredge) old shipping channels became more challenging. Both Bremen and Glasgow provide examples of moving the harbor closer to the sea.
This alphabetical list identifies those cities with seaport suburbs. In the case of Los Angeles, the Port of Long Beach is located adjacent to the Port of Los Angeles. Both are important international shipping seaports, even though the heart of Los Angeles, including downtown, is located inland. A similar example is Houston and Texas City, Texas.
| CORE CITY |
| Athens, Greece |
| Bremen, Germany |
| Caracas, Venezuela |
| Conakry, Guinea |
| Glasgow, Scotland |
| Kuala Lumpur, MY |
| Lima, Peru |
| Los Angeles, USA |
| Merida, Mexico |
| Pyongyang, NK |
| Rome, Italy |
| Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Seoul, SK |
| Surat, India |
| Tirana, Albania |
| Tunis, Tunisia |
| SEAPORT |
| Piraeus |
| Bremerhaven |
| La Guaira |
| Kaloum |
| Greenock |
| Port Klang |
| Callao |
| Long Beach |
| Progresso |
| Nampo |
| Civitavecchia |
| Santos |
| Incheon |
| Hazira |
| Durrës |
| La Goulette |
| RANKINGS* |
| 30th container port |
| 27th container port |
| Busiest port in VE |
| 22nd port in Africa |
| Popular for cruises |
| 12th container port |
| 4th busiest in SA |
| 20th container port |
| 78th cruise port |
| Busiest port in NK |
| 9th cruise port |
| 30th container port |
| 4th busiest in SK |
| Growing port |
| Albania’s top port |
| 56th cruise port |
SA – South America
Piraeus – also 10th ranked cruise port in Europe and 24th cruise port in world
SOURCES:
- https://www.worldshipping.org/about-the-industry/global-trade/top-50-world-container-ports
- https://www.worldshipping.org/about-the-industry/global-trade/top-50-world-container-ports
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_busiest_ports_in_Europe
- https://www.trailerbridge.com/news/7-busiest-ports-in-south-america/
- https://adnavem.com/world/eastern-asia/korea-republic-of/ports
- https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/908558/port-freight-statistics-2019.pdf
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Guaira
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nampo
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazira_Port
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenock
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civitavecchia
- https://avoid-crowds.com/europes-busiest-cruise-ports-in-2020/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_busiest_cruise_ports_by_passengers
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durrës
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Goulette
- https://www.cruisemapper.com/wiki/774-uk-cruise-ports
- https://www.joc.com/port-news/asian-ports/hazira-port-gets-ready-grab-cargo-indias-top-gateway_20161221.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bremerhaven
- https://koryogroup.com/travel-guide/nampo-port-north-korea-travel-guide
- https://www.marineinsight.com/know-more/10-major-ports-in-india/
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