
Lists of ports cover ports of various types, maritime facilities with one or more wharves where ships may dock to load and discharge passengers and cargo. Most are on the sea coast or an estuary, but some are many miles inland, with access to the sea via river or canal. The lists are organized by shipping volume, by ocean or sea, by nation or sub-region, and by other characteristics.

This article lists the world's busiest container ports by total number of twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) transported through the port. The table lists volume in thousands of TEU per year.


This is a list of ports and harbours of the Atlantic Ocean, excluding the ports of the Baltic Sea.

This is a list of ports in Cape Verde. The major ports are owned by the Cape Verdean port authority, ENAPOR.
This is a list of ports and harbours of the Indian Ocean.

This is a list of seaports around the coast of the island of Ireland.

Andhra Pradesh has the 2nd longest coastline of 974 km in the eastern peninsular India, which accounts for 12% of the country's total coastline with one major (Operational) and 14 non–major ports, with six ports under development in the PPP mode.

Á Seaports in Mexico.

This table of major ports and harbors on the Pacific Ocean can be sorted by continent, body of water or political jurisdiction.

The following is a list of major ports in the Philippines organized by water mass. This list consists primarily of shipping ports, but also includes some that are primarily or significantly devoted to other purposes: cruises, fishing, local delivery, and marinas.

The following is a list of the ports in Spain declared to be of "general interest" and thus, under the exclusive competence of the General Administration of the State. They are operated by 28 different port authorities, which are coordinated in turn by Puertos del Estado, a State-owned company.

The United States has more than 20 container ports around its coastline.

This is a list of ports of the United States, ranked by tonnage. See the articles on individual ports for more information, including geography, ownership, and link to official website.

The World Port Index contains a tabular listing of thousands of ports throughout the world, describing their location, characteristics, known facilities, and available services. Of particular interest are the applicable volume of Sailing Directions and the number of the harbor chart. The table is arranged geographically, with an alphabetical index.

The world's busiest ports are commonly ranked by cargo tonnage and by volume of container shipment measured in TEUs. Since the 2000s, the Port of Shanghai has surpassed the Port of Singapore and the Port of Hong Kong to become the world's busiest port by both measures.