Aninland port is aport on an inlandwaterway, such as ariver,lake, orcanal, which may or may not be connected to the sea. The term "inland port" is also used to refer to adry port.
TheUnited 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 deepdraftship traffic. The list includes ports such asSt. Louis,Cincinnati,Pittsburgh,Kansas City, andMemphis.A dense network of inland waterways including ports exists also in Europe (France, Germany, Poland, Russia, the United Kingdom and theBenelux countries), as well as in China and Brazil.
Democratic Republic of the Congo : Port of Boma,Boma,Democratic Republic of the Congo,Congo River[1] Democratic Republic of the Congo : Port of Ilebo,Ilebo,Democratic Republic of the Congo,Kasai River[2] Democratic Republic of the Congo : Port of Matadi,Matadi,Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo River[3] Democratic Republic of the Congo : Port of Kinshasa,Kinshasa,Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo River[4] Democratic Republic of the Congo : Port of Kisangani,Kisangani,Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo River[5]
Republic of the Congo : Port of Brazzaville,Brazzaville,Republic of the Congo[6]
Egypt : Inland port of Ismaïlia on theSuez Canal,Ismailia,Egypt[7]
Eswatini : Mlawula Inland Port, Mlawula,eSwatini (Proposed)[8]
Ghana :Boankra
Kenya : Kisumu Inland Port,Kisumu,Kenya, onLake Victoria[9]
Morocco : Kenitra Inland Port,Kenitra,Morocco, onSebou River[10]
South Sudan : Juba Inland Port,Juba,South Sudan, on theWhite Nile River[11]
Tanzania : Bukoba Inland Port,Bukoba,Tanzania, onLake Victoria[12] Tanzania : Mwanza Inland Port,Mwanza,Tanzania, onLake Victoria[13] Tanzania : Kigoma Inland Port,Kigoma,Tanzania, onLake Tanganyika[14]
Uganda :Bukasa Inland Port,Kira Town,Uganda, onLake Victoria[15] Uganda : Jinja Inland Port,Jinja, onLake Victoria[16] Uganda : Port Bell Inland Port,Port Bell,Uganda onLake Victoria[13]
Zambia : Mpulungu Inland Port,Mpulungu,Zambia onLake Tanganyika[17]
United Kingdom :Runcorn Docks,England, United Kingdom, on theManchester Ship Canal United Kingdom :Weston Point Docks,England, United Kingdom, on theManchester Ship Canal
Austria :Harbours in Vienna,Vienna,Austria, onDanube River
Belgium :Port of Ghent,Ghent,Belgium, onSchelde River,Leie River andGhent–Terneuzen Canal Belgium :Port of Liège,Liège,Belgium, onMeuse River andMeuse Canals
Finland :Port of Lappeenranta,Lappeenranta,South Karelia,Finland, onLake Saimaa.[19]
Hungary : Port ofBudapest,Germany, onDanube
Ireland :Port of Waterford,Waterford,Ireland, onRiver Suir
Luxembourg :Mertert onMoselle River.
Netherlands : North- and East channel portNijmegen,Gelderland,Netherlands, onWaal River.
Poland : Port ofWarsaw,Poland, onVistula
Russia : Port of Kolomna,Moscow Oblast,Russia, onOka River Russia : Port of Moscow,North River Terminal,South River Terminal,Moscow,Russia, onMoskva River andMoscow Canal
Serbia :Port of Belgrade,Belgrade,Serbia, onDanube
Slovakia :Port of Bratislava,Bratislava,Slovakia on Danube River
Spain : Port of Seville,Seville,Spain, onRiver Guadalquivir
Sweden : Karlstad hamnKarlstad,Värmlands län,Sweden, onKlarälven.
Switzerland : Port ofBasel,Switzerland, onRhine.
Ukraine : Dnipro River Port,Dnipro,Ukraine, onDnieper. Ukraine :Kyiv River Port,Ukraine, onDnieper.
Argentina :San Lorenzo-Puerto General San Martín Port Complex,San Lorenzo andPuerto General San Martín,Santa Fe,Argentina, onParaná River Argentina :Port of Rosario,Rosario,Santa Fe,Argentina, onParaná River Argentina :Port of San Nicolás de los Arroyos,San Nicolás de los Arroyos,Buenos Aires (province),Argentina, onParaná River
Bolivia :Puerto Aguirre,Puerto Quijarro,Bolivia, on Tamengo Canal Bolivia :Puerto Busch,Bolivia, onParaguay River Bolivia : Port of Guayaramerín,Guayaramerín,Bolivia, onMamoré River Bolivia : Port of Riberalta,Riberalta,Bolivia onMadre de Dios River andBeni River
Brazil :Port of Porto Alegre,Porto Alegre,Rio Grande do Sul,Brazil, onGuaíba Lake Brazil : Port of Porto Velho,Porto Velho,Rondônia,Brazil, onMadeira River Brazil :Port of Manaus,Manaus,Amazonas,Brazil, onRio Negro Brazil :Port of Santana,Santana,Amapá,Brazil, onAmazon River Brazil : Port of Santarém,Santarém,Pará,Brazil, onTapajós andAmazon rivers
Paraguay : Port of Asunción,Asunción,Paraguay, onParaguay River Paraguay : Port of Encarnación,Encarnación,Itapúa Department,Paraguay, onParaná River Paraguay : Port of San Antonio,San Antonio,Central Department,Paraguay, onParaguay River Paraguay : Port of Villeta,Villeta,Central Department,Paraguay, onParaguay River| Types | |
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