Inland port

Port on an inland waterway

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^[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 the Suez Canal, Ismailia, Egypt^[7]
•  Eswatini : Mlawula Inland Port, Mlawula, eSwatini (Proposed)^[8]
•  Ghana : Boankra
•  Kenya : Kisumu Inland Port, Kisumu, Kenya, on Lake Victoria^[9]
•  Morocco : Kenitra Inland Port, Kenitra, Morocco, on Sebou River^[10]
•  South Sudan : Juba Inland Port, Juba, South Sudan, on the White Nile River^[11]
•  Tanzania : Bukoba Inland Port, Bukoba, Tanzania, on Lake Victoria^[12]
•  Tanzania : Mwanza Inland Port, Mwanza, Tanzania, on Lake Victoria^[13]
•  Tanzania : Kigoma Inland Port, Kigoma, Tanzania, on Lake Tanganyika^[14]
•  Uganda : Bukasa Inland Port, Kira Town, Uganda, on Lake Victoria^[15]
•  Uganda : Jinja Inland Port, Jinja, on Lake Victoria^[16]
•  Uganda : Port Bell Inland Port, Port Bell, Uganda on Lake Victoria^[13]
•  Zambia : Mpulungu Inland Port, Mpulungu, Zambia on Lake Tanganyika^[17]

Asia

Inland Rivers

Europe

Duisburg Inner Harbour

Port of Bratislava at night

North River Port in Moscow

Inland Rivers

•  United Kingdom : Runcorn Docks, England, United Kingdom, on the Manchester Ship Canal
•  United Kingdom : Weston Point Docks, England, United Kingdom, on the Manchester Ship Canal

•  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.^[19]
•  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

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

• Dry port
• List of dry ports of Pakistan
• Sea port

Notes

• Canada ranking from Transport Canada.^[18]
• Saint Lawrence Seaway distances from Seaway Handbook.^[20]
• United States ranking from American Association of Port Authorities.^[21]
• Upper Mississippi River distances from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.^[22]
• Lower Mississippi River distances from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.^[25]
• Ohio River distances from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.^[26]
• Missouri River distances from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.^[24]
• Mississippi Basin ports marked.^[28]
• Some ports were part of the Dubai Ports World controversy.^[27]

References

1. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica (2018). "Boma, Democratic Republic of the Congo". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
2. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica (2018). "Ilebo, Democratic Republic of the Congo". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
3. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica (2018). "Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
4. Burke, Jason (17 January 2017). "Face-off over the Congo: the long rivalry between Kinshasa and Brazzaville". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
5. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica (2018). "Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
6. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica (2018). "Brazzaville: National Capital, Republic of the Congo". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
7. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica (2018). "Ismailia, Egypt". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
8. "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.
9. Olingo, Allan (20 September 2017). "New Kisumu port to operate under lease". The EastAfrican. Nairobi. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
10. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica (2018). "Kenitra, Morocco". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
11. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica (2018). "Juba, National Capital, South Sudan". Encyclopaedia Britannica. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
12. Lonely Planet (2018). "Bukoba, Tanzania". Lonely Planet Online. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
13. Uganda Radio Network (16 November 2017). "Uganda, Tanzania to revive Port Bell-Mwanza marine route". The Observer (Uganda) Quoting Uganda Radio Network. Kampala. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
14. Kang'ereha, Dorcas (10 April 2018). "Tender for upgrade of Kigoma Port in Tanzania re-advertised". Nairobi: Construction Review Online.
15. Misairi Thembo Kahungu (15 February 2018). "Construction of Bukasa inland port starts next year". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
16. Frederic Musisi, and Mark Keith Muhumuza (29 April 2016). "Tanga pipeline to take more than just oil to sea". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
17. Sinyangwe, Henry (11 June 2017). "Mpulungu to handle more cargo". Zambia Daily Mail. Lusaka. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
18. 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.
19. Official website
20. 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.
21. Port rankings by tonnage from [AAPA website], accessed 2 Oct 2012
22. 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.
23. "Minneapolis moves to close Upper Harbor Terminal". 2012-04-16. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
24. 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.
25. 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.
26. 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.
27. Dubai Ports World controversy
28. Mississippi watershed
29. "Port of Richmond". Archived from the original on 2011-09-06. Retrieved 2011-04-29.