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, which has three primary mission areas: Engineer Regiment, military construction, and civil works, 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.
List of inland waterway ports
Africa : Port of Boma, Boma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo River : Port of Ilebo, Ilebo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kasai River : Port of Matadi, Matadi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo River : Port of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo River : Port of Kisangani, Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo River : Port of Brazzaville, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo : Inland port of Ismaïlia on the Suez Canal, Ismailia, Egypt : Mlawula Inland Port, Mlawula, eSwatini (Proposed) : Boankra : Kisumu Inland Port, Kisumu, Kenya, on Lake Victoria : Kenitra Inland Port, Kenitra, Morocco, on Sebou River : Juba Inland Port, Juba, South Sudan, on the White Nile River : Bukoba Inland Port, Bukoba, Tanzania, on Lake Victoria : Mwanza Inland Port, Mwanza, Tanzania, on Lake Victoria : Kigoma Inland Port, Kigoma, Tanzania, on Lake Tanganyika : Bukasa Inland Port, Kira Town, Uganda, on Lake Victoria : Jinja Inland Port, Jinja, on Lake Victoria : Port Bell Inland Port, Port Bell, Uganda on Lake Victoria : Mpulungu Inland Port, Mpulungu, Zambia on Lake Tanganyika
Asia Inland rivers Port Water body Bangladesh Port of AshuganjMeghna River, Ganges DeltaPort of DhakaBuriganga River, Ganges DeltaPort of NarayanganjShitalakshya River, Ganges DeltaPort of KhulnaBhairab River, Ganges DeltaPort of PangaonBuriganga River, Ganges Delta Cambodia Phnom Penh Autonomous PortMekong River China Port of NanjingYangtze RiverPort of WuhanYangtze RiverPort of ChongqingYangtze RiverPort of SuzhouYangtze RiverPort of NantongYangtze RiverPort of JiangyinYangtze RiverLuzhouYangtze RiverYibinYangtze RiverYangzhouYangtze River, on China Grand CanalJiningChina Grand CanalHuai'anChina Grand Canal, on Huai RiverRongqi Port, ShundeBei River JiangmenXi RiverZhaoqingXi River India Port of Budge BudgeGanges RiverPort of DhulianGanges River (Padma)Dhubri PortBrahmaputra RiverPort of FarakkaGanges RiverPort of JogigopaBrahmaputra RiverHaldia Inland PortHooghly River, Ganges DeltaPort of KolaghatRupnarayan RiverPort of Tamluk-TamraliptaRupnarayan RiverKolkata Inland PortHooghly River, Ganges DeltaPort of MaiaGanges River (Padma)Port of PakurGanges RiverPort of PatnaGanges River Port of SahebganjGanges River Port of VaranasiGanges River Russia BarnaulOb River, on Barnaulka RiverBiyskBiya RiverKrasnoyarskYenisei RiverYakutskLena River ThailandHa Chiang PortMekong RiverBangkok PortChao Praya River
Europe
Inland rivers Port Water body Coordinates Website Features and notes Germany Port of DuisburgRhine Riverduisport.deDortmund PortDortmund–Ems Canale-port-dortmund.de United Kingdom Port of LondonRiver Thamespla.co.ukPort of Manchester (including Manchester Docks)River Merseypla.co.ukWas closed in 1982; being renovated as the Atlantic GatewayPort of BristolRiver Avonbristolport.co.uk Gloucester DocksGloucester and Sharpness Canalvisitgloucester.co.ukGooleRiver Ouse and Aire and Calder Navigationabports.co.ukPort of WisbechRiver Neneportofwisbech.co.uk France Autonomous Port of ParisSeineLyonRhone
: Runcorn Docks, England, United Kingdom, on the Manchester Ship Canal : Weston Point Docks, England, United Kingdom, on the Manchester Ship Canal
: Harbours in Vienna, Vienna, Austria, on Danube River : Port of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium, on Schelde River, Leie River and Ghent–Terneuzen Canal : Port of Liège, Liège, Belgium, on Meuse River and Meuse Canals : Port of Lappeenranta, Lappeenranta, South Karelia, Finland, on Lake Saimaa. : Port of Budapest, Hungary, on Danube : Port of Waterford, Waterford, Ireland, on River Suir : Mertert on Moselle River. : North- and East channel port Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands, on Waal River. : Port of Warsaw, Poland, on Vistula : Port of Kolomna, Moscow Oblast, Russia, on Oka River : Port of Moscow, North River Terminal, South River Terminal, Moscow, Russia, on Moskva River and Moscow Canal : Port of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia, on Danube : Port of Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia on Danube River : Port of Seville, Seville, Spain, on River Guadalquivir : Karlstad hamn Karlstad, Värmlands län, Sweden, on Klarälven. : Port of Basel, Switzerland, on Rhine. : Dnipro River Port, Dnipro, Ukraine, on Dnieper. : Kyiv River Port, Ukraine, on Dnieper.
North America Great Lakes Canada Port Province Water body Coordinates Website Features and notesOshawaONLake OntarioTorontoONLake Ontario196n. mi. Ltorontoport.comCA rank: 16HamiltonONLake Ontariohamiltonport.caCA rank: 8WindsorONDetroit Riverportwindsor.comCA rank: 11SarniaONSt. Clair RiverGoderichONLake HuronSault Ste. MarieONLake SuperiorThunder BayONLake SuperiorThunder Bay Port AuthorityCA rank: 9 Kingston ON Lake Ontario / Saint Lawrence River Nanticoke ON Lake Erie United States Port State Water body Coordinates Website Features and notesOswegoNYLake OntarioBuffaloNYLake Erieportofbuffalo.comUS rank: 125EriePALake Erie283n. mi. LConneautOHLake ErieUS rank: 79AshtabulaOHLake ErieUS rank: 64Fairport HarborOHLake ErieUS rank: 116ClevelandOHLake Erieportofcleveland.comCleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority, US rank: 47LorainOHLake ErieUS rank: 143HuronOHLake ErieUS rank: 149SanduskyOHLake ErieUS rank: 98MarbleheadOHLake ErieUS rank: 91ToledoOHLake Erietoledoportauthority.org Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority, US rank: 48MonroeMILake ErieUS rank: 96DetroitMIDetroit Riverportdetroit.comDetroit/Wayne County Port Authority, US rank: 42Marine CityMISt. Clair RiverSt. ClairMISt. Clair RiverUS rank: 57MarysvilleMISt. Clair RiverAlpenaMILake HuronUS rank: 100Stoneport HarborMILake HuronUS rank: 68Port CalciteMILake HuronUS rank: 73CharlevoixMILake MichiganManisteeMILake MichiganMuskegonMILake MichiganUS rank: 117Grand HavenMILake MichiganUS rank: 145Port of Indiana-Burns HarborINLake Michigan portsofindiana.com/burns_harbor US rank: 67GaryINLake Michigan U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Huntington DistrictUS rank: 58BuffingtonINLake MichiganUS rank: 128Indiana HarborINLake MichiganUS rank: 49ChicagoILLake Michigantheportofchicago.com US rank: 36MilwaukeeWILake Michiganwww.port.mil.wi.us milwaukee.govUS rank: 95Green BayWILake Michigan portofgreenbay.com US rank: 108EscanabaMILake MichiganUS rank: 75Port InlandMILake MichiganUS rank: 76Port DolomiteMILake HuronUS rank: 83Drummond IslandMISt Marys RiverUS rank: 130MarquetteMILake SuperiorUS rank: 135Presque Isle HarborMILake SuperiorUS rank: 54Twin Ports of Duluth-SuperiorMN, WILake Superior duluthport.com US rank: 18Two HarborsMNLake SuperiorUS rank: 41Silver BayMNLake SuperiorUS rank: 65TaconiteMNLake Superior Sault Ste. Marie MI St. Marys River
Rivers and inland Canada Port Province Water body Coordinates Website Features and notesPort-CartierQCSt Lawrence Riverqcmines.com Baie-ComeauQCSt Lawrence Rivertc.gc.caSaguenayQCSaguenay Riverportsaguenay.caCA rank: 18QuébecQCSt Lawrence Riverportquebec.caCA rank: 5Trois-RivièresQCSt Lawrence Riverporttr.comCA rank: 15MontréalQCSt Lawrence Seaway, St Lawrence River On. mi. L 1000 n. mi. to deep waterport-montreal.comCA rank: 4United States Port State Water body Coordinates Website Features and notesMinneapolisMNupper Mississippi River, 839 mi. RClosedSt. PaulMNupper Mississippi River, 839 mi. LUS rank: 74Rock IslandILupper Mississippi River, 483 mi. LSt. Louis and East St. LouisMO, ILupper Mississippi River 180 mi. R, Missouri River 0 mi. Rmissouriports.orgUS rank: 24CairoILMississippi River lower 954 mi. L, upper 0 mi. L; Ohio River 981 mi. RMemphisTNMississippi River, 735 mi. Lportofmemphis.comUS rank: 45HelenaARMississippi River, 663 mi. RUS rank: 120GreenvilleMSMississippi River, 532 mi. RUS rank: 90VicksburgMSMississippi River, 436 mi. LUS rank: 81NatchezMSMississippi River, 363 mi. LBaton RougeLAMississippi River, 228 mi. R portgbr.com US rank: 14New OrleansLAMississippi River, 103 mi. Lportno.comUS rank: 7Sioux CityIAMissouri River, 732 mi. LLewistonIDColumbia Riverportoflewiston.comKansas CityMOMissouri River, 370 mi. Rkcportauthority.comUS rank: 52PittsburghPAAllegheny, Monongahela, Ohio rivers, 0 mi.port.pittsburgh.pa.usUS rank: 22HuntingtonWV, KY, OHOhio River, 309 mi. L, elev. 515 ft.US rank: 10CincinnatiOHOhio River, 472 mi. RUS rank: 43LouisvilleKYOhio River, 604 mi. LUS rank: 66Port of Indiana-JeffersonvilleINOhio Riverportsofindiana.com/jeffersonvilleTell City RiverportINOhio River, 727 mi. Rwww.pcrailport.netPort of Indiana-Mount VernonINOhio River, 829 mi. Rportsofindiana.com/mount_vernonUS rank: 69NashvilleTNCumberland RiverUS rank: 86ChattanoogaTNTennessee RiverUS rank: 105BirmingportALBlack Warrior River – Locust ForkGuntersvilleALTennessee RiverUS rank: 110DecaturALTennessee Riverdecaturtransit.comTuscaloosa – NorthportALBlack Warrior RiverMontgomeryALAlabama RiverTulsaOKArkansas River, Kerr/McClellan Navigational Channel tulsaport.comTulsa USACE: Kerr-McClellan Arkansas River Navigation SystemShreveport-BossierLARed River portsb.com AlbanyNYHudson River portofalbany.com US rank: 63Port ColumbusGAChattahoochee RiverPort BainbridgeGALake Seminolegaports.com Walla WallaWAColumbia, Snake riversportwallawalla.comPortlandORColumbia, Willamette riversportofportland.com U.S. Rank: 28SacramentoCASacramento Riverportofsacramento.com StocktonCASan Joaquin Riverportofstockton.comUS rank: 111 Port of Philadelphia PA Delaware River Port of Richmond VA James River
South America : San Lorenzo-Puerto General San Martín Port Complex, San Lorenzo and Puerto General San Martín, Santa Fe, Argentina, on Paraná River : Port of Rosario, Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina, on Paraná River : Port of San Nicolás de los Arroyos, San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Buenos Aires (province), Argentina, on Paraná River : Puerto Aguirre, Puerto Quijarro, Bolivia, on Tamengo Canal : Puerto Busch, Bolivia, on Paraguay River : Port of Guayaramerín, Guayaramerín, Bolivia, on Mamoré River : Port of Riberalta, Riberalta, Bolivia on Madre de Dios River and Beni River : Port of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, on Guaíba Lake : Port of Porto Velho, Porto Velho, Rondônia, Brazil, on Madeira River : Port of Manaus, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, on Rio Negro : Port of Santana, Santana, Amapá, Brazil, on Amazon River : Port of Santarém, Santarém, Pará, Brazil, on Tapajós and Amazon rivers : Port of Asunción, Asunción, Paraguay, on Paraguay River : Port of Encarnación, Encarnación, Itapúa Department, Paraguay, on Paraná River : Port of San Antonio, San Antonio, Central Department, Paraguay, on Paraguay River : Port of Villeta, Villeta, Central Department, Paraguay, on Paraguay River
See also Dry port Sea port
Notes Canada ranking from Transport Canada.Marine Transportation , 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. Saint Lawrence Seaway distances from Seaway Handbook.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 – Complete 2006 Edition. Also Trade Mission Brochure , Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway System.