Maritime Directory

Ancona Molo S. Maria, Porto, Italy

Autorità di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Centrale manages and oversees port operations and development for multiple ports including Ancona, Pesaro, Falconara Marittima, San Benedetto del Tronto, Pescara, Ortona, and Vasto in Italy.

Kingston, Jamica W.I.

The Port Authority of Jamaica is a statutory corporation responsible for regulating and developing Jamaica's ports and shipping industry, owning major port facilities including Kingston Transshipment Port and cruise terminals.

Kotka, Finland

Port of HaminaKotka is the largest multipurpose port in Finland, serving as a key hub in Europe and the Baltic Sea region with services for containers, RoRo, bulk cargo, and international cruise ships.

Port of Spain, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies

The Port Authority of Trinidad and Tobago manages a coordinated and integrated system of harbor facilities and port services, including cargo handling, ferry operations, and cruise ship facilities.

Marseille Cedex 02, France

Port Autonome de Marseille Fos is a major French port offering multi-traffic facilities including container, conventional, ro-ro, bulk, and cruise terminals, serving destinations such as Corsica, Sardinia, Algeria, and Tunisia.

Port Canaveral, FL, United States

Port Canaveral is a dynamic and easily accessible seaport in Florida, serving over 8.6 million cruise passengers and handling more than 6.2 million short tons of cargo annually. It offers extensive cruise, cargo, and recreational facilities along with logistics support and a foreign trade zone.

Muskegon ,, MI, United States

Port City Cruise Lines operates passenger cruise services in Muskegon, United States, offering leisure and sightseeing cruises.

Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States

Port Everglades is a major deep water seaport in South Florida, serving over 5,800 ships annually with diverse operations including cruise, containerized cargo, petroleum storage, and bulk cargo.

Canada

Port Saint John is a major port in Atlantic Canada offering a range of services including cargo handling, cruise operations, leasing, and community engagement with a focus on sustainability and safety.

Port Adelaide, Australia

Flinders Ports is South Australia’s leading port operator managing seven ports including Port Adelaide, providing comprehensive port services and infrastructure investment.

P.O. Box 19406, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Amsterdam Ports, the seaports in and around the capital of the Netherlands, make it the number 5 of Europe’s continental top 11 maritime hubs. In the year 2000 has handled over 60 million tons of cargo. And despite having 700 years of tradition Amsterdam Ports is looking to the future. New and spacious business sites and terminals in its modern port area, the new Afrika harbor with additionally 275 hectares of land, the all weather terminal, the new Ceres container terminal with capacity of 1 million TEU and the new passenger terminal for cruise ships, these are all examples of new and promising developments in the area. Amsterdam Ports not only transships goods, it especially processes them – annually adding a total value of Euro 3,5 billion (US$ 4 billion) and employing around 38,000 people in port-related sectors. As a comparison: in Rotterdam a total transshipment of 300 million tons annually take place, with 70.000 people. In short, the Amsterdam Ports is where shipping, industry and (value added) logistics come together. In time, a few strong industrial clusters have developed like food, chemicals, automotive and logistics. These have therefore also been chosen as strategic sectors on which marketing-and-sales efforts will be focused.

Ayr, Great Britain (Uk)

Situated on the west coast of Scotland at the entrance to the Firth of Clyde, the Port of Ayr is ideally placed to serve Scotland’s industrial and agricultural lowlands. The port benefits from an excellent communications network, with motorway and rail systems providing easy access to the rest of the UK and beyond. The port offers considerable experience in handling a wide range of cargoes, including dry bulks, forest products and scrap metal, and is also recognised as a major supply base for the offshore industry. Ayr is becoming an increasingly popular port-of-call for cruise liners, with its close proximity to some of Scotland’s best known attractions.

London, Great Britain (Uk)

The Port of Barrow, located in south-west Cumbria, is well placed to serve shipping routes to Ireland, mainland Europe, the north Atlantic and beyond. The modern shipbuilding facilities of BAE SYSTEMS Marine Ltd are located within the enclosed docks. Developments to facilitate the construction of Britain’s Vanguard Class submarines have resulted in Ramsden Dock being able to accommodate vessels up to 230 m in length, 35 m beam and 10 m draught.

N-5003 Bergen, Norway

Cargo: Bergen one of the largest port in Europe -total quantity of goods close to 100 million tons a year. Cruise - Bergen the largest cruise capital of Norway - one of the largest cruise ports in Europe with approx. 200 annual calls. Fish - Bergen - the main area for fish farming in Norway, and the natural main fishing port of the west coast of Norway. Ferries provide a lifeline service - serves international routes as well as domestic ports. Bergen - nearest the largest oil and gas fields in Europe.

Wynnum, Australia

Port of Brisbane Corporation operates the Port of Brisbane, a major Australian port handling container shipping, cruise terminals, and trade logistics with extensive infrastructure and customer services.

Clarkston, WA, United States

The Port of Clarkston is an operating port managing a 120-acre waterfront and a 45-acre industrial business park, focusing on economic development, tourism, and recreational development in Clarkston, WA.

Cork, Ireland

Port of Cork Company operates the world’s second-largest natural harbour in Ireland, serving as a key international gateway for trade with services across all six shipping modes including container, roll-on/roll-off, bulk, and cruise.

Fleetwood, Lancashire, Great Britain (Uk)

Situated on the Lancashire coast, Fleetwood is well established as one of the UK’s major ports for ro-ro traffic to and from Northern Ireland, and has been a major fishing port for 90 years. The sheltered enclosed dock houses a marina with 300 fully serviced berths, a dry storage compound and comprehensive facilities for the leisure sailor. It is an ideal base for cruises to Morecambe Bay and the Irish Sea.

Genova, Italy

inforMARE is an independent daily publication focused on the economy and politics of transport, providing news and updates on ports, shipping, and maritime industry developments.

Sveas Kulle, Sweden

Göteborgs Hamn is the largest port in the Nordics, connecting industry with global markets since 1620, offering full-service port operations, logistics, and sustainable transport solutions.

Göteborg, Sweden

Port of Göteborg AB is the largest port in the Nordics, connecting industry with global markets since 1620. It offers full-service port operations, including sea transport, rail connections via Railport Scandinavia, and sustainable logistics solutions.

Hamburg,, Germany

Port of Hamburg Marketing promotes the Port of Hamburg as a leading European logistics hub, offering information on shipping, terminals, hinterland connections, and port services.

Kotko, Finland

Port of HaminaKotka is the largest multipurpose port in Finland, serving as a key hub in Europe and the Baltic Sea region with services for containers, RoRo, liquid and dry bulk, gas, and project shipments.

San Pedro, CA, United States

The Port of Los Angeles is a department of the City of Los Angeles managing port operations under a State Tidelands Trust, focusing on commerce, navigation, and fisheries with governance by a Board of Harbor Commissioners.

Miami, FL, United States

The Port of Miami is a major seaport located in Miami, United States, serving as a key hub for cruise, cargo, and trade activities primarily with Latin America, the Caribbean, and Europe.