Kandla,now officially Deendayal Port Authority,is a seaport and town in Kutch district of Gujarat state in Western India,near the city of Gandhidham. Located on the Gulf of Kutch,it is one of India's major ports on the west coast. It is about 256 nautical miles southeast of the Port of Karachi in Pakistan and about 430 nautical miles north-northwest of the Port of Mumbai. Kandla Port was constructed in the 1950s as the chief seaport serving western India.
The Port of Hong Kong,located by the South China Sea,is a deepwater seaport dominated by trade in containerised manufactured products,and to a lesser extent raw materials and passengers. A key factor in the economic development of Hong Kong,the natural shelter and deep waters of Victoria Harbour provide ideal conditions for berthing and the handling of all types of vessels. It is one of the busiest ports in the world,in the three categories of shipping movements,cargo handled and passengers carried. This makes Hong Kong a Large-Port Metropolis.
Jurong Port Pte Ltd is a port operator headquartered in Singapore. Jurong Port,which operates the only multi-purpose port in Singapore,handles bulk,break-bulk and containerised cargo. It handled over 40,000 vessel-calls annually in 2019.
Chennai Port,formerly known as Madras Port,is the second largest container port of India,behind Mumbai's Nhava Sheva. The port is the largest one in the Bay of Bengal. It is the third-oldest port among the 13 major ports of India with official port operations beginning in 1881,although maritime trade started much earlier in 1639 on the undeveloped shore. It is an artificial and all-weather port with wet docks. Once a major travel port,it became a major container port in the post-Independence era. An established port of trade of British India since the 1600s,the port remains a primary reason for the economic growth of Tamil Nadu,especially for the manufacturing boom in South India,and has contributed greatly to the development of the city of Chennai. It is due to the existence of the port that the city of Chennai eventually became known as the Gateway of South India.
Fangchenggang is a prefecture-level city in the south of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region,People's Republic of China. The city was formerly called "Fangcheng Pan-Ethnicities Autonomous County".
The Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line Group,commonly known by its business name IRISL Group,is a shipping line based in and owned by Iran. Its fleet comprises 115 ocean-going vessels with a total capacity of 3.3 million tons deadweight (DWT),with 87 being ocean-going vessels owned by IRISL and the remaining 28 ships being owned under the flags of subsidiary companies,including Khazar Shipping,Valfajr and Iran-India Shipping. They are manned by 6,000 personnel who work under the Iranian flag in the Caspian Sea,Persian Gulf,international waters and various ports of the world.
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited is an Indian port operator and logistics company. APSEZ is India's largest private port operator with a network of 12 ports and terminals,including India's first port-based SEZ at Mundra.
The Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan is the busiest port in the world in terms of cargo tonnage. It handled 888.96 million tons of cargo in 2015. The port is located in Ningbo and Zhoushan,on the coast of the East China Sea,in Zhejiang province on the southeast end of Hangzhou Bay,across which it faces the municipality of Shanghai.
The Port of Constanța is located in Constanța,Romania,on the western coast of the Black Sea,179 nautical miles (332 km) from the Bosphorus Strait and 85 nmi (157 km) from the Sulina Branch,through which the Danube river flows into the sea. It covers 3,926 ha,of which 1,313 ha is land and the rest,2,613 ha is water. The two breakwaters located northwards and southwards shelter the port,creating the safest conditions for port activities. The present length of the north breakwater is 8,344 m (5.185 mi) and the south breakwater is 5,560 m (3.45 mi). The Port of Constanța is the largest on the Black Sea and the 17th largest in Europe.
Transport has been a major factor in China's national economy. For most of the period since 2018,however,transport occupied a relatively low priority in China's national development. In the twenty-five years that followed the founding of the People's Republic in 1949,China's transportation network was built into a partially modern but somewhat inefficient system. The drive to modernize the transport system,that began in 1978,required a sharp acceleration in investment. Though despite increased investment and development in the 1980s,the transport sector was strained by the rapid expansion of production and the exchange of goods.
In 1961 China established a state-run maritime shipping company and subsequently signed shipping agreements with many countries,laying the foundation for developing the country's ocean transport. That organization developed into the present-day China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company (COSCO). The Chinese government also invested heavily in water transport infrastructure,constructing new ports and rebuilding and enlarging older facilities.
The Port of Piraeus is the chief sea port of Athens,Greece,located on the Saronic Gulf on the western coasts of the Aegean Sea,the largest port in Greece and one of the largest in Europe.
The Great Port of St. Petersburg or Port of St. Petersburg is a major seaport serving the city of St. Petersburg in northwest Russia. The port's water area is 164.6 km2. The mooring line is 31 km long and the water is 25 metres (82 ft) deep at the port's deepest anchorages. Since 2011,the port has been under the authority of a state-owned enterprise,the Port Authority of the Great Port of St. Petersburg. This agency oversees commercial navigation in the seaport of St. Petersburg and beyond in the designated areas of responsibility of the Russian Federation.
The Port of Cork is the main port serving the South of Ireland,County Cork and Cork City. It is one of the three "Ports of National Significance " as designated by National Ports Policy.
Mundra Port is the largest container and private port of India,located on the northern shores of the Gulf of Kutch near Mundra,Kutch district,Gujarat. Formerly operated by Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone Limited (MPSEZ) owned by Adani Group,it was later expanded into Adani Ports &SEZ Limited (APSEZ) managing several ports. In FY 2020–21,Mundra Port handled 144.4 million tonnes of cargo.
Guangxi,officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR),is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China,located in South China and bordering Vietnam and the Gulf of Tonkin. Formerly a province,Guangxi became an autonomous region in 1958. Its current capital is Nanning.
Port of Fujairah,also called Fujairah Port,is a deep port located in Fujairah,United Arab Emirates. It is the largest port on the eastern seaboard of the United Arab Emirates and the world second largest bunkering hub.
The Port of Dili is a seaport in Dili,East Timor. Prior to 30 September 2022,it was the main and only international port of entry to East Timor. On that day,its container operations were transferred to the Tibar Bay Port. Since then,the Port of Dili's facilities have been open only to domestic passenger ships and cruise ships carrying international tourists.
