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A deep water port is any port that can accommodate a fully laden Panamax ship. With the approval of the Panama Canal expansion proposal in October, 2006, this list will need to be significantly revised when the expansion is completed.

Contents 1 Africa 1.1 Atlantic Ocean 1.2 Indian Ocean 2 America 2.1 Atlantic Ocean 2.2 Pacific Ocean 3 Asia 3.1 Proposed 4 Europe 5 Oceania 5.1 Australia 5.2 Other

• Walvis Bay, Namibia - railhead
• Owendo, Gabon - railhead
• Santa Clara, Gabon - proposed deep water port with railhead for Makokou iron ore.

• Nacala, Mozambique - railhead for Malawi

• Port of Beaumont - a deep-water port located in Beaumont, Texas.
• Port of Mobile - largest and only deep-water port in the state of Alabama
• Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal
• Chandler, Quebec - large deep-water wharf.
• Port of Boston

• Crofton - The main factor for its location is the depth of the water, unusual for the east coast of Vancouver Island.
• Port Madison - sometimes called Port Madison Bay, is a deep water bay located on Puget Sound.
• Port of Oakland - the channel is thirty feet deep and eight hundred feet wide.
• Port of Redwood City, California: resulting from dredging the mouth of Redwood Creek
• Port Alberni - The Alberni Inlet is a fjord like channel that deep sea vessels and cruise ships can easily navigate.
• Port of Vancouver - A modern port of entry on the west coast of Canada.
• Port of Prince Rupert - A Deep Sea Port that has direct rail connection to major North American Cities like NewYork and Detroit.
• Lázaro Cárdenas - Mexico

• Muara - Brunei's only deep-water port.
• Port of Haifa - has a natural deep water laguna
• Mina' Zayid - commercial deep-water port that serves the city and Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
• Port of Tanjung Pelepas - Malaysia
• Johor Port - Malaysia
• Gwadar port - Pakistan
• Port of Karachi - Pakistan

• Vizhinjam - India

• Port of Antwerp - located in Belgium.
• Invergordon - Scotland
• Port of Rotterdam - the largest port in Europe.
• Omišalj - super tanker oil terminal on island Krk in Croatia
• Wilhelmshaven - Germany (oil, coal, chemicals)
• Port of Zeebrugge - located in Belgium.

• Port of Brisbane
• Port Lincoln - deep-water port for exporting grain.
• Port Stephens - shallow and sandy but contains sufficient deep water to accommodate large vessels.
• Adelaide Outer Harbour deepened to Post-Panamax in 2006.
• Whyalla, SA - 65,000t ships
• Port Hedland - north west Western Australia - iron ore.
• Portland, Victoria
• Oakajee - proposed port near Geraldton, Western Australia

• Darwin East Arm - panamax

• Waitemata Harbour - New Zealand
• Apra Harbor - is a deep-water port on the western side of Guam.