The attached PDF file contains a listing of 835 of the most active seaports and inland ports in the world. Several thousand additional ports exist yet more than 99 percent of the world’s trade moves through these ports. We have omitted fishing ports and small ports that primarily handle private pleasure craft.

Arrangement of Listings

Listings are in alpha sequence by country and then by port. We also include: UN/LOCODE, Latitude and Longitude, GMT Offset, Telephone and Web URL (as available).

UN/LOCODE

UN/LOCODE is the acronym for United Nations Code for Trade and Transport Locations. It is a geographic coding system developed by the UNECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe) for more than 40,000 locations worldwide.

The UN/LOCODE is a combination of a 2-character country code and a three character location code. The first two digits refer to the country location based on the ISO 3166 alpha-2 Country Code. Refer to the Country Codes section for a complete listing of country codes.

The next three characters are normally three letters and refer to a specific location in the country. In some cases, where the letter options have been exhausted, the numerals 2-9 may be used. All 40,000 UN/LOCODEs can be found at www.unece.org/cefact/locode/service/main.htm.

Latitude / Longitude

Latitude and Longitude are expressed as coordinates in the following format: Latitude 00° 00′ N or S / Longitude 00° 00′ E or W.

Latitude refers to degrees (°) and minutes (‘) N (North) or S (South) of the Equator (0°), with the North Pole at 90° North Latitude and the South Pole at 90° South Latitude.

Longitude refers to degrees (°) and minutes (‘) E (East) or W (West) of the Prime Meridian (0°), which runs North and South through the original site of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, England. Note that 180° East and West Longitude refer to the same meridian: the international date line which runs North and South through the middle of the Pacific ocean.

GMT Offset

This refers to the local time zone of the port as + (hours ahead) or – (hours behind) GMT (Greenwich Mean Time).

Contact Information

Telephone numbers are listed in the format: [country code] (city code) subscriber number. Refer to the Dialing Guide for information about making international calls.

Web URLs are available for many, but all not ports. If you have information regarding these ports please contact us at info@worldtradepress.com.