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The port of Messina in Sicily (from book published circa 1572). Historical ports may be found where ancient civilizations have developed maritime trade. One of the world's oldest known artificial harbors is at Wadi al-Jarf on the Red Sea. [1] Along with the finding of harbor structures, ancient anchors have also been found.
The 2022 World Bank Container Port Performance Index ranked Cape Town 344th out of the 348 ports surveyed. [2] Shipping company Maersk announced that they would be bypassing the Port of Cape Town from December 2023 due to reliability and transit time concerns. [3] [4] In the 2023 report, the port slipped to bottom of the 405 ports surveyed. [5]
A somewhat similar ancient port is at Ain Sukhna, a little north of Wadi al-Jarf. The site was first discovered by J. G. Wilkinson in 1832. It was rediscovered by a French team in the 1950s, who named it Rod el-Khawaga. Archeological work was quickly abandoned when the Suez Crisis broke out in 1956. A joint French–Egyptian team resumed ...
Port of Mobile — only deepwater port in the state of Alabama; Port of New Orleans; Port of Beaumont — deepwater port located in Beaumont, Texas. Port of Galveston — oldest port on the Gulf Coast, west of New Orleans. Port of Houston — located in Houston, Texas, tenth-busiest port in world by tonnage.
Water ports and harbours in Africa. Articles in this category are of internationally notable port facilities, port authorities, and closely related organizations; for those about ports' cities and towns see: Port cities in Africa.
Kilindini Harbour is the main part of the Port of Mombasa, the only international seaport in Kenya and the biggest port in east Africa. [4] It is managed by the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA). Apart from cargo handling, Mombasa is frequented by cruise ships .
Nigerian ports authority, CMS. The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) is a federal government agency that governs and operates the ports of Nigeria.The major ports controlled by the NPA include: the Lagos Port Complex and Tin Can Island Port in Lagos; Calabar Port, Delta Port, Rivers Port at Port Harcourt, and Onne Port.
Gqeberha, the city's official name since 23 February 2021, is a Xhosa word for the Baakens river, which flows through the city. [24] [25]In 1820, the rising seaport of Algoa Bay was named "Port Elizabeth" in memory of Elizabeth Frances (née Markham), the wife of Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin, acting Governor of the Cape Colony. [26]