Name / Roll No

Seaport/ Airport

Country

Findings

Busan

South Korea

The Port of Busan is the largest port in South Korea. Major industries include shipbuilding,electronics,steel, ceramics, automobiles.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong

It is a deepwater seaport dominated by trade in containerised manufactured products.

Ningbo-Zhoushan

China

It is the busiest in the world in terms of cargo tonnage and involved in economic trade with cargo shipment, raw materials and manufactured goods

Jeddah

Saudi Arabia

1)An excellent location in the middle of the international shipping route between east and west.
2)The port serves the commercial centers through which 59% of the Saudi's imports by sea are being handled.

Colombo

Sri Lanka

1) Largest and busiest port of south asia.(4.1 m TEUs)

Algeciras

Spain

1) It is a commercial, fishing and passenger port

2) In addition to containers, port operations include bunker fuel handling, cruise shipping, roll-on/roll-off and facilities for a fishing fleet.

Valencia

Spain

1) It is the fifth busiest seaport in Europe, being also the largest in Spain and in the Mediterranean Sea basin
2) its main cargo is liquefied natural gas;

New York

United States

Considered one of the largest natural harbors in the world.

The port is by tonnage the third largest in the United States and the busiest on the East Coast.
One of the largest ports in U.S. for automobile imports and exports.

Yingkou

China

Port activities include grain, coal, steel and minerals, and vehicle imports
As such no major import/export

Tokyo

Japan

Main cargo: Chemical industry products

Felixstowe

UK

The Port of Felixstowe, in Felixstowe, Suffolk is the United Kingdom's busiest container port,dealing with 42% of Britain's containerised trade.

Santos

Brazil

It is Latin America's largest and busiest container port. It possesses a wide variety of cargo handling terminalssolid and liquid bulk, containers, and general loads.

Coln

Panama

B15 - Neel

Salalah

Oman

Port of Salalah is the largest port in Oman. It is centrally located at the crossroads of trade between Asia and Europe. The port operates both a container terminal and a general cargo terminal, and serves the local and regional community.With over 2.5 billion consumers, it serves the markets of East Africa, the Red Sea, the Indian Subcontinent and the Arabian/Persian Gulf on its
doorstep.

A23 Heena

Qingdao

China

Internationally, Qingdao is perhaps best known for its Tsingtao Brewery, founded by a German-British joint venture in 1903 that producesTsingtao beer, the best-known Chinese export beer. It is also home to Haier, a large white goods manufacturer, and Hisense, a major electronics company.

Guangzhao

South China

Guangzhou is one the hubs of the illegal drug trade in China.Guangzhou is the main manufacturing hub of the Pearl River Delta,where The Pearl River is the second largest navigable canal in China.

Dubai

UAE

Till 1930s Dubai was known for pearls.There are two major commercial ports in Dubai, Port Rashid and Port Jebel Ali. Port Jebel Ali is the world's largest man-made harbour, the biggest port in the Middle East,and the 7th-busiest port in the world.

Port Klang

Malaysia

main gateway by sea into Malaysia.It was the 12th busiest container port (2012) in the world. It was also the 17th busiest port in by total cargo tonnage handled in 2012

Kaohsiung

Taiwan

Largest harbor in Taiwan, Republic of China, handling approximately 10 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) worth of cargo in 2007

Hamburg

Germany

Second-busiest port in Europe in terms of TEU Throughput(after the port of Rotterdam) and 15th-largest worldwide. In 2014, 9.73 million TEUs [4] (20-foot standard container equivalents) were handled in Hamburg. The harbour covers an area of 73.99 km (64.80 km usable), of which 43.31 km (34.12 km) are land areas.

A04 - Ajit

A12 - Ashish

B07 - Vivaswata M

B06 - Vijeta

Prajesh

Name / Roll No

Seaport/ Airport

Country

Findings

Houston sea Port, Texas

USA

Petroleum exports

Barcelona sea port

Spain

Vehicles, salt, potassium minerals exports

Shahid Rajaee Sea port

Iran

Formerly known as Bandar Abbas. Exports of oil products

B35

C16 - Swapnil

Melbourne

C09 - Shefali

C17 - Taniya

Bruges-Zeebrugge

Belgium

Cartagena

Colombia

Genoa

Italy

The port of Bruges-Zeebrugge (in short: Port of Zeebrugge) is a large container, bulk cargo, new vehicles and
passenger ferry terminal port in the municipality of Bruges, Flanders, Belgium, handling over 50 million tonnes of cargo
annually. In the last 21 years Zeebrugge has become a multifaceted port that handles a wide range of trades: unit loads
(trailers and containers), new cars, conventional general cargo, 'high & heavy' cargoes, dry and liquid bulk cargoes and
natural gas. From a purely transit port Zeebrugge has gradually evolved into a centre for European distribution.
Exports mostly pass through the Caribbean ports of Cartagena. Columbia known for tourism. Economic activities
include maritime and petrochemicals industry, as well as tourism. Specialized Waste disposal -->
Cartagena is one of the few cities in the world with a submarine emissary inaugurated in 2013. The emissary is the third
largest in the world in container management, the first of his class in the country, 3rd. busiest in the caribbean sea, and
99th ranked port in the world. Cartagena Refinery, an oil refinery in Cartagena, Colombia.
The Port of Genoa is a major Italian seaport on the Mediterranean Sea. busiest port of Italy by cargo tonnage and the
second busiest in terms of twenty-foot equivalent units after the transshipment port of Gioia Tauro. Besides the
container and the passenger terminals, the shipyards and the other industrial and cargo facilities, in the port area there
are also several marinas, where many sailboats and yachts are moored

China

one of the top 10 container shipping ports in the country. regular ferry and passengers. City Tree and Flower
Banyan: Banyan planting is a tradition from ancient times in Fuzhou.
City Fruit
Tangerine: The Fuzhou basin teems with tangerines, with oranges making up their majority.

Fuzhou

Tacoma

USA

Kingston

Jamaica

The Port of Tacoma is an independent seaport located in Tacoma, Washington.Major imports include
automobiles, electronics, and toys, while major exports include grain, forest products, and agricultural
products. Based on tonnage, the port's largest export is grain (corn and soybeans) that come into the port by
rail from the Midwest. Tacoma's top trading partner, based on two-way trade value, is China/Hong Kong. The
port is sometimes called the "Gateway to Alaska".U.S. Oil and Refining operates an oil refinery in the Port of
Tacoma. Oil tankers bring crude oil, which is refined into a variety of products, including JP-8 jet fuel for
McChord Field Air Force base. The refinery and airbase are connected by a dedicated pipeline, McChord
Pipeline.The Port of Seattle and Port of Tacoma announced an agreement to "jointly market and operate the
marine terminals of both ports as a single entity," though they were not merging
Kingston Harbour is the seventh largest natural harbour in the world.It is an almost landlocked sheet of
water.Most of it is deep enough to accommodate large ships, even close to shore.The harbour is home to the
Kingston Container Terminal, Jamaica's largest port. Other docks on Kingston Harbour are at the Petroleum
Corporation of Jamaica in downtown Kingston and at the Jamaica Flour Mills and the Caribbean Cement
Company at Rockfort.

Dammam's King Abdulaziz Sea Port, located on the coast of the Persian Gulf, is the second largest port of
Saudi Arabia. It has large equipment that allows it to receive various types of vessels.This is the main
gateway through which cargo from all over the world enters the Eastern and Central Provinces of the
Kingdom. It is strategically placed to service the requirements of the oil industry, the continuous development
of Riyadh, the capital, and the major provincial cities in the Eastern and Central Provinces.
The Port is fully self-sufficient with its own administration offices, mechanical and marine workshops,
electrical, telephone and marine communications networks and water refinery. It has its own clinic, fire
department and a large housing complex for port employees, with mosques and a supermarket.

Kaushal - B42

Dammam

Saudi Arabia

Buenos Aires

Argentina

There is also a busy railway to Riyadh Dry Port and a highway system connecting Dammam Port with the
rest of the Kingdom and adjacent Gulf States.
The Port of Buenos Aires is the principal maritime port in Argentina.It is the leading transshipment point for
the foreign trade of Argentina. The current port is located in the city's Retiro ward, and is colloquially known
as Puerto Nuevo (New Port).Manufacturing is an important component of the Port of Buenos Aires economy
that produces meat, dairy, wool, leather, grain, and tobacco products, as are agricultural and industrial
activities outside the city limits. Other major industries in the Port of Buenos Aires include oil refining,
machine building, automobile manufacturing, and metalworking as well as manufacturing of textiles, clothing,
beverages, and chemicals.

Malta Freeport

Malta

Major exports being Crude Oil,Auto parts & accesories,Material Handling equipments, Stone, Sand & Lime
Major imports being fuel oil, engines & turbines for military aircraft, iron & steel mill products and aluminium
Trade happens in the Mediterrinean sea.
Majorly offers transshipment facilities, storage and assembling operations & oil terminal

Nagoya

Japan

No 1 automobile exporting port in Japan

-Export
Completed automobiles, automobile parts, steel materials
-Import
LNG, iron ore, crude oil, coal, wearable items
-Export Main Trading Partners
China, USA, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman
-Import Main Trading Partners
Australia, China, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, USA

Keelung

Taiwan

Major import/export of animal and plant products

Major exported plant products are seedlings and imported plant products are fruits and vegetables
Major exported animal products are manufactured wool and feathered products and imported animal products are
meat,animal feed and haslet
Total 3 warehouses and 13 container terminals for port activities

Nanjing

China

Oakland

USA

Major container ship facility

5th busiest container port in USA
Major imports of beverages, furniture, bedding, glassware, plastics, paperboard
Major exports of pulp of wood, edible fruit and nuts, meat, iron and steel

Yeoseu Gwangyang

South Korea

Covers a water area of 14.5 hectares

Contains 78 berths that can accommodate around 43000 ships
Can handle 200 million tons of cargo per year
It boasts a 100% on dock system

B55 Osama
Virginia

USA

PORT of Virginia cargo moves through truck, rail, barge with percentages of 63%, 33%, 4% respectively
Major trading export partner is Italy and major import partner is China
Major export commodity is mineral fuel, oil and major import is machinery

Incheon

South Korea

Major exports are textiles, vehicles, electronics, machinery

Major imports are textile fiber and articles, electronics, aircraft vessels and parts
Ships upto 100 thousand DWT can berth there

Sydney

Australia

The inner port of this can dock 48 vessels at the same time
1) Sydneys ports handle more than $50 billion worth of trade each year and generate employment for more than 17,000
people
2) Sydney Ports is an import dominant port and container trade remains the primary type of trade through Sydneys
ports, accounting for 83% of total trade revenue. Sydneys ports consists predominantly of imported containerised trade,
bringing commodities such as manufactures and household consumables to Sydney and New South Wales
3) Other port cargo includes containerised exports such as grains, cotton and wine, bulk goods which include sugar,
gypsum, cement, salt and aggregates, bulk liquids cars and cruise passenger vessels
4) largely driven by East Asia and South East Asia
1) The Port of Yantai is one of the first ports in China to handle chemical fertilizers, and it has developed a solid
reputation for chemical fertilizer bagging with capacity to bag 12 thousand metric tons per day.
2) It is the largest port in North China for handling scrap steel and handles over a million tons each year.

Prince B59

Yantai

China

3) An important port for handling ore, the Port of Yantai has capacity to stack about 2.5 million tons or ore at once.
4) The Port of Yantai has increased its handling of coal exports for China over the years
5) The Port of Yantai has two groups of storage tanks for liquid chemicals with special rail platforms. Storage capacity is
almost 30 thousand cubic meters, and the facility includes pipelines for edible oils that can move 300 tons per hour.

Manzanillo

Mexico

6) The Port of Yantai has capacity to bag 20 thousand tons of grain per day.
Measured by volume of cargo, is Mxicos busiest port. The Puerto de Manzanillo is Mexico's seventh busiest seaport,
and it is a major transshipment point for trade with the United States and Central and South America
The Puerto de Manzanillo output is largest from iron ore mines in mexico, and it also has very strong influence as a
fishing area.
2) The Puerto de Manzanillo handles a wide variety of cargoes. Containerized cargo handled in the Puerto de
Manzanillo includes perishables, powdered milk, electronics, clothing and footwear, appliances, electronics, chemicals,
automotive and spare parts, and tequila.
3) General cargoes in the Puerto de Manzanillo include fertilizers, paraffin, steel products, plywood, paper, vehicles,
livestock, and automotive and spare parts.

4) Agricultural bulk, which makes up a significant portion of the goods handled by the Puerto de Manzanillo, includes
wheat, canola, oats, sorghum, and rapeseed. Mineral bulk cargoes include cement, gypsum, sulfur, mineral fertilizers,
urea, iron pellets, and potassium nitrate.
1) tenth busiest port in China
Rizhao

China

2) Rizhao Port is the largest coal port in northern China, handling both imports and exports
3) It imports crude oil also
The Port of Melbourne handles more than a third of the nation's container trade.

Melbourne

Australia

Le Havre

France

Osaka

Japan

The Port of Melbourne is also Australia's largest automotive port handling more than 370,000 vehicles annually
To ensure the Port can accommodate growing trade demands into the future, the Port of Melbourne Corporation is
expanding Melbourne's port capacity.
The Port of Le Havre is France's second busiest port and the fifth biggest port in Northern Europe. It is the largest
container port in France and a major oil port, handling some 40% of France's crude oil cargoes. The Port of Le Havre is
a multi-purpose commercial port with a wide range of terminals that can process all types of cargo. The Port of Le
Havre also serves passengers traveling between the United Kingdom and France as well as passengers aboard
international cruise vessels.

Name / Roll No

Seaport/ Airport

Bangladesh

Guayaquil Port

Ecuador

The Guayaquil Seaport is the port of entry en departure of a high percentage of cargo moved through Ecuadorian ports.
Guayaquil port is strategically protected by the quiet waters on the Guayaquil Gulf were the biggest South Pacific estuary
joins. The Guayaquil Seaport, now under the Guayaquil Port Authority control and with its modernization plan, secures a
pleasant and productive staying time in our seaport. All this along with other mechanism implemented in its different areas
has turned Guayaquil into a reliable, efficient and competitive seaport in terms of its service quality and cost.

Alexandria

Egypt

Dongguan

China

Port of Southampton

UK

Chennai Port

India

Port of Taichung

Taiwan

Freeport

Bahamas

C46-Ayan

C50-Dhaval
(Yellow-Allocated,
Orange-Extra)

d42 murali

Findings
a deep water seaport dominated by trade in containerised manufactured products (especially
garments, jute and jute goods, leather products, fertilizers and seafood), raw materials and to a
lesser extent passengers. Has been mentioned in the works of Ptolemy, Fa-hien, Hieu-en tsng, and
Ibn Battuta. This was an important port used by the traders from the Middle East, China, Turkey,
Europe to trade with this part of the world.

Chittagong Port

C33 - Shardool

Country

the main port in Egypt, it handles over three quarters of Egypts foreign trade. Alexandria port
consists of two harbours (East and West) separated by a T-shaped peninsula. The East harbour is
shallow and is not navigable by large vessels. The West harbour is used for commercial shipping.
The harbour is formed by two converging breakwaters.
Dongguan ranks behind only Shenzhen, Shanghai and Suzhou in exports among Chinese cities,
with $65.54 billion in shipments.
The Port of Southampton is a passenger and cargo port located in the central part of the south coast of
England.It is the busiest cruise terminal and second largest container port in the UK.The port deals with
perishable foods, bulk cargoes, oil and petroleum products and export and import of Vehicles.
Chennai Port, formerly known as Madras Port, is the second largest port of India, behind the Nhava Sheva
Port, and the largest port in the Bay of Bengal.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
It is currently ranked the 86th largest container port in the world and there are plans to expand the capacity
to about 140 million tonnes per annum.Chennai Port lies on a flat coastal plain known as the Eastern Coastal
Plains on the east coast of the Indian peninsula known as the Coromandel Coast in the Bay of Bengal.There
are extra-port connectivity, intra-port connectivity and pipelines.
The Port of Taichung also Taichung Port, is a port located in Wuqi District, Taichung City, Taiwan. It is the
second-largest port in Taiwan after Kaohsiung Port and operated by Taiwan International Ports Corporation,
the Taiwan's only state-owned harbor management company.The port can be reached by bus, rail, or
road.The port has seen growing luxury car shipments in 2010, indicating signs of economic recovery for the
island
Freeport of Bahamas is known for tourism, free trade zone on the island of Grand Bahama of the northwest
Bahamas.

Shanghai Port

China

Singapore Port

Singapore

World's busiest port(on the east coast of China). Annual volume handled: 35 mn TEU
World's second busiest port and busiest trans-shipment port; Half of world's annual supply of crude oil
happens from here

Qingdao Port

China

Mainly for coal transportation from China to abroad; Near to Beijing and N. Korea

Rotterdam port

Netherlands

Largest port in Europe; Has robotics for container operations

Shenzen Port

China

Shenzen is one of the most developed cities of China(in top 10)

HongKong Port

Hong Kong

Deals mainly in containerised operations of manufactured products

Mersin Port

Turkey

major port located on the north-eastern coast of Mediterranean Sea; has oil terminals too

Haifa Port

Israel

Largest port of Israel; Natural deep water harbor; has passenger terminals also

Montreal Port

Canada

Transshipment point forconsumer goods, machinery, grain, sugar, petroleum products and other
types of cargo; has special terminals for cruise lines also

Zhongshan Port

China

Nothing special; just another port in China