Arriving & casting off
Ports
Where a journey takes to the water: ferry ports on the Baltic and North Sea, cruise terminals of the big cities, and seaports that are a sight in themselves.
- 98
- Ports in this area
- 30
- states/provinces with entries
- 1706
- oldest opened
By state
Alabama 1Port of Mobile
Alaska 2Port of Alaska, Icy Strait Point
British Columbia 15Ogden Point, Brentwood Bay, Tsawwassen ferry terminal, Shelter Bay, Swartz Bay ferry terminal, Quathiaski Cove, Port Hardy (Bear Cove) ferry terminal, Departure Bay ferry terminal, Duke Point ferry terminal, Roberts Bank Superport, Whaletown, Vesuvius, Langdale ferry terminal, Powell River (Westview) ferry terminal, Port of Prince Rupert
California 10Port of Los Angeles, Port of Long Beach, Oakland Seaport, Port of San Francisco, Pillar Point Harbor, Pier 41, Port of Stockton, Port of Redwood City, Port of San Diego, Channel Islands Harbor
Connecticut 1Norwalk Harbor
Delaware 1Port of Wilmington
Florida 9PortMiami, Port Everglades, Port Canaveral, Port of Tampa, Port of Jacksonville, Port of Apalachicola, Port of Palm Beach, Port of Panama City, Port of St. Petersburg
Georgia 3Port of Savannah, Port of Brunswick, Port of Fernandina
Hawaii 1Honolulu Harbor
Illinois 1Port of Chicago
Indiana 1Port of Indiana
Kentucky 1Piatt's Landing
Louisiana 6Port of South Louisiana, Port of New Orleans, Louisiana Offshore Oil Port, Port of Port Arthur, Plaquemines Port, Port of Lake Charles
Maine 2Rockland Ferry Terminal, Port of Portland
Manitoba 1Port of Churchill
Maryland 1Port of Baltimore
Massachusetts 3Port of Boston, Marblehead Harbor, Flynn Cruiseport Boston
New Brunswick 3Port of Saint John, Canaport, Port of Belledune
New Jersey 10Port of New York and New Jersey, Brooklyn Cruise Terminal, Port Jersey, Weehawken Port Imperial, Port of Paulsboro, Perth Amboy Ferry Slip, Howland Hook Marine Terminal, Manhattan Cruise Terminal, Port of Philadelphia, Port of Camden
New York 2Port of Albany–Rensselaer, Erie Basin Marina
Newfoundland and Labrador 1Ship Harbour
Nova Scotia 1Port of Halifax
Nunavut 2Port Burwell, Port Leopold
Ohio 1Port of Cleveland
Ontario 2Hamilton Harbour, Port of Toronto
Oregon 1Port of Portland
Quebec 5Old Port of Montreal, Port of Montreal, Port of Quebec, Port de Gros-Cacouna, port of Trois-Rivières
Rhode Island 1Old Harbor Historic District
Texas 5Port of Houston, Port of Beaumont, Port of Galveston, Port of Corpus Christi, Port of Brownsville
Washington 5Port of Seattle, Port of Tacoma, Fishermen's Terminal, Port of Olympia, Port of Longview
Ferry and cruise terminals often lie well outside the city whose name they carry – plan the journey there separately.
Good to know
- Ferries have their own check-in times: usually 60 to 90 minutes before departure with a vehicle, often 30 on foot.
- Cruise terminals are crowded on call days and empty on every other one – a look at the call calendar helps either way.
- Many seaports have a viewing platform or a harbour tour; the port area itself is usually closed to visitors.
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