Hai Phong, Vietnam

The port of Hai Phong serves the entire northern region of Vietnam, as well as attracting a large amount of foreign investment due to its significance in the region. The city of Hai Phong was initially founded by a female general named Le Chan. Over the centuries, it has continued to be a significant overseas […]

Guayaquil, Ecuador

Located on the bank of the Guayas River on Ecuador’s Pacific coast, the Port of Guayaquil is Ecuador’s main port. It is located in the capital of the Guayas province, in what is the largest city in the country. With the help of the port, the city of Guayaquil now rivals Ecuador’s capital city, Quito, […]

Guatemala City, Guatemala

Port of Guatemala City, Guatemala, by todamo on Getty Images Located in a mountain valley in the south-central part of the country, Guatemala City, or Guate, is the capital of Guatemala. Guate is not only an important metropolitan center for Guatemala but for all of Central America, as it is the most populous city in […]

Gothenburg, Sweden

Over 11,000 ships from over 100 countries visit the port of Gothenburg each year. As the largest and busiest port in Scandinavia, it’s no wonder that over 800,000 containers are shipped through the port each year. Gothenburg is the 2nd largest city in Sweden and it is located halfway between the capital cities of Copenhagen, […]

Djibouti City, Djibouti

Located along the banks of the Red Sea, the port of Djibouti is one of the most strategic ports for the continent of Africa. Serving as a transportation hub for the horn of Africa, East Africa and landlocked Ethiopia, Djibouti has seen immense increase in port traffic from the 1980’s through the present 21st century. […]

Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Since the 19th century, the city of Dar Es Salaam in Tanzania has played an important part in trade along the Indian Ocean. Situated on a natural harbor, Dar Es Salaam is the largest and most important city in Tanzania. Dar Es Salaam is also considered the largest city in by population in East Africa, […]

Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Dammam is the second-most trafficked port in Saudi Arabia—next to Jeddah—and is the gateway into the Eastern and Central Provinces of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This includes the capitol city of Riyadh, the country’s largest oil industries, and other major cities in the Eastern and Central Provinces of Saudi Arabia. Officially named the King […]

Dakar, Senegal

The port of Dakar is not only the major shipping port for the country of Senegal, but it is also one of the major shipping hubs in Africa. Dakar is the westernmost city on the Africa mainland and originally served as a unique and strategic shipping point for trade between Africa and Europe. Today, the […]

Cotonou, Benin

In the early 1800’s the city of Cotonou, the capital of Benin, was originally a small fishing village. By the mid 1800’s the city was set up as a major trading post between Benin and Europe and by the late 1800’s the port of Cotonou, Benin was considered one of the largest ports in West […]

Casablanca, Morocco

Resting on the forefront of Africa’s Atlantic Coast, the Port of Casablanca is an ideal seaport for international shipping services to Morocco and the surrounding North Africa region. Not only is it a noteworthy port for the international shipping industry and international shipping companies in the region, but it’s also one of the largest artificial […]