An inland port is a port on an inland waterway, such as a river, lake, or canal, which may or may not be connected to the sea. The term "inland port" is also used to refer to a dry port.
The United States Army Corps of Engineers publishes biannually a list of such locations and for this purpose states that "inland ports" are ports that are located on rivers and do not handle deep draft ship traffic. The list includes ports such as St. Louis, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Kansas City, and Memphis. A dense network of inland waterways including ports exists also in Europe (France, Germany, Poland, Russia, the United Kingdom and the Benelux countries), as well as in China and Brazil.
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Port of | Water body | Coords. | Website | Features & notes[18] | |
Germany[edit] | |||||
Duisburg Inland Port | Rhine River | 51°27′N 6°45′W / 51.45°N 6.75°W | duisport.de | ||
Dortmund Port | Dortmund–Ems Canal | 51°32′N 7°26′W / 51.53°N 7.44°W | e-port-dortmund.de | ||
United Kingdom[edit] | |||||
Port of London | River Thames | 51°30′N 0°03′W / 51.50°N 0.05°W | pla.co.uk | ||
Port of Manchester(including Manchester Docks) | River Mersey | 51°30′N 0°03′W / 51.50°N 0.05°W | pla.co.uk | Was closed in 1982; being renovated as the Atlantic Gateway | |
Port of Bristol | River Avon | 51°30′N 2°42′E / 51.50°N 2.70°E | bristolport.co.uk | ||
Gloucester Docks | Gloucester and Sharpness Canal | 51°52′N 2°15′E / 51.86°N 2.25°E | visitgloucester.co.uk | ||
Goole | River Ouse and Aire and Calder Navigation | 51°52′N 2°15′E / 51.86°N 2.25°E | abports.co.uk | ||
France[edit] | |||||
Autonomous Port of Paris | Seine | 48°51′N 2°21′W / 48.85°N 2.35°W | |||
Lyon | Rhone | 45°43′N 4°50′W / 45.71°N 4.83°W |