Ports and harbors are very important in any continent. This is because these help connect the continent to the rest of the world, and also creates a network of transport within the continent itself, amongst the various countries contained in the continent. When it comes to talk about ports in North America, then one can point out there are a plenty of them. Since trade and commerce is also an important aspect of any continent it is the same for North America and the ports in North America play a major role in the country's economy besides transportation. North America belongs to the northern hemisphere as well as the western hemisphere and has its borders as the Arctic Ocean to the north, North Atlantic Ocean to the east, Caribbean Sea to the south east, and North Pacific Ocean to the west and the south. It follows after Asia and Africa in size and happens to be the third largest continent. When you go through the names of the North American ports then you will find out that all of these happen to be the shipping ports in North America.
However, as you go through the details about these ports in North America, you will also find out that these North America ports also play a significant role in a number of other purposes as well. This is to say, that these ports in North America also offer facilities like fishing, cruises, local delivery, and last but not the least marinas. Some of the most prominent port cities in North America are located in the United States of America. Some of the world's busiest ports can be spotted in Canada, Mexico and the US. Both in terms of tonnage, volume and value, these ports in North America are amongst the busiest and also amongst the toppers in the world rankings.
Some of the prominent ports in North America are Port of Prov., Goose Bay, Corner Brook, Belledune, St. John's, Charlottetown, Shediac and Port of State. There are also many other ports which include the names like Eastport, Searsport, Portland, Portsmouth Marine Terminal, Boston, New Bedford Harbor, New London, New Haven and Bridgeport. However, these are not the only ports that are there.
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The other major ports of the continent are Stamford, Port Jefferson, Hempstead Harbor, Philadelphia, Chester, Paulsboro, Marcus Hook and Wilmington. The other ports that you will find are the New Castle, Baltimore, Hopewell, Palm Beach, Port Everglades, Port Manatee, Panama City, Gulfport and Port of Plaquemines.
The other ports are the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port, Plaquemines Port, Port Arthur, Texas City, Freeport, Port Lavaca/Point Comfort, Guatemala, Puerto Cortés, Costa Rica, Toronto, Stoneport Harbor, Kansas City and scores of others. North America has innumerable ports and harbors and this is one of the most contributing factors of economy in the country. The ports in North America have made life easy in a way, that water transportation is not a problem. With so many ports scattered all over the continent, the overseas trade is a going very well in the continent.
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