Life Raft on Ships : A General Overview

Life rafts are provided as a life saving appliances on every sea going merchant or passenger vessel in addition to the lifeboats. Life rafts are much easier to launch as compare to life boats and in case of emergency situation, evacuation from the ship can be done without manually launching any of them as the life rafts are designed with auto inflatable system. SOLAS chapter III gives all the details for types and number of life raft to be carried as per the size and type of the ship.

Life rafts

Life rafts are normally located on muster station, on port and starboard side near the life boat, and fwd and aft of the ship. The location generally depends on size of the ship. Life rafts are stored in a fiberglass container, incorporated with a high pressure gas used for inflating life raft at the time of emergency. A Hydrostatic Release Unit (HRU) is connected to raft container and ship, which release the raft even after the ship sinks in water.

The particulars of the raft is stenciled on the container which includes the capacity, manufacturing date, servicing date, company name etc. along with the launching procedure with a photogenic display for easy understanding. The basic survival items are already stored in the raft which includes rations, pyrotechnics, life jackets etc.

Some ships carries a davit launching system which allows the crew to inflate and  board the raft on deck, avoiding the risk of going into the sea water.

Basic Construction Details of Life Rafts:

• Life rafts normally come as partially or fully enclosed by a canopy to protect the crew members from rough weather and direct sun.

• The canopy of the raft is in highly visible orange colour with reflective stripes.

• The rubber tubing of the raft is generally of double layer type so that if one gets punctured, the other layer can keep the raft afloat.

• The floor of the life raft is a water proof insulated so that any water collected inside the raft can be easily removed.

• Pockets are also provided for carrying ballast water, which helps the raft to be stable at rough seas so as to avoid tipping over of the raft.

• Anchors are also provided for better stability of the raft.

• A boarding ramp or ladder is also fitted for easy boarding of crew members even at rough waters.

• A bright illuminating light for easy location of the life raft. It is generally fitted at the top of canopy.

• Outside lifelines and inside bracing ropes are present to hold the raft.

• The raft consists of various ventilation, observation ports and rain water collection ports for drinking purpose.

SOLAS Requirement for Life Raft:

• On every merchant vessel, annual servicing of life raft has to be done by a specialised shore body and cannot be opened by crew members onboard for inspection.

• The life raft must be capable of withstanding more then 30 days of sea exposure.

• A hydrostatic unit must be fitted for auto inflation of life raft when the ship sinks.

• The container in which the raft is stored must be buoyant in nature.

• It should be strong enough to withstand repeated jumps of crew member from a height of 15 ft.

• A painter/rope line must be provided, whose length should not be less than 50 feet, to open the raft from remote position.

• Highly visible canopy with sufficient headroom and rain water collecting arrangement should be there.

• At least one observation port should be there and the entrance should be of quick closing/opening type.

• Minimum two separate buoyant compartments along with ballast ports to carry at least 220 litres of ballast water should be there.

• The floor must be waterproof and have minimum one boarding ladder.

• Survival pack as per SOLAS along with manually operated lights needs to be provided.

• The raft must be easy to right in case it has been toppled over by rough seas and lifelines must be present inside and outside of the raft.
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• Atlantic Ocean
  List of ports and harbours of the Atlantic Ocean
  Abidjan, Ivory Coast
  Accra, Ghana
  A Coruña, Spain
  Port of Albany-Rensselaer, New York, United States
  Bahía Blanca, Argentina
  Coronel Rosales Partido, Argentina
  General Belgrano, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  Banana, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  Barranquilla, Colombia
  Belém, Brazil
  Bergen, Norway
  Bodø, Norway
  Port of Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  Botwood, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
  Bridgetown, Barbados
  Brunswick, Georgia, United States
  Buenos Aires, Argentina
  Calabar, Nigeria
  Cabinda, Angola
  Cádiz, Spain
  Port Canaveral, Florida, United States
  Cape May, New Jersey, United States
  Cape Town, South Africa
  Port of Casablanca, Morocco
  Cayenne, French Guiana, France
  Charleston, South Carolina, United States
  Colón, Panama
  Cork, Ireland
  Dakar, Senegal
  Douala, Cameroon
  Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States
  Ferrol, Spain
  Freeport, Bahamas
  Freetown, Sierra Leone
  Fortaleza, Brazil
  Galway, Ireland
  Georgetown, Guyana
  Port of Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
  Port of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Hamilton, Bermuda
  Hampton Roads, Virginia, United States
  Harstad, Norway
  Huelva, Spain
  Jacksonville, Florida, United States
  Lagos, Nigeria
  Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
  Libreville, Gabon
  Lisbon, Portugal
  Lomé, Togo
  Luanda, Angola
  Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
  Melford, Nova Scotia, Canada (proposed)
  Port of Miami, Florida, United States
  Monrovia, Liberia
  Montevideo, Uruguay
  Nantes, France
  Narvik, Norway
  Nassau, Bahamas
  Port Newark, United States
  Port of New York and New Jersey, United States
  Paramaribo, Suriname
  Pecém, Brazil
  Port of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
  Port Everglades, Florida, United States
  Port Harcourt, Nigeria
  Portland, Maine, United States
  Porto, Portugal
  Porto Alegre, Brazil
  Quequén, Argentina
  Recife, Brazil
  Reykjavík, Iceland
  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  Salvador, Brazil
  San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States
  Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
  Port of Santos near São Paulo, Brazil
  Port of Savannah, Georgia, United States
  St. Augustine, Florida, United States
  Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
  Sept-Îles, Quebec, Canada
  Setúbal, Portugal
  Sines, Portugal
  Stornoway, Scotland, United Kingdom
  Shannon/Foynes, Ireland
  St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
  Tangier, Morocco
  Tromsø, Norway
  Trondheim, Norway
  Port of Vigo, Spain
  Vitória, Brazil
  Walvis Bay, Namibia
  Wilmington, Delaware, United States
  Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
  Ålesund, Norway
  Paranaguá, Brazil
  São Francisco do Sul, Brazil
  Itajaí, Brazil
  Porto Velho, Brazil
  Santos, Brazil
  Itapoá, Brazil
  Adriatic Sea
  Ancona, Italy
  Port of Bar, Montenegro
  Bari, Italy
  Budva, Montenegro
  Port of Durrës, Albania
  Port of Koper, Slovenia
  Port of Pescara, Italy
  Port of Ploče, Croatia
  Port of Rijeka, Croatia
  Shën Gjin, Albania
  Port of Split, Croatia
  Port of Trieste, Italy
  Venice, Italy
  Port of Vlorë, Albania
  Ravenna, Italy
  Monfalcone, Italy
  Chioggia, Italy
  Porto Marghera, Italy
  Aegean Sea
  Alexandroupolis, Greece
  Bodrum, Turkey
  Chalcis, Greece
  Chios, Greece
  Eleusina, Greece
  Heraklion, Crete, Greece
  İzmir, Turkey
  Kavala, Greece
  Kuşadası, Turkey
  Laurium, Greece
  Mytilene, Greece
  Piraeus, Greece
  Rhodes, Greece
  Thessaloniki, Greece
  Volos, Greece
  Azov Sea
  Azov, Russia
  Berdiansk, Ukraine
  Mariupol, Ukraine
  Taganrog, Russia
  Yeysk, Russia
  Baltic Sea
  List of Ports of the Baltic Sea.
  Bay of Biscay
  Avilés, Spain
  Bayonne, France
  Burela, Spain
  Port of Bilbao, Spain
  Bordeaux, France
  Brest, France
  El Musel, Gijón, Spain
  Pasaia, Spain
  La Rochelle, France
  Les Sables-d'Olonne, France
  Santander, Spain
  Black Sea
  Batumi, Georgia
  Bilhorod, Ukraine
  Burgas, Bulgaria
  Illichivsk, Ukraine
  Mangalia, Romania
  Midia, Năvodari, Romania
  Novorossiysk, Russia
  Odessa, Ukraine
  Poti, Georgia
  Port of Constanţa, Romania
  Giurgiulesti International Free Port, Moldova
  Port of Erdemir, Turkey
  Port of Varna, Bulgaria
  Samsun, Turkey
  Sevastopol, Ukraine
  Sukhumi, Georgia
  Trabzon, Turkey
  Yuzhny, Ukraine
  Caribbean Sea
  Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, France
  Belize City, Belize
  Bridgetown, Barbados
  Port of Cabo Rojo, Dominican Republic
  Cartagena, Colombia
  Chetumal, Mexico
  Colón, Panama
  Fort-de-France, Martinique, France
  La Guaira, Venezuela
  Guanta, Venezuela
  Guantánamo, Cuba
  Kingston, Jamaica
  Limón, Costa Rica
  Maracaibo, Venezuela
  Oranjestad, Aruba, Netherlands
  Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France
  Ponce, Puerto Rico, United States
  Port-au-Prince, Haiti
  Port Caucedo, Dominican Republic
  Port Rio Haina, Dominican Republic
  Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
  Puerto Barrios, Guatemala
  Puerto Cabello, Venezuela
  Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
  Puerto Castilla, Honduras
  Puerto Cortés, Honduras
  Roatán, Honduras
  Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
  Port of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
  Santo Tomás de Castilla, Guatemala
  Willemstad, Curaçao, Netherlands
  Chesapeake Bay
  Baltimore, United States
  Norfolk, Virginia, United States
  Salisbury, Maryland, United States
  English Channel
  Caen (Ouistreham), France
  Calais, France
  Cherbourg, France
  Dieppe, France
  Port of Dover, United Kingdom
  Le Havre, France
  Port of London, United Kingdom
  Dunkerque(Duinkerken), France
  Newhaven, United Kingdom
  Ostend, Belgium
  St. Peter Port, Guernsey, United Kingdom
  Portland Harbour, United Kingdom
  Portsmouth, United Kingdom
  Plymouth, United Kingdom
  Ramsgate, United Kingdom
  Saint-Malo, France
  Shoreham-by-Sea, United Kingdom
  Port of Southampton, United Kingdom
  Great Lakes
  Port of Montreal, Canada
  Buffalo, New York, United States
  Burns Harbor / Portage, Indiana, United States
  Port of Chicago, Illinois, United States
  Cleveland, Ohio, United States
  Detroit, Michigan, United States
  Duluth, Minnesota, United States
  Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
  Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
  Kingston, Ontario, Canada
  Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
  Port of Montreal, Canada
  Nanticoke, Ontario, Canada
  Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
  Port of Oswego Authority, New York, United States
  Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
  Two Harbors, Minnesota, United States
  Toledo, Ohio, United States
  Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
  Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States
  Irish Sea
  Barrow-in-Furness, England
  Belfast, Northern Ireland
  Cairnryan, Scotland
  Cardiff, Wales
  Douglas, Isle of Man
  Drogheda, Ireland
  Dublin, Ireland
  Dún Laoghaire, Ireland
  Dundalk, Ireland
  Ellesmere, England
  Fishguard, Wales
  Fleetwood, England
  Garston, England
  Glasgow, Scotland
  Heysham, England
  Holyhead, Wales
  Larne, Northern Ireland
  Liverpool, England
  Milford Haven, Wales
  Mostyn, Wales
  Pembroke Dock, Wales
  Rosslare Europort, Ireland
  Runcorn, England
  Stranraer, Scotland
  Swansea, Wales
  Sea of Marmara
  Istanbul, Turkey
  İzmit, Turkey
  Tekirdağ, Turkey
  Mediterranean Sea
  Adana, Turkey
  Alexandria, Egypt
  Algeciras, Spain
  Al Hoceima, Morocco
  Algiers, Algeria
  Almería, Spain
  Antalya, Turkey
  Port of Ashdod, Israel
  Barcelona, Spain
  Bardia, Libya
  Beirut, Lebanon
  Benghazi, Libya
  Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy
  Cartagena, Spain
  Ceuta, Spain
  Chalcis, Greece
  Civitavecchia, Italy
  Corinth, Greece
  Datca, Turkey
  Fethiye, Turkey
  Genoa, Italy
  Gibraltar (British Overseas Territory)
  Gioia Tauro, Italy
  Grand Harbour, Malta
  Iskenderun, Turkey
  Port of Haifa, Israel
  Larnaca, Cyprus
  Latakia, Syria
  Leghorn, Italy
  Limassol, Cyprus
  Málaga, Spain
  Marmaris, Turkey
  Marseille, France
  Melilla, Spain
  Mersa Matruh, Egypt
  Mersin, Turkey
  Messina, Sicily, Italy
  Misrata, Libya
  Nador, Morocco
  Naples, Italy
  Oran, Algeria
  Palma de Mallorca, Spain
  Palermo, Sicily, Italy
  Patras, Greece
  Piraeus, Greece
  Port Said, Egypt
  Sidon, Lebanon
  Tangier, Morocco
  Tarragona, Spain
  Tel Aviv, Israel
  Thessaloniki, Greece
  Tétouan, Morocco
  Tripoli, Lebanon
  Tripoli, Libya
  Tunis, Tunisia
  Valencia, Spain
  Gulf of Mexico
  Port of Beaumont, Texas, United States
  Campeche, Mexico
  Ciudad del Carmen, Mexico
  Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico
  Port Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
  Galveston, Texas, United States
  Gulfport, Mississippi, United States
  Havana, Cuba
  Port of Houston, Texas, United States
  Intracoastal City, Louisiana, United States
  Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States
  Louisiana Offshore Oil Port, Louisiana, United States
  Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico
  Matanzas, Matanzas, Cuba
  Port of Mobile, Alabama, United States
  Port of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
  Panama City, Florida, United States
  Pensacola, Florida, United States
  Plaquemines Port, Louisiana, United States
  Port Fourchon, Louisiana, United States
  Progreso, Mexico
  Port of Tampa, United States
  Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
  Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico
  North Sea
  List of North Sea ports
  Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
  Port of Amsterdam, Netherlands
  Port of Antwerp, Belgium
  Blyth, England, United Kingdom
  Bremerhaven, Germany
  Bremen, Germany
  Port of Bruges-Zeebrugge, Belgium
  Cuxhaven, Germany
  Delfzijl, Netherlands
  Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom
  Eemshaven, Netherlands
  Emden, Germany
  Esbjerg, Denmark
  Port of Felixstowe, United Kingdom
  Flotta, Scotland, United Kingdom
  Port of Ghent, Belgium
  Gothenburg, Sweden
  Grimsby, United Kingdom
  Port of Hamburg, Germany
  Harwich International Port, England, United Kingdom
  Immingham, England, United Kingdom
  Hull, England, United Kingdom
  Kristiansand, Norway
  Leith, Scotland, United Kingdom
  Port of London, England, United Kingdom
  Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom
  Newcastle, England, United Kingdom
  Oostende, Belgium
  Oslo, Norway
  Port of Rotterdam, Netherlands & Europoort
  Stavanger, Norway
  Terneuzen, Netherlands
  Sullom Voe, Scotland, United Kingdom
  Sunderland, England, United Kingdom
  Thamesport, Isle of Grain, England, United Kingdom
  Port of Tilbury, England, United Kingdom
  Vlissingen, Netherlands
  Wilhelmshaven, Germany & JadeWeserPort
  Ålesund, Norway
  Øresund
  Copenhagen, Denmark
  Helsingborg, Sweden
  Malmö, Sweden
  Ottawa River/Saint Lawrence River
  Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
  Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
  Bécancour, Quebec, Canada
  Gulf of Paria
  Pedernales, Venezuela
  Point Lisas, Trinidad and Tobago
  Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
  Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago - since 1991
  Tyrrhenian Sea
  Civitavecchia, Italy
  Naples, Italy
  Livorno, Italy
  Arctic Ocean
  List of ports and harbours of the Arctic Ocean
  Akureyri, Iceland
  Arkhangelsk, Russia
  Barrow, Alaska, United States
  Belomorsk, Russia
  Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
  Dikson, Russia
  Dudinka, Russia
  Hammerfest, Norway
  Honningsvåg, Norway
  Kandalaksha, Russia
  Igarka, Russia
  Kirkenes, Norway
  Murmansk, Russia
  Naryan-Mar, Russia
  Severomorsk, Russia
  Tiksi, Russia
  Pevek, Russia
  Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, United States
  Vardø, Norway
  Vitino, Russia
  Indian Ocean
  List of ports and harbours of the Indian Ocean
  Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
  Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  Cochin, Kerala, India
  Colombo, Sri Lanka
  Port of Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
  Durban, South Africa
  Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
  Haldia, West Bengal, India
  Jakarta, Indonesia
  Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India
  Krishnapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
  Kandla, Gujarat, India
  Port of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
  Mundra, Gujarat, India
  Mangalore, Karnataka, India
  Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
  Maputo, Mozambique
  Mogadishu, Somalia
  Port of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  Paradeep, Odisha, India
  Portland, Victoria, Australia
  Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia
  Port Elizabeth, South Africa
  Port Lincoln, South Australia, Australia
  Port Louis, Mauritius
  Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia
  Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India
  Richards Bay, South Africa
  Mombasa, Kenya
  Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
  Port of Kolkata, West Bengal, India
  Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India
  Gulf of Aden
  Aden, Yemen
  Berbera, Somalia
  Mukalla, Yemen
  Port of Djibouti, Djibouti
  Arabian Sea
  Gwadar Port, Gwadar, Balochistan, Pakistan
  Karachi Port, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
  Keti Bandar, Sindh, Pakistan
  Port Qasim, Sindh, Pakistan
  Port of Ormara, Ormara, Balochistan, Pakistan
  Port of Pasni, Pasni, Balochistan, Pakistan
  Mundra Port, Gujarat, India
  New Mangalore port, Karnataka, India
  INS Kadamba, Karnataka, India
  Cochin Port, Kerala, India
  Kandla Port, Gujarat, India
  Mormugão, Goa, India
  Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  Al Duqm Port & Drydock, Duqm, Al Wusta Region, Oman
  Port of Salalah, Salalah, Dhofar Governorate, Oman
  Port of Bushehr, Bushehr Province, Iran
  Bandar-Abbas, Hormozgan, Iran
  Bay of Bengal
  Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
  Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, India
  Chittagong Port, Chittagong Bangladesh
  Ennore, Tamil Nadu, India
  Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India
  Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
  Mongla Port, Khulna, Bangladesh
  Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, India
  Paradeep, Odisha, India
  Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India
  Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
  Gangavaram Port, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
  Dhamra, Odisha, India
  Gopalpur, Odisha, India
  Hooghly River
  Haldia, West Bengal, India
  Port of Kolkata, West Bengal, India
  Strait of Malacca
  Johor Port, Malaysia
  Port Klang, Malaysia
  Northport
  West Port
  Southpoint
  Penang, Malaysia
  Port of Singapore, Singapore
  Tanjung Langsat Port, Johor, Malaysia
  Port of Tanjung Pelepas, Malaysia
  Gulf of Martaban
  Yangon, Myanmar
  Sea of Oman
  Port of Chabahar, Iran
  Port Sultan Qaboos, Muttrah, Muscat Governorate, Oman
  Port of Sohar, Sohar, Dhofar Governorate, Oman
  Khawr Fakkan, Sharjah, UAE
  Gwadar Port, Balochistan, Pakistan
  Chingari Port, Sindh, Pakistan
  Persian Gulf
  Bandar Abbas, Iran
  Bandar Imam Khomeini, Iran
  Dammam, Saudi Arabia
  Doha, Qatar
  Dubai, UAE
  Hamriyah Port, Sharjah, UAE
  Khafji, Saudi Arabia
  Khobar, Saudi Arabia
  Shuwaikh port, Kuwait
  Jebel Ali, Dubai, UAE
  Jubail, Saudi Arabia
  Khalifa Bin Salman Port, Hidd, Bahrain
  Mina Salman Port, Manama, Bahrain
  Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia
  Port Phillip
  Geelong, Victoria, Australia
  Port of Melbourne, Australia
  Red Sea
  Aqaba, Jordan
  Ain Sokhna, Egypt
  Asseb, Eritrea
  Djibouti City, Djibouti
  Dubai, Saudi Arabia
  Port of Eilat, Israel
  Farasan (city), Saudi Arabia
  Hurghada, Egypt
  Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  Jizan, Saudi Arabia
  Massawa, Eritrea
  Port Sudan, Sudan
  Rabigh, Saudi Arabia
  Suez, Egypt
  Yanbu, Saudi Arabia
  Pacific Ocean
  List of ports and harbours of the Pacific Ocean
  Acapulco, Mexico
  Auckland, New Zealand
  Aurora, Philippines
  Buenaventura, Colombia
  Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
  Cagayan Freeport, Philippines
  Caldera, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
  Callao, Peru
  Corinto, Nicaragua
  Port of Davao, Philippines
  Port of Ensenada, Mexico
  Eureka, California, United States on Humboldt Bay
  Fraser Port, British Columbia, Canada
  Guayaquil, Ecuador
  Port of Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
  Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
  Iquique, Chile
  Port of Kobe, Japan
  Legazpi, Philippines
  Port of Long Beach, California, United States
  Port of Los Angeles, California, United States
  Lyttelton, New Zealand
  Napier, New Zealand See also: Port of Napier
  Mazatlán, Mexico
  Panama City, Panama
  Port Chalmers, New Zealand
  Port Hueneme, California, United States
  Puerto Montt, Chile
  Port of Napier, New Zealand
  Port of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
  Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
  San Antonio, Chile
  Port of San Diego, California, United States
  Surigao, Philippines
  Tabaco, Philippines
  Tauranga, New Zealand
  Timaru, New Zealand
  Valparaíso, Chile
  Viña del Mar, Chile
  Wellington, New Zealand
  Port of Yokohama, Japan
  Sai Gon New Port, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
  Columbia River
  Port of Longview, Washington, United States
  Port of Portland, Oregon, United States
  Drake Passage, Beagle Channel and Strait of Magellan
  Puerto Williams, Chile
  Punta Arenas, Chile
  Ushuaia, Argentina
  Sacramento–San Joaquin rivers
  Sacramento, California, United States
  Gulf of Alaska
  Port of Anchorage, Alaska, United States
  Juneau, Alaska, United States
  Arafura Sea
  Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
  Bering Strait
  Nome, Alaska, United States
  Bohai Sea
  Tianjin, People's Republic of China
  Dongying, People's Republic of China
  Qinhuangdao, People's Republic of China
  Jinzhou, People's Republic of China
  Yingkou, People's Republic of China
  Hangu, People's Republic of China
  Gulf of Carpentaria
  Weipa, Queensland, Australia
  Coral Sea
  Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia
  Port of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
  Gladstone, Queensland, Australia
  Hay Point, Queensland, Australia
  Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
  Townsville, Queensland, Australia
  East China Sea
  Ningbo, People's Republic of China
  Kaohsiung, Taiwan
  Keelung, Taiwan
  Gulf of Thailand
  Bangkok, Thailand
  Laem Chabang, Thailand
  Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, Kingdom of Cambodia
  Korea Bay
  Dalian, People's Republic of China
  Lushun/Lushunkou, People's Republic of China
  Namp'o, North Korea
  Sinǔiju, North Korea
  Yangtze River / Changjiang
  Chongqing, People's Republic of China
  Port of Shanghai, People's Republic of China
  Wuhan, People's Republic of China
  Gulf of California
  Port of Pichilingue/La Paz, Mexico (UNESCO Whale Sactuary and Bio-Reserve)
  Sea of Japan
  Port of Busan, South Korea
  Rason, North Korea
  Hungnam, North Korea
  Gangneung, South Korea
  Nakhodka, Russia
  Vladivostok, Russia
  Vostochny, Russia
  Wonsan, North Korea
  Puget Sound/Strait of Georgia
  Port of Vancouver, Canada
  Port of Bellingham, Washington, United States
  Port of Everett, Washington, United States
  Port of Seattle, Washington, United States
  Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
  Port of Tacoma, Washington, United States
  Port of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
  San Francisco Bay
  Port of Oakland, California, United States
  Port of Redwood City, Redwood City, California, United States
  Richmond, California, United States
  San Francisco, California, United States
  Vallejo, California, United States
  Stockton, California, United States
  Pittsburg, California, United States
  South China Sea
  Batangas, Philippines
  Cam Ranh, Vietnam
  Cebu, Philippines
  Da Nang, Vietnam
  Hai Phong, Vietnam
  Iloilo, Philippines
  Ka-Ho, Macau (People's Republic of China)
  Kemaman Port, Terengganu, Malaysia
  Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon port), Vietnam
  Port of Kaohsiung, Republic of China (Taiwan)
  Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
  Kuantan Port, Pahang, Malaysia
  Kuching Port, Sarawak, Malaysia
  Miri Port, Sarawak, Malaysia
  Rejang Port, Sarawak, Malaysia
  Bintulu Port, Sarawak, Malaysia
  Kwai Chung, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
  Port of Manila, Philippines
  Muara Port, Brunei
  Puerto Princesa, Philippines
  Port of Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
  Subic Bay, Philippines
  Tuen Mun, Hong Kong People's Republic of China
  Van Phong, Vietnam
  Yantian, Shenzhen, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
  Zamboanga, Philippini
  Pearl River / Zhujiang
  Port of Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
  Tasman Sea
  Botany Bay (Port Botany), New South Wales, Australia* Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
  Nelson, New Zealand
  Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
  New Plymouth, New Zealand
  Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour), New South Wales, Australia
  Port Kembla, New South Wales, Australia
  Yellow Sea
  Haenam, South Korea
  Port of Incheon, South Korea
  Qingdao, People's Republic of China
  Rizhao, People's Republic of China
  Tianjin, People's Republic of China
  Weihai, People's Republic of China