This is a list of ports and harbours of the Indian Ocean.
| Land region | Country, subdivision | Port | Container Port | Body of water |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oceania | Australia, Western Australia | Barrow Island | ||
| Oceania | Australia, Western Australia | Broome | ||
| Oceania | Australia, Western Australia | Bunbury | ||
| Oceania | Australia, Western Australia | Busselton | ||
| Oceania | Australia, Western Australia | Challenger Harbour | ||
| Oceania | Australia, Western Australia | Cockatoo Island | ||
| Oceania | Australia, Western Australia | Cossack | ||
| Oceania | Australia, Western Australia | Dampier | ||
| Oceania | Australia, Western Australia | Derby | ||
| Oceania | Australia, Western Australia | Fishing Boat Harbour | ||
| Oceania | Australia, Western Australia | Fremantle | Yes | |
| Oceania | Australia, Western Australia | Garkunnden Island | ||
| Oceania | Australia, Western Australia | Geraldton | ||
| Oceania | Australia, Western Australia | Hamelin Bay | ||
| Oceania | Australia, Western Australia | Koolan Island | ||
| Oceania | Australia, Western Australia | Kwinana | ||
| Oceania | Australia, Western Australia | Port Hedland | ||
| Oceania | Australia, Western Australia | Thompsons Bay, Western Australia | ||
| Oceania | Australia, Western Australia | Wyndham | ||
| Oceania | Australia, South Australia | Port Adelaide | ||
| Oceania | Australia, South Australia | Port Lincoln | ||
| Oceania | Australia, South Australia | Port Pirie | ||
| Oceania | Australia, Tasmania | Strahan | ||
| Oceania | Australia, Victoria | Portland | ||
| Oceania | Australia, Victoria | Geelong | Port Phillip Bay | |
| Oceania | Australia, Victoria | Port of Melbourne | Port Phillip Bay | |
| South Asia | Bangladesh, Chittagong | Port of Chittagong | Yes | Bay of Bengal |
| South Asia | Bangladesh, Bagerhat | Port of Mongla | Yes | Bay of Bengal |
| South Asia | Bangladesh, Patuakhali | Port of Paira | Bay of Bengal | |
| South Asia | Bangladesh, Cox's Bazar | Matarbari Port | Bay of Bengal | |
| West Asia | Bahrain, Al Hidd | Khalifa Bin Salman Port | Persian Gulf | |
| West Asia | Bahrain, Manama | Mina Salman Port | Persian Gulf | |
| East Africa | Djibouti | Port of Djibouti in Djibouti City | Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Tadjoura | |
| Northeast Africa | Egypt | Hurghada | Red Sea | |
| Northeast Africa | Egypt | Suez | Red Sea | |
| East Africa | Eritrea | Asseb | Red Sea | |
| East Africa | Eritrea | Massawa | Red Sea | |
| South Asia | India, Gujarat | Alang | ||
| South Asia | India, Maharashtra | Angré Port | ||
| South Asia | India, Gujarat | Bedi | ||
| South Asia | India, Kerala | Beypore | ||
| South Asia | India, Gujarat | Bhavnagar | ||
| South Asia | India, Tamil Nadu | Cuddalore | Bay of Bengal | |
| South Asia | India, Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Car Nicobar | ||
| South Asia | India, Gujarat | Dahej | ||
| South Asia | India, Tamil Nadu | Kamarajar Port Limited, Ennore | Bay of Bengal | |
| South Asia | India, Maharashtra | Dabhol LNG Terminal | ||
| South Asia | India, Andhra Pradesh, Visakhapatnam | Gangavaram Port | Bay of Bengal | |
| South Asia | India, Andhra Pradesh, Visakhapatnam | Visakhapatnam Port | Bay of Bengal | |
| South Asia | India, Orissa | Gopalpur-on-Sea | Bay of Bengal | |
| South Asia | India, Gujarat | Hazira | ||
| South Asia | India, West Bengal | Haldia | Bay of Bengal via Hooghly River | |
| South Asia | India, Gujarat | Jakhau | ||
| South Asia | India, Maharashtra, Navi Mumbai | Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust | Arabian Sea | |
| South Asia | India, Andhra Pradesh | Kakinada | ||
| South Asia | India, Gujarat | Kandla | Arabian Sea | |
| South Asia | India, Tamil Nadu | Kattupalli Shipyard | ||
| South Asia | India, Kerala | Cochin Port (includes International Container Transshipment Terminal, Kochi) | Arabian Sea | |
| South Asia | India, West Bengal | Kolkata | Bay of Bengal via Hooghly River | |
| South Asia | India, Kerala | Kollam | ||
| South Asia | India, Kerala | Kozhikode | ||
| South Asia | India, Andhra Pradesh | Krishnapatnam Port | Bay of Bengal | |
| South Asia | India, Gujarat | Magdalla | ||
| South Asia | India, Tamil Nadu | Chennai Port Trust, Chennai | Bay of Bengal | |
| South Asia | India, Karnataka | Mangalore (NMPT) | ||
| South Asia | India, Goa | Mormugao | Arabian Sea | |
| South Asia | India, Maharashtra | Port of Mumbai | ||
| South Asia | India, Gujarat | Mundra | Arabian Sea | |
| South Asia | India, Andhra Pradesh | Narsapur | ||
| South Asia | India, Gujarat | Navlakhi | ||
| South Asia | India, Gujarat | Okha | ||
| South Asia | India, Goa | Panaji | ||
| South Asia | India, Odisha | Paradip | Bay of Bengal | |
| South Asia | India, Gujarat | Pipavav | ||
| South Asia | India, Puducherry | Pondicherry | ||
| South Asia | India, Gujarat | Porbandar | ||
| South Asia | India, Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Port Blair | ||
| South Asia | India, Maharashtra | Ratnagiri | ||
| South Asia | India, Gujarat | Sikka | ||
| South Asia | India, Gujarat | Tuna Port | ||
| South Asia | India, Tamil Nadu | V. O. Chidambaranar Port Trust, Thoothukudi | Bay of Bengal | |
| South Asia | India, Gujarat | Veraval | ||
| South Asia | India, West Bengal | Haldia | ||
| South Asia | India, Karnataka | INS Kadamba | Arabian Sea | |
| South Asia | India, Lakshadweep | INS Dweeprakshak | Arabian Sea | |
| South Asia | India, Kerala | INS Dronacharya | Arabian Sea | |
| South Asia | India, Maharashtra | INS Vajrabahu | Arabian Sea | |
| South Asia | India, Kerala | INS Venduruthy | Arabian Sea | |
| South Asia | India, Puducherry | Karaikal | Bay of Bengal | |
| South Asia | India, Andhra Pradesh | Machilipatnam | Bay of Bengal | |
| South Asia | India, Tamil Nadu | Nagapattinam | Bay of Bengal | |
| South Asia | India, Odisha | Dhamra | Bay of Bengal | |
| Southeast Asia | Indonesia, North Sumatra | Belawan | Strait of Malacca | |
| Southeast Asia | Indonesia, Bali | Benoa | ||
| Southeast Asia | Indonesia, Riau | Dumai | Strait of Malacca | |
| Southeast Asia | Indonesia, Central Java | Tanjung Emas | Java Sea | |
| Southeast Asia | Indonesia, Central Java | Tanjung Intan (Cilacap) | ||
| Southeast Asia | Indonesia, Jakarta | Port of Tanjung Priok | Java Sea | |
| Southeast Asia | Indonesia, East Java | Port of Tanjung Perak | Madura Strait | |
| West Asia | Iran, Bushehr Province | Bushehr | Arabian Sea | |
| West Asia | Iran | Port of Chabahar | Sea of Oman | |
| West Asia | Iran | Bandar Abbas | Persian Gulf | |
| West Asia | Iran | Bandar Imam Khomeini | Persian Gulf | |
| West Asia | Iraq | Umm Qasr | Persian Gulf | |
| West Asia | Israel | Port of Eilat | Red Sea | |
| East Africa | Kenya | Mombasa | ||
| East Africa | Kenya | Watamu | ||
| West Asia | Kuwait | Shuwaikh port | Persian Gulf | |
| East Africa / Isular | Madagascar | Antsiranana (Diego Suarez) | ||
| East Africa / Isular | Madagascar | Mahajanga | ||
| East Africa / Isular | Madagascar | Morondava | ||
| East Africa / Isular | Madagascar | Toamasina (Tamatave) | ||
| East Africa / Isular | Madagascar | Tolagnaro (Fort Dauphin) | ||
| East Africa / Isular | Madagascar | Toliara (Tulear) | ||
| Southeast Asia | Malaysia, Johor | Johor Port in Pasir Gudang | Strait of Malacca | |
| Southeast Asia | Malaysia, Johor | Tanjung Langsat Port | Strait of Malacca | |
| Southeast Asia | Malaysia, Johor | Port of Tanjung Pelepas | Strait of Malacca | |
| Southeast Asia | Malaysia, Selangor, Klang District | Port Klang (includes Westport and Northport; owned by Port Klang Authority) | Strait of Malacca | |
| Southeast Asia | Malaysia, Selangor, Klang District | Southpoint (owned by Port Klang Authority) | Strait of Malacca | |
| Southeast Asia | Malaysia, Penang | Port of Penang (includes Swettenham Pier, North Butterworth Container Terminal, Butterworth Deep Water Wharves and Prai Bulk Cargo Terminal) | Strait of Malacca | |
| South Asia / Isular | Maldives | Male | ||
| East Africa / Isular | Mauritius | Port Louis | ||
| East Africa / Isular | Mauritius, Rodrigues | Port Mathurin | ||
| East Africa | Mozambique | Maputo | ||
| East Africa | Mozambique | Inhambane | ||
| East Africa | Mozambique | Beira | ||
| East Africa | Mozambique | Quelimane | ||
| East Africa | Mozambique | Angoche | ||
| East Africa | Mozambique | Nacala | ||
| East Africa | Mozambique | Pemba | ||
| Southeast Asia | Myanmar | Kyaukphyu | ||
| Southeast Asia | Myanmar | Yangon | Gulf of Martaban | |
| Southeast Asia | Myanmar | Mawlamyaing | ||
| Southeast Asia | Myanmar | Sittwe | ||
| West Asia | Oman, Al Wusta Region | Al Duqm Port & Drydock | Arabian Sea | |
| West Asia | Oman, Dhofar Governorate | Port of Salalah | Arabian Sea | |
| West Asia | Oman, Dhofar Governorate | Port of Sohar | Sea of Oman | |
| West Asia | Oman, Muscat Governorate, Muttrah | Port Sultan Qaboos | Sea of Oman | |
| West Asia | Oman, Muscat Governorate | Muscat | Sea of Oman | |
| South Asia | Pakistan, Baluchistan | Gaddani | Arabian Sea | |
| South Asia | Pakistan, Baluchistan | Gwadar Port | Arabian Sea | |
| South Asia | Pakistan, Sindh | Port of Karachi | Arabian Sea | |
| South Asia | Pakistan, Sindh | Keti Bandar | Arabian Sea | |
| South Asia | Pakistan, Balochistan | Port of Pasni | Arabian Sea | |
| South Asia | Pakistan, Sindh | Port Qasim | Arabian Sea | |
| West Asia | Qatar | Doha | Persian Gulf | |
| West Asia | Saudi Arabia | Dammam | Persian Gulf | |
| West Asia | Saudi Arabia | Khafji | Persian Gulf | |
| West Asia | Saudi Arabia | Khobar | Persian Gulf | |
| West Asia | Saudi Arabia | Jubail | Persian Gulf | |
| West Asia | Saudi Arabia | Ras Tanura | Persian Gulf | |
| West Asia | Saudi Arabia | Farasan (city) | Red Sea | |
| West Asia | Saudi Arabia | Jeddah | Red Sea | |
| West Asia | Saudi Arabia | Jizan | Red Sea | |
| West Asia | Saudi Arabia | Rabigh | Red Sea | |
| West Asia | Saudi Arabia | Yanbu | Red Sea | |
| East Africa / Isular | Seychelles | Port Victoria | ||
| Southeast Asia | Singapore | Port of Singapore | Strait of Malacca | |
| East Africa | Somalia | Barawa | ||
| East Africa | Somalia | Bosaso | Gulf of Aden | |
| East Africa | Somalia | El-Ma'an | ||
| East Africa | Somalia | Eyl | ||
| East Africa | Somalia | Hobyo | ||
| East Africa | Somalia | Kismaayo | ||
| East Africa | Somalia | Hobyo | ||
| East Africa | Somalia | Mareeg | ||
| East Africa | Somalia | Merca | ||
| East Africa | Somalia | Mogadishu | ||
| East Africa | Somalia | Qandala | Gulf of Aden | |
| East Africa | Somalia | Ras Kamboni | ||
| East Africa | Somaliland | Berbera | Gulf of Aden | |
| East Africa | Somaliland | Las Khorey | Gulf of Aden | |
| East Africa | Somaliland | Zeila | Gulf of Aden | |
| Southern Africa | South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal | Durban | ||
| Southern Africa | South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal | Richards Bay | ||
| Southern Africa | South Africa, Eastern Cape | Port Elizabeth | ||
| Southern Africa | South Africa, Western Cape | Cape Town | ||
| Southern Africa | South Africa, Western Cape | Saldanha | Saldahna Bay | |
| Southern Africa | South Africa, Eastern Cape | Port of Ngqura | Algoa Bay | |
| Southern Africa | South Africa, Western Cape | Mossel Bay | ||
| Southern Africa | South Africa, Eastern Cape | East London | ||
| South Asia | Sri Lanka | Colombo | ||
| South Asia | Sri Lanka | Galle | ||
| South Asia | Sri Lanka | Hambantota | ||
| South Asia | Sri Lanka | Trincomalee | ||
| Northeast Africa | Sudan | Port Sudan | Red Sea | |
| East Africa | Tanzania | Port of Dar es Salaam | ||
| East Africa | Tanzania | Mtwara | ||
| East Africa | Tanzania | Tanga | ||
| East Africa | Tanzania | Zanzibar | ||
| West Asia | Tihamah, Saudi Arabia | Al Qunfotha | Red Sea | |
| West Asia | United Arab Emirates, Emirate of Sharjah | Khawr Fakkan | Sea of Oman | |
| West Asia | United Arab Emirates, Emirate of Dubai | Dubai | Persian Gulf | |
| West Asia | United Arab Emirates, Emirate of Sharjah | Hamriyah Port | Persian Gulf | |
| West Asia | United Arab Emirates, Emirate of Dubai | Jebel Ali | Persian Gulf | |
| West Asia | Yemen | Aden | Gulf of Aden | |
| West Asia | Yemen | Mukalla | Gulf of Aden | |
| West Asia | Yemen | Hodeidah | Red Sea |