1. Atlantic ports: A Theoretical Model; Miguel Suárez Bosa 2. The Ports of the Canary Islands: The Challenges of Modernity; Luis Gabriel Cabrera Armas 3. Porto Grande of S. Vicente: The Coal Business on an Atlantic Island; Ana Prata 4. The Port of Casablanca in the First Stage of the Protectorate; Miguel Suárez Bosa and Leila Maziane 5. The Port of Dakar: Technological Evolution, Management and Commercial Activity; Daniel Castillo Hidalgo 6. The Port of Lagos, 1850-1929: The Rise of West Africa's Leading Seaport; Ayodeji Olukoju 7. Port of Havana: The Gateway of Cuba (1850-1920); Francisco Suárez Viera 8. Port of La Guaira: From Public to Private Management; Catalina Banko 9. The Emergence of Santos as a Port of Coffee (1869-1914); Cezar Teixeira Honorato and Luiz Cláudio M. Ribeiro