Everyport handles it differently, there might be a photography ban in pots, but when I am as Capt in a port nobody including a ban can stop me to take pictures in the port of my vessel for example. Les no forget, the flag of the vessel means also the law of the vesel on that vessel. Port regualtions have to be followed of cours,,but the question remains how far. For example if I take a picture from the fwd of a ship, on the ship to the aft an bhind the ship and besie it are port facilities,, can a port legally still ban and stop me to take pictures ? I think it is very hard to definne where the line is, so what do ports,, just ban it outright. The joke of it is, that anyone who wants can see everything on google earth ,so a photography ban is virtually useless !!!! I comes more down by authorities powers who overshoot their rules and show how powerfull they are.
Best example is ISPS, Why in gods name a ship has to have a gangway watch at all times in a port which i ISPS certified !!!! ??? Soldn,t it be impossile in such a port that unauthorised peoples woul be able to reach my angway? Because if that woul hppen then the port security is breached and not the vessel itself, but when we would not put a gangway watch 24/7 and authorities coming to the ship they can lock down the ship area for non compliance !!! ISPS ridicoule,s itself in that respect. But then ISPS was never about more safety or security for ships or ports it was always about distribute billions of dollars/Euros/whatever to auhtorities and further their agenda to control everything in their reach, only hen something goes wrong,,then its the ships fault !!!

Re Saint John-Canada...Apparently some captains have expressed concerned about drones (presumably at other ports?) to harbour master. I've seen the odd drone fly overhead locally. (It's my understanding the port itself shoot overheads for purposes of port publicity). Nevertheless, still not quite sure why our port would be basically considered a "no-fly-zone". Traffic volumes pale compared to other Canadian ports (i.e. Halifax, Quebec City, Montreal and Vancouver). Local dry-dock closed long ago (home to government 1990's frigate program). That area might have been considered "sensitive" at the time...? I can perhaps understand a cruise ship captain expressing concern with drones buzzing nearby or overhead. Maybe considered an invasion of privacy to those sunbathing by the pool(s)....? Other than that not quite sure why an aerial shot of a bulker or tanker etc. would cause concern..?

MattyBoy: Photography in many ports around the world is strictly banned.....when ports are shared by military vessels the reason is reasonably obvious but in many cases, this is simply a baffling ban.
Conversely, many ports have no objection to the photgraphing of even military vessels.
Perhaps someone can explain!

I don't understand why drone photography should be banned within a port. What hazard does it pose?

Interesting view.
I spoke with the harbour master of our small port (Saint John-Canada) and drone's prohibited over port authority water/property. Unfortunate!
However, at the end of the day I think the novelty of civilian drone photography will diminish somewhat. But not into obscurity...! :)
There are some very "neat" looking overheads posted on this site. And on the professional side of things likely a very active niche market for such photography.
Fun stuff to look at...

Agree with Clive, but a decent photo quality, Tomas!

To be honest, I'd far rather see it from an angle so that I can see what the ship actually looks like.

Great!!!!