Global warming has led to increased melting of sea ice，and it is highly unlikely that the Arctic shipping lanes will achieve continuous summer navigation in recent decades. The layout of ports，as the assembly point of land and water transportation，is a crucial part of the development and utilization of the Arctic waterway. Due to the uniqueness of the Arctic natural environment，the location conditions and strategic layout of ports along the Arctic waterway are destined to be different from those of traditional ports. As there are few strategic pivot ports along the Arctic waterway，it is important to define the meaning and scope of the strategic pivot ports along the Arctic waterway by taking the military，political，security，economic and other factors as the main line，sort out the current situation of the recent strategic pivot ports，and analyze the factors and characteristics of the layout.