New Orleans Port Shipping Routes & Carriers
Shipping routes, carriers and real transit times for New Orleans Port, measured from containers tracked on ShipsGo.
United States (USA) Northern America UTC-06:00 / UTC-05:00 Congestion: HighAbout New Orleans Port
New Orleans Port (USMSY) is a port in United States (USA). It lies at 29.9500° N, 90.0500° W, and local time there is UTC-06:00 or UTC-05:00, depending on daylight saving time.
In the last six months, containers of 8 carriers tracked on ShipsGo passed through New Orleans. From here they sailed to 62 ports, most often to Guayaquil, Callao (Lima) and Cartagena (Colombia). 31% of the containers loaded here sailed direct, the rest changed vessels on the way.
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New Orleans Port Code and Location
- Port code
- USMSY
- Country
- United States (USA)
- Region
- Northern America
- Time zone
- America/Chicago (UTC-06:00 / UTC-05:00)
- Local time
- —
- Latitude
- 29.9500° N
- Longitude
- 90.0500° W
- Congestion
- High
Congestion as of 26 October 2026.
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The routes with the most containers loaded at New Orleans and tracked on ShipsGo. Transit time runs from loading to discharge; the range shows the fastest and slowest carrier average on the route.
| Destination | Avg. transit | Reliability | Routing | Carriers | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Guayaquil | 27 days | 74.3% | 100% via T/S | 2 | Compare services |
 Callao (Lima) | 28 days | 70.6% | 100% via T/S | 3 | Compare services |
 Cartagena (Colombia) | 9 days9 to 10 by carrier | 84.6% | 100% direct | 5 | Compare services |
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Where containers discharged at New Orleans come from most often.
| Origin | Avg. transit | Reliability | Routing | Carriers | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Santos | 29 days28 to 35 by carrier | 90.8% | 79% direct | 3 | Compare services |
| Salvador | 36 days | 85.1% | 100% via T/S | 1 | Compare services |
 Altamira | 13 days | 97.4% | 83% direct | 2 | Compare services |
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Share of containers loaded or discharged at New Orleans and tracked on ShipsGo in the last six months.
New Orleans Trade Regions
By share of containers tracked on ShipsGo.
Cargo from New Orleans goes to
- South America 72.8%
- Western Asia 15.2%
- Western Europe 3.1%
- Southern Asia 2.0%
- Northern Africa 1.8%
Cargo to New Orleans comes from
- South America 36.8%
- South-Eastern Asia 13.9%
- Central America 10.8%
- Southern Asia 9.6%
- Western Asia 8.3%
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New Orleans Port FAQ
New Orleans Port in United States (USA) is listed under the port code USMSY on ShipsGo.
Between April 2026 and October 2026, containers of 8 carriers tracked on ShipsGo were loaded or discharged at New Orleans. The largest were MSC, CMA CGM and Maersk.
Between April 2026 and October 2026, containers tracked on ShipsGo took 27 days on average from New Orleans to Guayaquil. All of them changed vessels at least once on the way.
The routes with the most containers tracked on ShipsGo from New Orleans were to Guayaquil, Callao (Lima) and Cartagena (Colombia).
New Orleans uses America/Chicago time, UTC-06:00 or UTC-05:00, depending on daylight saving time.
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How These Figures Are Calculated
Routes, transit times and carrier shares come from containers loaded or discharged at New Orleans that started being tracked on ShipsGo between 25 April 2026 and 25 October 2026 and have since been discharged. Transit time runs from loading at the origin port to discharge at the destination. A route is shown only when enough containers were tracked on it for a meaningful average, and volumes are shown as shares rather than counts. The congestion level is refreshed every day. Route figures updated 25 October 2026.