Philadelphia Port Shipping Routes & Carriers
Shipping routes, carriers and real transit times for Philadelphia Port, measured from containers tracked on ShipsGo.
United States (USA) Northern America UTC-05:00 / UTC-04:00 Congestion: HighAbout Philadelphia Port
Philadelphia Port (USPHL) is a port in United States (USA). It lies at 39.9500° N, 75.1333° W, and local time there is UTC-05:00 or UTC-04:00, depending on daylight saving time.
In the last six months, containers of 10 carriers tracked on ShipsGo passed through Philadelphia. From here they sailed to 30 ports, most often to Sydney, Melbourne and Santos. 60% of the containers loaded here sailed direct, the rest changed vessels on the way.
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Philadelphia Port Code and Location
- Port code
- USPHL
- Country
- United States (USA)
- Region
- Northern America
- Time zone
- America/New_York (UTC-05:00 / UTC-04:00)
- Local time
- —
- Latitude
- 39.9500° N
- Longitude
- 75.1333° W
- Congestion
- High
Congestion as of 26 October 2026.
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The routes with the most containers loaded at Philadelphia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sydney | 37 days35 to 40 by carrier | 94.7% | 79% direct | 4 | Compare services |
| Melbourne | 40 days39 to 42 by carrier | 93.4% | 76% direct | 4 | Compare services |
 Santos | 20 days | 94.4% | 100% direct | 2 | Compare services |
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Where containers discharged at Philadelphia come from most often.
| Origin | Avg. transit | Reliability | Routing | Carriers | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Valparaiso | 20 days18 to 21 by carrier | 80.0% | 98% via T/S | 5 | Compare services |
 Cape Town | 20 days | 85.6% | 100% direct | 1 | Compare services |
 Buenos Aires | 27 days24 to 46 by carrier | 89.6% | 87% direct | 5 | Compare services |
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Share of containers loaded or discharged at Philadelphia and tracked on ShipsGo in the last six months.
Philadelphia Trade Regions
By share of containers tracked on ShipsGo.
Cargo from Philadelphia goes to
- Australia and New Zealand 58.5%
- South America 26.9%
- Central America 8.8%
- Western Europe 3.8%
Cargo to Philadelphia comes from
- South America 75.9%
- Southern Africa 19.3%
- Southern Asia 0.9%
- Central America 0.4%
- Southern Europe 0.4%
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Ports Near Philadelphia
Nearby ports
- Chester 22 km
- Wilmington (De) 42 km
- Newark 118 km
- New York 120 km
- Baltimore 146 km
- West Springfield 222 km
Other ports in United States (USA)
Philadelphia Port FAQ
Philadelphia Port in United States (USA) is listed under the port code USPHL on ShipsGo.
Between April 2026 and October 2026, containers of 10 carriers tracked on ShipsGo were loaded or discharged at Philadelphia. The largest were MSC, Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd.
Between April 2026 and October 2026, containers tracked on ShipsGo took 37 days on average from Philadelphia to Sydney. 79% of them sailed direct, the rest changed vessels on the way. Carrier averages ranged from 35 to 40 days.
The routes with the most containers tracked on ShipsGo from Philadelphia were to Sydney, Melbourne and Santos.
Philadelphia uses America/New_York time, UTC-05:00 or UTC-04:00, 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 Philadelphia 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.