Port Chalmers Shipping Routes & Carriers
Shipping routes, carriers and real transit times for Port Chalmers, measured from containers tracked on ShipsGo.
New Zealand Australia and New Zealand UTC+12:00 / UTC+13:00 About Port Chalmers
Port Chalmers (NZPOE) is a port in New Zealand. It lies at 45.8120° S, 170.6280° E, and local time there is UTC+12:00 or UTC+13:00, depending on daylight saving time.
In the last six months, containers of 5 carriers tracked on ShipsGo passed through Port Chalmers. From here they sailed to 29 ports, most often to Rotterdam and Colombo. 3% of the containers loaded here sailed direct, the rest changed vessels on the way.
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Port Chalmers Code and Location
- Port code
- NZPOE
- Country
- New Zealand
- Region
- Australia and New Zealand
- Time zone
- Pacific/Auckland (UTC+12:00 / UTC+13:00)
- Local time
- —
- Latitude
- 45.8120° S
- Longitude
- 170.6280° E
Shipping Routes and Transit Times from Port Chalmers
The ten routes with the most containers loaded at Port Chalmers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rotterdam | 57 days | 91.5% | 100% via T/S | 1 | Compare services |
 Colombo | 54 days | 90.9% | 100% via T/S | 1 | Compare services |
Shipping Lines Serving Port Chalmers
Share of containers loaded or discharged at Port Chalmers and tracked on ShipsGo in the last six months.
Port Chalmers Trade Regions
By share of containers tracked on ShipsGo.
Cargo from Port Chalmers goes to
- Northern Africa 37.0%
- Western Asia 27.5%
- Southern Asia 12.6%
- Western Europe 10.3%
- South-Eastern Asia 6.1%
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Ports Near Port Chalmers
Nearby ports
- Timaru 164 km
- Bluff Harbor 197 km
- Lyttelton 296 km
Other ports in New Zealand
Port Chalmers FAQ
Port Chalmers in New Zealand is listed under the port code NZPOE on ShipsGo.
Between April 2026 and October 2026, containers of 5 carriers tracked on ShipsGo were loaded or discharged at Port Chalmers. The largest were MSC, Maersk and ANL.
Between April 2026 and October 2026, containers tracked on ShipsGo took 57 days on average from Port Chalmers to Rotterdam. All of them changed vessels at least once on the way.
The routes with the most containers tracked on ShipsGo from Port Chalmers were to Rotterdam and Colombo.
Port Chalmers uses Pacific/Auckland time, UTC+12:00 or UTC+13:00, 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 Port Chalmers that started being tracked on ShipsGo between 19 April 2026 and 19 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. Route figures updated 19 October 2026.