Port Nelson Shipping Routes & Carriers
Shipping routes, carriers and real transit times for Port Nelson, measured from containers tracked on ShipsGo.
New Zealand Australia and New Zealand UTC+12:00 / UTC+13:00 About Port Nelson
Port Nelson (NZPON) is a port in New Zealand. Carriers also list it as NZNSN. It lies at 41.2600° S, 173.2720° 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 4 carriers tracked on ShipsGo passed through Port Nelson. From here they sailed to 36 ports, most often to Szczecin, Sydney and Savannah. 17% of the containers loaded here sailed direct, the rest changed vessels on the way.
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Port Nelson Code and Location
- Port code
- NZPON
- Also listed as
- NZNSN
- Country
- New Zealand
- Region
- Australia and New Zealand
- Time zone
- Pacific/Auckland (UTC+12:00 / UTC+13:00)
- Local time
- —
- Latitude
- 41.2600° S
- Longitude
- 173.2720° E
Shipping Routes and Transit Times from Port Nelson
The ten routes with the most containers loaded at Port Nelson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Szczecin | 78 days75 to 79 by carrier | 92.5% | 100% via T/S | 2 | Compare services |
 Sydney | 12 days | 95.2% | 93% direct | 2 | Compare services |
 Savannah | 44 days | 86.3% | 100% via T/S | 1 | Compare services |
 London | 51 days49 to 53 by carrier | 90.1% | 100% via T/S | 2 | Compare services |
| New York | 45 days | 81.7% | 100% via T/S | 1 | Compare services |
 Bremerhaven | 61 days | 92.1% | 100% via T/S | 3 | Compare services |
| Wilhelmshaven | 72 days | 90.0% | 100% via T/S | 2 | Compare services |
 Le Havre | 60 days | 89.5% | 100% via T/S | 2 | Compare services |
| Oakland | 44 days | 92.4% | 100% via T/S | 3 | Compare services |
 Antwerp | 55 days | 95.6% | 100% via T/S | 2 | Compare services |
Shipping Lines Serving Port Nelson
Share of containers loaded or discharged at Port Nelson and tracked on ShipsGo in the last six months.
Port Nelson Trade Regions
By share of containers tracked on ShipsGo.
Cargo from Port Nelson goes to
- Northern America 27.7%
- Eastern Europe 21.1%
- Australia and New Zealand 18.0%
- Western Europe 15.6%
- Northern Europe 10.2%
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Ports Near Port Nelson
Nearby ports
- Wellington 126 km
- Lyttelton 265 km
- Napier 366 km
- Timaru 386 km
Other ports in New Zealand
Port Nelson FAQ
Port Nelson in New Zealand is listed under the port code NZPON on ShipsGo. Carriers also use NZNSN for the same port.
Between April 2026 and October 2026, containers of 4 carriers tracked on ShipsGo were loaded or discharged at Port Nelson. The largest were MSC, Maersk and CMA CGM.
Between April 2026 and October 2026, containers tracked on ShipsGo took 78 days on average from Port Nelson to Szczecin. All of them changed vessels at least once on the way. Carrier averages ranged from 75 to 79 days.
The routes with the most containers tracked on ShipsGo from Port Nelson were to Szczecin, Sydney and Savannah.
Port Nelson 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 Nelson 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.