Technical Data
Port Specifications
- UNLOCODE
- USMSY
- Port Type
- Multi-purpose
- Terminals
- 6
- Berth Count
- 16
- Max Draught
- 13.7 m
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA
Conditions
Current Weather
Overview
About This Port
A major Mississippi River port and the gateway for the US interior waterway system. Handles containers, breakbulk, and bulk commodities.
Location
Coordinates
29.9500°N, 90.0500°W
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Expected arrivals
26 inboundVessels underway broadcasting a destination that resolves to this port, closest first. Distance is the real sea route (around land and through canals); the computed ETA is at the vessel’s passage speed. The crew’s own reported ETA is shown alongside for comparison.
| Vessel | Type | Distance | Speed | ETA (computed) | Crew ETA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TINA I | Container Ship | 21 nm | 12.2 kn | 30 Jun | — |
| EVA LINDEN | Bulk Carrier | 164 nm | 12.4 kn | 30 Jun | — |
| PAC SEGINUS | General Cargo | 337 nm | 13.9 kn | 1 Jul | 30 Jun |
| AMIS STAR | Bulk Carrier | 403 nm | 1.5 kn | 1 Jul | — |
| INDIGO HERITAGE | Bulk Carrier | 411 nm | 10.2 kn | 2 Jul | — |
| AMBER LAGOON | Bulk Carrier | 414 nm | 12.4 kn | 1 Jul | 29 Jun |
| NORSE SHIKOKU | Bulk Carrier | 414 nm | 12.3 kn | 1 Jul | 30 Jun |
| SANTA ALEXANDRA | Bulk Carrier | 414 nm | 14.8 kn | 1 Jul | 1 Jul |
| SEABOARD GALAXY | Container Ship | 414 nm | 10.3 kn | 2 Jul | — |
| CMA CGM SAMBHAR | Container Ship | 422 nm | 12.9 kn | 1 Jul | 1 Jul |
| GARDINER | Container Ship | 425 nm | 14.5 kn | 1 Jul | — |
| ARCOLA | Bulk Carrier | 425 nm | 11.2 kn | 1 Jul | — |
| AS SAMANTA | Container Ship | 445 nm | 14.2 kn | 1 Jul | 29 Jun |
| SOPOT | Bulk Carrier | 752 nm | 10.0 kn | 3 Jul | 28 Jun |
| AUGUST | Bulk Carrier | 870 nm | 12.7 kn | 3 Jul | 1 Jul |
| OUTRIDER | Bulk Carrier | 1324 nm | 8.0 kn | 7 Jul | 30 Jun |
| KYRA PANAGHIA | Bulk Carrier | 1554 nm | 14.0 kn | 4 Jul | 5 Jul |
| VIGOROUS | Bulk Carrier | 1769 nm | 12.4 kn | 6 Jul | — |
| BBC FUJI | Heavy Lift Vessel | 1915 nm | 11.9 kn | 7 Jul | 3 Jul |
| MAGIC L | Bulk Carrier | ~2669 nm | 10.2 kn | — | 7 Jul |
| FALKONERA | Bulk Carrier | ~2769 nm | 13.7 kn | — | 6 Jul |
| VASSOS | Bulk Carrier | ~3656 nm | 10.6 kn | — | 13 Jul |
| LEMLAND | General Cargo | ~3741 nm | 8.5 kn | — | 7 Jul |
| RIGI VENTURE | Bulk Carrier | ~3900 nm | 9.7 kn | — | 15 Jul |
| GOOD HOPE MAX | Bulk Carrier | ~3974 nm | 7.5 kn | — | 14 Jul |
| PRISMA | Bulk Carrier | ~4150 nm | 11.5 kn | — | 7 Jul |
Network
Connectivity & hub role
How central Port of New Orleans sits in the sea-route network we cover — a connectivity score across navigable distances. A higher score means the port is navigationally close to many other well-connected ports, the maritime signature of a hub.
Directly routable to 179 other covered ports.
- USGalveston411 nm
- USHouston445 nm
- USCorpus Christi558 nm
- USMiami747 nm
- MXPort of Veracruz827 nm
- CUManzanillo1,078 nm
- JMPort Antonio1,142 nm
- USPort of Savannah1,150 nm
Method. A connectivity score across our own route network: a port reads higher when it is navigationally close to many other well-connected ports. The score is rescaled 0–100 within the snapshot, so the single most-connected port reads 100. Distances are Suez / Panama / Malacca-aware navigable sea miles.
Coverage. The route network spans the 180 largest commercial ports, so this ranks hubs within that covered network, not against every port on earth. The number is deterministic — no confidence grade is invented. Computed Jun 30, 2026.
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