Seaport name

Philadelphia USPHL

Contact details

Seaport Website

Port type

Seaport (Major)

Location

The United States (US)

Coordinates

39.916, -75.212

Timezone

America/New_York

Local time

Seaport Access

  • Road
  • Rail
  • Inland Waterway

Cargo Types

  • Bulk
  • Container
  • Gas
  • General Cargo
  • Tanker
  • Passenger
  • Reefer
  • RoRo

Alternative seaports

Alternative seaports with regular departures that are near Philadelphia. Ranked from closest to farthest away.

  1. Wilmington

    USILG • 35km

  2. New York

    USNYC • 126km

  3. Baltimore

    USBAL • 136km

  4. Norfolk

    USORF • 348km

Carriers that service this port

There are 10 carriers that service Philadelphia. We have ranked them based on their scheduled frequency into that Port and included alternative names where available.

Carrier Identifier: MAEUMaersk
Every 1-2 days73% on time (avg. 1 days late)More details
Carrier Identifier: MSCUMSC
2-4 times a week29% on time More details
Carrier Identifier: ZIMUZIM
Every 1-2 weeksMore details
Carrier Identifier: HLCUHapag-Lloyd
Every 1-2 weeks0% on time (avg. 1 days late)More details
Carrier Identifier: SMLUSeaboard Marine
Every 1-2 weeksMore details
Carrier Identifier: CMCUCrowley
Every 1-2 weeksMore details
Carrier Identifier: IILUICL
Every 1-2 weeksMore details
Carrier Identifier: CMDUCMA CGM
Every 1-2 weeks100% on time More details

Port features & facilities

Port Access

  • Road

  • Rail

  • Inland Waterway

Vessel Groups

  • Bulk Carrier

    • Handymax

    • Handysize

    • Panamax

    • Small

    • Capesize

    • Mini

    • VLBC

  • Container

    • Feeder

    • Feedermax

    • Panamax

    • New Panamax

    • Post-Panamax

    • Small feeder

    • Ultra Large Container Vessel(ULCV)

  • Gas Carrier

    • Small range

    • Large range

    • Medium range

    • Q-Flex

    • VLGC

    • Q-Max

  • General Cargo

    • Tanker

      • Coastal

      • LR1

      • LR2 / Aframax

      • MR

      • Small Tanker

      • ULCC

      • VLCC

      • LR2

    • Passenger

      • Reefer

        Cargo Types

        • Black Products

        • Container

        • Crude

        • General Cargo

        • Grain

        • LNG

        • Lubricants

        • NGL

        • Ore

        • Passenger

        • White Products

        • Asphalt

        • Bulk Other

        • Category X

        • Category Y

        • Category Z

        • Chemical Other

        • Roro

        • Chemicals

        • Coal

        • Edible Oils

        • Livestock

        • Vehicle Carrier

        • Oil Other

        • Fertilizer

        • Reefer

        • Others

        Port statistics

        On time performance

        This chart displays the On Time Arrival performance for Philadelphia as measured by comparing all scheduled vessel arrivals vs actual arrivals.

        Sep OTP 60.00%

        Previous month OTP 44.44%

        15.56%

        Average days late

        A vessel is considered late when arriving more than 1 day behind schedule. This chart shows the average number of days that vessels are typically late arriving into Philadelphia.

        Sep 1.5 days

        Previous month 0.0 days

        1.5 days

        Frequently asked questions about Philadelphia