Where is the port of New Orleans?

New Orleans is in United States, at 29.95° N, 90.05° W (WPI reference position).

Is New Orleans inside an Emission Control Area?

New Orleans's reference position falls inside North American ECA — indicative screening; confirm obligations under MARPOL Annex VI.

How far is New Orleans from other major ports?

Nearest listed ports by modelled sea route: Houston (445 nm), Miami (747 nm), Freeport (817 nm). See the full table below.

Port Directory · United States

New Orleans

Port reference data and sea-route distances for New Orleans, United States.

ILLUSTRATIVE TELEMETRY · NOT LIVE DATALAT 51.9244°NLON 4.4777°ESOG 12.4 KNHDG 087°TWS 18 KT NWSWELL 2.1 MSIG −38 DBNO LIVE AIS FEEDECDIS NOT CONNECTEDUTC --:--:--ILLUSTRATIVE TELEMETRY · NOT LIVE DATALAT 51.9244°NLON 4.4777°ESOG 12.4 KNHDG 087°TWS 18 KT NWSWELL 2.1 MSIG −38 DBNO LIVE AIS FEEDECDIS NOT CONNECTEDILLUSTRATIVE TELEMETRY · NOT LIVE DATALAT 51.9244°NLON 4.4777°ESOG 12.4 KNHDG 087°TWS 18 KT NWSWELL 2.1 MSIG −38 DBNO LIVE AIS FEEDECDIS NOT CONNECTEDUTC --:--:--ILLUSTRATIVE TELEMETRY · NOT LIVE DATALAT 51.9244°NLON 4.4777°ESOG 12.4 KNHDG 087°TWS 18 KT NWSWELL 2.1 MSIG −38 DBNO LIVE AIS FEEDECDIS NOT CONNECTED

Position

29.95° N, 90.05° W — WPI record NEW ORLEANS

Port class

WPI harbour size: major. Max vessel: large vessels.

Depths & tide

Channel depth (max): 34.7 m. Anchorage depth (max): 5.5 m. Mean tidal range: 0 m.

Sea distances

Nearest ports from New Orleans

Sea-route distances over an open maritime routing network — planning estimates, not voyage plans.

New Orleans Houston445 nm New Orleans Miami747 nm New Orleans Freeport817 nm New Orleans Veracruz827 nm New Orleans Kingston1,142 nm New Orleans Savannah1,150 nm

Distances computed over the MARNET maritime routing network between WPI port positions. Click a row to open the full calculator prefilled with this pair.

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