Shipping

Connecting Shippers to Massachusetts, New England & the World!

Located on the Southern Massachusetts coast, the Port of New Bedford is a deepwater commercial port and serves as as a major intermodal shipping center for the Northern U.S. market and beyond.

Strategically positioned to support import and export trade, the Port is a designated Foreign Trade Zone and is just nine nautical miles from the Cape Cod shipping canal, 83 miles south of Boston and 166 miles north of New York. The Port is also a vital hub on the American Marine Highway.

In partnership with the Commonwealth and the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, the Port is developing the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal to serve as a hub to support offshore energy developments and import/export trade. The Port has been named the staging hub for the nation's first offshore wind energy development project. Learn more about the Cape Wind project.

The Port of New Bedford has it all!

Access to New England and global markets
The most protected deepwater port on the Eastern Seaboard with a hurricane barrier
Direct links to highway, rail and air
Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) #28 designation
A strategic position on the AMH Corridor
No Harbor Maintenance Tax
Unparalleled services including shipping agencies, freight forwarding, stevedores, and truck brokering
4.5 million cubic feet of cold storage with excellent distribution and warehousing facilities
Skilled marine labor force
Modern terminals and wharfs

Trucker Information

We're truck friendly!

If you want to know how to pick up your cargo, go to www.newbedfordtrucks.com, to see our state-of-the-art truck appointment system. This system allows you to request appointments, pick up and drop off your cargo.