Shipping freight from Papua New Guinea to United States

Below are 3 alternatives for shipping cargo from Papua New Guinea to United States by sea and air transport. The least expensive and most environmentally friendly shipping alternative appears to be by sea transport with expected transit time of about 43 days. The fastest route, unsurprisingly, involves air transport and is expected to take about 7 days, including pre-carriage and last mile delivery. Unfortunately, it is simultaneously the most expensive shipping solution with higher emissions.

1. Most economical shipping alternative between Papua New Guinea and United States

Port Moresby
Port MoresbyPGPOMport
1 transshipmentt/s
Port of New YorkUSNYCport
New York City

The cheapest way to ship cargo from Papua New Guinea to United States is to deliver by truck from Port Moresby to Port-Moresby port, transfer to vessel and ship to Port of New York, then deliver by road to final destination in New York City. The route's total transit time is estimated at around 43 days, including loading and unloading operations at origin and destination as well as terminal handling at transit terminals.

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Freight rate index: 3 842
Transit time estimate: 43.3 days
CO2 emission index: 3 589

2. Shipping from Papua New Guinea to United States by air with possible cost savings

Port Moresby
Port Moresby Jacksons IntlPGPOMairport
Cairns IntlAUCNSairport
BrisbaneAUBNEport
Port of New YorkUSNYCport
New York City

To minimize cost of air freight, another option to ship cargo from Papua New Guinea to United States is to deliver by truck from Port Moresby to Port-Moresby-Jacksons-Intl airport, load to aircraft and deliver by air to Cairns Intl airport, then deliver by road to Brisbane port, then transfer to vessel and ship to Port of New York, then deliver by road to final destination in New York City. The route's total transit time is estimated at around 41 days, including loading and unloading operations at transshipment points.

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Freight rate index: 19 953
Transit time estimate: 40.95 days
CO2 emission index: 13 633

3. Fastest shipping alternative between Papua New Guinea and United States

Port Moresby
Port Moresby Jacksons IntlPGPOMairport
1 transshipmentt/s
Newark Liberty IntlUSEWRairport
New York City

The quickest method for shipping from Papua New Guinea to United States is to deliver by truck from Port Moresby to Port-Moresby-Jacksons-Intl airport, load to aircraft and deliver by air to Newark Liberty Intl airport, then deliver by road to final destination in New York City. The route's total transit time is estimated at around 7 days, including loading and unloading operations at origin and destination as well as terminal handling at transit terminals.

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Freight rate index: 149 717
Transit time estimate: 6.8 days
CO2 emission index: 143 513

Statistical Overview: Papua New Guinea and United States – Demographics, Trade and Transport

Papua New Guinea is located in Melanesia and has a population of 9.9 million people. United States belongs to Northern America and its population is approximately 332 million. United States is one of the world's top countries by GDP. It is also among leading importers by value of imported goods. United States's main import products are machinery, transport equipment, chemicals, fuels and mining products.

Transport infrastructure and shipping connectivity

Papua New Guinea logistics network

Papua New Guinea has fair sea connections served by a number of shipping companies. It appears to have limited or no freight rail infrastructure. Air freight does not appear to be particularly common for shipping goods from Papua New Guinea.

United States logistics network

United States has outstanding connectivity by sea and frequently serviced by many sea carriers. It possesses the largest rail infrastructure in the world and rail freight plays important role in country's cargo traffic. There is relatively large amount of air freight in United States's cargo traffic.