Port of Nome, AK Shipping Company

Shipping Cars To Or From Port Of Nome, Alaska

Nome is a city in western Alaska’s Unorganized Borough. The Port of Nome is in Norton Sound, which connects to the Bering Sea. The port is very close to East Asia, only the 225 nautical miles from Russia’s Harbor Providenija. It accommodates cruise ships, small loader boats, and barges. Unfortunately, the harbor is not deep enough for large cargo ships. Commodities delivered through the port include grains, rocks, gravel, manufactured goods, cars, and machinery components.

Read on to learn about dispatching of cars to or from Port of Nome, Alaska.

Port Of Nome Auto Freight Pricing & Time To Ship Your Car Examples

Last Updated: a few hours ago
Quick Answer: Shipping a car in Port of Nome, AK costs around $1,450 and takes 7–10 days.
Seasonal insight: Winter ice often delays shipments to this northern Alaska port.
See local transport rates and delivery estimates in the table below.

*Prices and times are estimated. They can vary depending on the season and the type of vehicle you are shipping.

Hauling Vehicles

RORO ships or container dispatching are used when transporting automobiles via sea. These vessels can only enter harbors with deep water, and Nome has no deep draft harbor. Its Causeway serves as a dock for delivery, bringing automobiles and other merchandise to the dock. It is linked to an 18.3-meter barge ramp in the harbor's interior. Thanks to the barge ramp, cargo can easily be transferred from ships to barges. The goods are loaded onto trucks or stashed in the harbor's warehouses.

It is a US Customs and Border Protection-designated port of entry. Therefore, customs officers can process vehicles entering or leaving the port.

What To Consider When Moving Vehicles

The port of Nome operates seasonally because the waters near the pier freeze during the winter. Traditionally, the port is open from June to October. However, the climate has considerably changed over the past few years. As early as mid-May to as late as mid-December, the harbor has ice-free waters.

We ship cars to Nome, but please note that the port only serves residents and businesses here, Teller, Taylor, Pilgrim Springs, Council, and surrounding neighborhoods. There is no road or rail connection between western Alaska and the other regions of Alaska. So, do not move your sedan to the harbor to visit eastern, northern, or south-central Alaska.

Dispatching Automobiles

Alaska is not an island. Therefore, it is easy to assume it is possible to drive from a location in the contiguous states of the US, like Seattle, to Nome, Alaska. Unfortunately, due to limited road connections in the State of Alaska, the only way to relocate cars to or from here is through the dock or by air.

The process of shipping by sea is explained above. When shipping from other US states to Nome, we transfer the car overland to a seaport and then load it to an auto freight delivery headed for it and other ports in Alaska.

Delivery by air involves using cargo airlines that transfer autos here. We drive your car on our trucks to an airport where these airlines land. Most of them land in a terminal near Anchorage, Alaska. From there, we load your vehicle into a cargo plane, and you can collect it at an entry point in Nome.

Shipping cars to or from the Port of Nome, Alaska is a complex process that involves transferring your car from one mode of transport to another. However, with experienced auto logistics, the process will be straightforward.

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Neighborhood Areas We Serve

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