# Port Of Memphis (US MEM)

**UN/LOCODE:** US MEM  
**Country:** United States  
**Water Body:** Mississippi River  
**Harbor Size:** Small  
**Harbor Type:** River (Natural)  
**GPS:** 35.0667, -90.1667

Unlike the deep-water seaports its UN/LOCODE might suggest, Memphis is an inland river port — the fourth-largest in the United States and the second-largest on the shallow-draught upper Mississippi. Cargo moves by barge rather than ocean vessel, with petroleum, coal, agricultural and food products, crude materials and chemicals forming the core commodity mix; waterborne traffic reached about 8.2 million short tons in 2022. Presidents Island and the Frank C. Pidgeon Industrial Park host close to 200 companies, including an intermodal terminal jointly run by CSX and Canadian National that ties barge cargo to the rail network. Notably, U.S. Customs collects more import duties here than at many coastal seaports, underlining the port's role as a customs-cleared inland hub. For containerised ocean freight, Memphis works as a distribution point, with actual maritime handling taking place at Gulf ports such as New Orleans and Baton Rouge. Shippers should treat it as a barge-and-rail gateway, not a vessel-calling seaport.

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*Freight Academy — Seaport Profile: [https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/memphis-port-us-mem](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/memphis-port-us-mem)*

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*LLM-Summary (JSON): https://www.freight-academy.com/api/v1/seaports/memphis-port-us-mem/llm-summary?lang=en*