Port of Gramercy, LA rail freight: what lands here and where it goes inland
The largest vessel imports here, year to date through July 2026, are fertilizer (about $397 million), iron and steel (about $317 million), ores and slag (about $311 million) among the 22 commodity chapters Steel Wheel Logistics tracks. The port district is reached by CN, CPKC and Union Pacific, which is what makes the Gramercy gateway useful for shippers whose plants sit hundreds of miles inland. Lower Mississippi bulk terminals: Gramercy, Convent, Reserve, Burnside. This page pairs the Census import data behind the Commodity Flow Map port layer with the railroads, transload capacity and inland lanes that turn a vessel arrival into a rail move.
Top imports by vessel
Vessel imports at Gramercy, LA, year to date through July 2026, US$ millions, for the commodity chapters Steel Wheel Logistics tracks.
| HS chapter | Commodity group | Vessel imports YTD |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Fertilizer · fertilizer by rail | $397M |
| 72 | Iron and steel · steel by rail | $317M |
| 26 | Ores and slag · iron ore by rail | $311M |
| 28 | Inorganic chemicals · chemicals by rail | $241M |
| 25 | Cement, salt, stone, sulfur · cement by rail | $211M |
| 12 | Oilseeds | $15M |
| Total, tracked chapters | $1,492M | |
Railroads at the port
- CN
- CPKC
- Union Pacific (UP)
Where more than one Class I reaches a port, the routing choice sets the inland rate, the interchange points and which inland terminals are single-line. That is the first question a lane audit answers.
Rail transload and terminal capacity nearby
Rail-served transload facilities within 30 miles of the port, from the Steel Wheel Transload Directory:
- Material Translogistics Inc. — Raceland, LA (22 mi)
- Kinder Morgan Geismar River Terminal — Geismar, LA (22 mi)
- IMTT St. Rose Terminal — St. Rose, LA (23 mi)
- Convent Marine Terminal — Convent, LA (8 mi): private-plant; Bulk Conveyor, Liquid Storage Tanks, Scale
- IMTT Geismar Terminal — Geismar, LA (21 mi)
- Kinder Morgan Geismar Logistics Terminal — Geismar, LA (22 mi)
- Rail Logix Railport — Carville, LA (26 mi): transload-terminal
Distances are straight-line from the port's Census coordinates. Capabilities are as listed by the operator; confirm before routing.
Typical inland lanes from this port
How the top import groups typically move inland from Gramercy. These describe the flow, not a price: run the indicative rail rate from Gramercy for a first number.
- Imported urea, DAP, MAP and potash rails in covered hoppers to inland fertilizer warehouses across the Corn Belt, the Plains and the Mississippi Delta ahead of each planting season. Indicative rail rate from Gramercy.
- Imported steel slab, coil and plate moves inland to mills, pipe makers and service centers in the Ohio Valley, Texas, the Southeast and the Upper Midwest. Indicative rail rate from Gramercy.
- Imported ores, concentrates and slag move in open-top and covered hoppers to smelters, refiners, cement plants and steel mills inland. Indicative rail rate from Gramercy.
- Imported caustic soda, acids and other inorganic chemicals move in tank cars to chemical plants, water utilities and manufacturers inland. Indicative rail rate from Gramercy.
- Imported cement, clinker, salt and sulfur moves to ready-mix terminals, distribution silos and processing plants in growing metro markets and the industrial Midwest. Indicative rail rate from Gramercy.
- Imported oilseeds move in covered hoppers to crush plants and feed mills in the Midwest and Southeast. Indicative rail rate from Gramercy.
Priced lanes from Gramercy
Indicative single-car estimates from our rate model for lanes we have already priced out of this port. Not a quote; the serving railroad confirms the rate.
| Destination | Commodity | Rail miles | Indicative rate / car |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh, PA | Steel | 1,254 | $10,099 |
| Des Moines, IA | Fertilizer | 1,043 | $7,541 |
Common questions
Which railroads serve the Port of Gramercy?
CN, CPKC and Union Pacific reach the Gramercy, LA port district. Lower Mississippi bulk terminals: Gramercy, Convent, Reserve, Burnside.
What does the Port of Gramercy import the most?
By vessel value, year to date through July 2026, the largest imports at Gramercy among the chapters Steel Wheel Logistics tracks are fertilizer (about $397 million), iron and steel (about $317 million), ores and slag (about $311 million). Total tracked vessel imports were about $1,492 million. Source: U.S. Census Bureau International Trade API.
Can I move imported fertilizer from Gramercy inland by rail?
The largest tracked vessel import group at Gramercy is fertilizer (about $397 million year to date through July 2026), and the port district is reached by CN, CPKC and Union Pacific. The Steel Wheel transload directory lists 7 rail-served transload facilities within 30 miles of the port. Use the indicative rail rate tool for a first estimate and a lane audit to confirm routing; estimates are indicative until confirmed with the serving railroad.
Moving imports inland from Gramercy?
Steel Wheel Logistics is an outsourced rail department: we route, price and manage rail moves from the port to your plant. Rate estimates are indicative only until confirmed with the serving railroad.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, International Trade API, general imports by port of entry, vessel value, year to date through July 2026. Steel Wheel Logistics analysis.