Directions

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To New Bedford

From Boston and points North (all by limited access highway):

  • Take I-93 South. Highway forks; stay right. (Note: highway sign reads: "93 South, Dedham-Providence.")
  • Take Exit 4: Route 24 South. (Note: This is a left lane exit) Distance to next exit 24 miles.
  • Take Exit 12: Route 140 South. Distance to next exit 19 miles.
  • Take Exit 2E/A: I-195 East towards Cape Cod. Distance to next exit 1.3 miles.
  • Take Exit 15: Route 18 South/Downtown New Bedford.

See below for attendee or exhibitor parking.

From New York or points south:

  • Take I-95 North.
  • Take Exit 19: I-195 East towards Providence/Cape Cod.
  • Take Exit 15: Route 18 South/Downtown New Bedford.

See below for attendee or exhibitor parking.

From Connecticut:

  • Take I-95 towards I-195.
  • Take Exit 20: I-195 East towards Cape Cod.
  • Take Exit 15: Route 18 South/Downtown New Bedford.

See below for attendee or exhibitor parking.

From Cape Cod:

  • Take Route 6 West.
  • Take Route 25.
  • Take I-195 West.
  • Take Exit 15: Route 18 South/Downtown New Bedford.

See below for attendee or exhibitor parking.

To Attendee Parking

Discounted attendee parking is available at the Whale’s Tooth Parking Lot for just $6 per day! Show your CME attendee badge to save $6 off the normal $12/day fee. CME parking includes FREE shuttle service to and from the show. CME shuttle busses run approximately every 15 minutes.

GPS Coordinates to Whale’s Tooth Parking Lot

If you are using a GPS to reach the Whale's Tooth Parking Lot set your destination as:

532 Acushnet Ave., New Bedford, MA

Once in New Bedford via MA-18 SOUTH:

  • Take Purchase Street Exit.
  • Turn left onto Purchase Street.
  • Take second left onto Hillman Street.
  • Cross over Route 18 and take a left onto MacArthur Drive.
  • Whale’s Tooth Parking Lot will be on the right.

Take the complimentary shuttle to Commercial Marine Expo on the State Pier.

Parking Map

 

To Exhibitor & Handicap Parking

Free parking is provided to badged exhibitors in two lots. The first lot is adjacent to the expo building on the State Pier, and is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Handicap parking is also available adjacent to the expo building.

Once in New Bedford via MA-18 SOUTH:

  • Take Purchase Street Exit.
  • Turn left onto Purchase Street.
  • Take second left onto Hillman Street.
  • Cross over Route 18 and take a right onto MacArthur Drive.
  • Follow MacArthur Drive to Union Street.
  • At Union Street, turn left onto the State Pier.

GPS Coordinates to the State Pier

If you are using a GPS to reach the State Pier, set your destination as:

54 State Pier, New Bedford, MA

Once the State Pier exhibitor lot is full, free parking and shuttle bus service are available to exhibitors at the Whale’s Tooth Parking Lot. (See directions to Attendee parking above.)