Cargo Ship Dock

The Cargo Ship Dock is one of the earliest ways to earn Golden Keys. It is unlocked when reaching 20k population.

After reaching the required population you can choose to build it for 10k Simoleons. After building it you have to wait 1 day and 8 hours for it to build. This can be sped up for SimCash.

Once built, the cargo ship that arrives will stay for 18 hours and a new cargo ship will arrive 6 hours later. One can speed up the arrival of the cargo ship for 10 SimCash. The Cargo Ship Dock will ask for 3 slots of 1-4 random commercial items depending how difficult it is to produce the requested items. Like the Airport they will give a small amount of Simoleons but way less than what you could get for selling it at the Trade Depot or Sim Offers.

After filling in all the items, the ship will take off automatically and you'll get the stated reward. If one is not content with the items the cargo ship is asking for, one can tap on the "Request New Ship" button to make the current cargo ship leave and make a new ship arrive in 6 hours with different requested items.

June 2024 Changes[]

The Cargo Dock went through a few changes after the Mayor's Pass Season 42: Route 66 update.

1st part of the update - it appears that everyone received this update.

There is now a ship icon that appears over the cargo dock when a ship is available
When you have the requested items, the icon will show with a green check mark beside it
The "Cast Off" button has been removed. Now the ship will immediately leave once you fulfill the requested items.
The "Request New Ship" button disappears if you fulfill at least one requested item. You have to wait until the timer runs out for the ship to leave.
The number of cargo destinations went from 2 to 5. The new destinations were still locked.

2nd part of the update - was released to some players around June 11, 2024

The icons for all the Cargo Dock destinations changed to the reward you'll received after fulfilling a shipment.
The Cargo Dock destination referred to as Special Deliveries is no longer available.
Each destination rewards one type of item - Golden Keys, Storage Items, Area Items, Beach Items and Mountain Items.

3rd Update - June 24, 2024 Barcelona update

For some (maybe all) that never received the 2nd part of the update, the 3 new locked Cargo options have disappeared. Now they have only 2 destinations.

4th Update - July 22, 2024 Rio de Janeiro update

Players that only had 2 destinations, despite being at the specified required level, received all 5 destinations.

Cargo Ship Rewards/Destinations[]

Currently, there are a total of 5 destinations

Golden Keys/Cargo Ship Deliveries - Originally, the cargo dock only had one destination. For some, it is labeled "Cargo Ship Deliveries" and for those that received the June 2024 update, it's labeled "Golden Keys". Before the June destination update, the destination's icon/symbol in the Cargo Dock was a box with a ship on it. () After the update, it was changed to a Golden Key. After the requested items are fulfill, the destination rewards you with 1 Golden Key.

Farm Deliveries - This destination was released for a limited-time in Summer 2022. This destination's icon/symbol in the Cargo Dock was a box with an apple on it. () It was only available during an Event Track. After the requested items are fulfill and you press the "Cast Off" button, the destination rewarded you with 40 Event Points towards the active Event Track.

Special Deliveries - This destination was released in 2023. The destination's icon/symbol in the Cargo Dock was a box with a ship on it. () After the requested items are fulfill, the destination rewards you with either a storage or expansion item. After the second part of the June 2024 destination update, there is no longer a destination called "Special Deliveries".

Storage Items - This destination was released in the June 2024 destination update. The destination's icon/symbol in the Cargo Dock is a set of Storage items.() After the requested items are fulfill, the destination rewards you with 1 storage item.

Area Items - This destination was released in the June 2024 destination update. It unlocks at Level 10. The destination's icon/symbol in the Cargo Dock is a set of Expansion items. After the requested items are fulfill, the destination rewards you with 1 expansion item.

Beach Items - This destination was released in the June 2024 destination update. It unlocks at Level 15. The destination's icon/symbol in the Cargo Dock is set of Beach items. After the requested items are fulfill, the destination rewards you with 1 beach item.

Mountain Items - This destination was released in the June 2024 destination update. It unlocks at Level 23. The destination's icon/symbol in the Cargo Dock is a set of Mountain items. After the requested items are fulfill, the destination rewards you with 1 mountain item.

Cargo Ship Dock Events[]

Sometimes there are limited time events held relating to the Cargo Ship Dock. See the Cargo Ship Dock Events page for more info.

Contest of Mayors Tasks[]

There are 3 tasks relating to the Cargo Ship Dock. Once you hit enough population to unlock the Cargo Ship Dock tasks will start appearing regardless if you have it built or not.

Regular Task	Points per Item	Amount of Items	Points	Time
Do Cargo Ship Deliveries	600	1-3	600-1,800	6h-18h

Event	Milestone Task	Amount of Items	Points	Time
Lightning Contest of Mayors Week	Do Cargo Ship Deliveries	1-6	900-3,000	Till the end of CoM
Regular Contest of Mayors Week	Do Cargo Ship Deliveries	1-9	1,500-5,000	Till the end of CoM

Bugs[]

After the June update, the ship will leave the dock regardless of whether the requested items have been fulfilled but you're still able to fulfill the requested items.

Trivia[]

Occasionally, a semi truck will drive in and out of the Cargo Ship Dock, presumably delivering the items the ship is requesting for from your city.
The amount of SimCash needed to speed up the arrival of the next cargo ship will not change regardless of how much time is left before the next cargo ship arrives, unlike most other timers.