# Belfast (US BEL)

**UN/LOCODE:** US BEL  
**Country:** United States  
**Water Body:** North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Very Small  
**Harbor Type:** River (Natural)  
**GPS:** 44.4167, -69.0000

Belfast is better understood as a support harbour than a cargo port: its Penobscot Bay waterfront leans on tugboat services, boatbuilding and recreational and commercial fishing rather than ship-side freight. Tugs based here assist oil barges and vessels, but the actual cargo handling happens about seven miles east at Searsport. Commercial freight relevance is limited; for dry and liquid bulk such as road salt, gypsum, wood pellets and newsprint, the Mack Point terminal in Searsport is the working alternative, with Portland for broader options.

## Transit Times & Routes

- [Los Angeles → Shanghai](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/los-angeles-shanghai)
- [Los Angeles → Shenzhen](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/los-angeles-shenzhen)
- [Los Angeles → Guangzhou](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/los-angeles-guangzhou)
- [Los Angeles → Hong Kong](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/los-angeles-hong-kong)
- [Los Angeles → Tokyo](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/los-angeles-tokyo)
- [Los Angeles → Busan](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/los-angeles-busan)

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