# Boston (GB BOS)

**UN/LOCODE:** GB BOS  
**Country:** United Kingdom  
**Water Body:** North Sea; North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Small  
**Harbor Type:** River (Tide Gates)  
**GPS:** 52.9667, -0.0167

Around 700,000 tonnes a year and some 550 vessel calls pass through Boston (GB BOS), a small tidal port on the Wash in Lincolnshire, on England's east coast. Owned by the Victoria Group since 2004, it trades mainly in agribulk and break-bulk through docks fitted with tide gates: grain and recyclables outbound, steel and timber inbound, alongside forest products and paper. It is not a container port — boxed cargo moves through the region's deep-sea terminals instead. The hinterland extends by road and rail into the West Midlands and beyond. Practical alternatives are Immingham and Hull on the Humber, plus nearby King's Lynn.

## Transit Times & Routes

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

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