# Bowling (GB BOW)

**UN/LOCODE:** GB BOW  
**Country:** United Kingdom  
**Water Body:** North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Very Small  
**Harbor Type:** River (Natural)  
**GPS:** 55.9333, -4.4833

Old hulks resting in the mud at low tide are what most visitors notice at Bowling, the tidal basin marking the western entrance of the Forth and Clyde Canal. Once a transhipment point where coastal puffers passed iron ore, limestone and timber to canal barges, the harbour is today managed by Scottish Canals as a leisure and tourism site rather than a commercial cargo facility. Freight relevance for forwarders is limited; containerised or bulk shipments in the Glasgow area are handled at King George V Dock or at Greenock Ocean Terminal further down the Clyde.

## 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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