# Cromarty (GB CRN)

**UN/LOCODE:** GB CRN  
**Country:** United Kingdom  
**Water Body:** North Sea; North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Small  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Breakwater)  
**GPS:** 57.6833, -4.0333

The Cromarty Firth earns its place on the map through heavy industry, not container liners. Sheltered deep water around the Invergordon service base and Nigg has made it one of Europe's leading sites for the inspection, repair, maintenance and decommissioning of offshore drilling rigs, with permits covering around 50,000 tonnes of structures a year at its Queens Dock. The same quays now stage Scotland's offshore wind build-out, with 15 of the 17 ScotWind development sites within reach of the firth and contracts such as Moray East's 95 turbines handled here. Bulk carriers and a busy cruise programme — Invergordon ranks as Scotland's busiest cruise port — round out the traffic. There is no scheduled container service; the port's strength is oil, gas and renewables logistics, heavy lift and project cargo. Forwarders moving boxes or general cargo into the Highlands are better served by Aberdeen or Grangemouth.

## 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)
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- [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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