# Dalian (CN DAL)

**UN/LOCODE:** CN DAL  
**Country:** China  
**Water Body:** Yellow Sea; North Pacific Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Large  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Breakwater)  
**GPS:** 38.9167, 121.6667

Around 480 million tonnes of cargo crossed Dalian's 84 berths in 2024, placing this north-eastern Chinese port among the ten busiest in the world. Sitting at the tip of the Liaodong Peninsula on the Yellow Sea, it is the principal sea outlet for the industrial provinces of Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang. Dalian is China's largest crude-oil transfer point, with a 450,000-tonne crude terminal and the country's biggest tank farm, yet it also handles containers, coal, grain and automobiles across a wide spread of specialised quays. For freight forwarders that breadth is the draw: from reefer boxes to bulk charters, almost every cargo type finds a suitable facility. Liner services connect Dalian to more than 300 ports in some 160 countries, while the Dayaowan bonded and free-trade zone eases storage and re-export. Rail corridors run deep into north-east China and onward toward the Eurasian land bridge. Shippers weighing alternatives can look to nearby Yingkou or to Tianjin and Qingdao further south. Because the terminals differ sharply in specialisation, customs-sensitive or project cargo is best confirmed with the relevant operator early.

## Transit Times & Routes

- [Shanghai → Singapore](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/shanghai-singapore)
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- [Shanghai → Ho Chi Minh City](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/shanghai-ho-chi-minh-city)
- [Shanghai → Jakarta](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/shanghai-jakarta)
- [Shanghai → Kuala Lumpur](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/shanghai-kuala-lumpur)
- [Shanghai → Manila](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/shanghai-manila)

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