# Glasgow (GB GLW)

**UN/LOCODE:** GB GLW  
**Country:** United Kingdom  
**Water Body:** North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Medium  
**Harbor Type:** River (Tide Gates)  
**GPS:** 55.8667, -4.2833

More than 1,000 wind-turbine components crossed Glasgow in 2024, a record year that underlines its role as a bulk, breakbulk and project-cargo port on the Clyde, operated by Peel Ports Clydeport. The King George V Dock — a 529 m riverside quay with about 8.5 m alongside — and the Shieldhall berth handle forest products, grain, agribulk and heavy-lift or project cargo. Tide gates keep vessel sizes modest. A £3 million investment in a new egress road and terminal infrastructure has boosted its capacity for oversized project cargo, much of it for Scotland's renewable-energy sector. Because the Clyde's container traffic is concentrated downriver at Greenock, Glasgow focuses on non-containerised trades. Its position next to Scotland's largest city gives it strong road and rail links. For boxes, Greenock is the west-coast gateway, while Grangemouth serves the east.

## 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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*Freight Academy — Seaport Profile: [https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/glasgow-port-gb-glw](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/glasgow-port-gb-glw)*

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