# Littlehampton Harbour (GB LIT)

**UN/LOCODE:** GB LIT  
**Country:** United Kingdom  
**Water Body:** English Channel; North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Very Small  
**Harbor Type:** River (Natural)  
**GPS:** 50.7833, -0.5333

Tarmac has been the sole commercial operator at Littlehampton Harbour since 2012, working a niche traffic of marine-dredged aggregates, road stone, marble chippings and occasional timber at the mouth of the River Arun in West Sussex. Throughput runs at roughly 10,000 to 30,000 tonnes a year across some 50–60 vessels, arriving from Ireland, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and France. This tidal river port handles ships up to 79 m in length and around 4 m draft on about 316 high tides annually. There are no container or liner services, and hinterland distribution is purely by road to the regional construction sector. For larger or containerised consignments on the south coast, Shoreham, Newhaven and Portsmouth are the practical alternatives.

## 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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