# Manado (ID MDC)

**UN/LOCODE:** ID MDC  
**Country:** Indonesia  
**Water Body:** Celebes Sea; North Pacific Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Small  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Natural)  
**GPS:** 1.5000, 124.8333

For containerised freight, Manado is the wrong address – and that single fact shapes its whole profile. As the capital of Indonesia's North Sulawesi province, the port runs chiefly on fast ferries to the Sangir and Talaud islands, plus local services along Sulawesi's north coast and across to Davao in the Philippines. Local vessels also move general cargo for regional supply, but there are no container facilities at the quay. Box-based imports and exports go through Bitung, a natural deep-water port about 40 km to the east with a container terminal and depths up to 15 m. Bitung serves as the gateway for North Sulawesi's exports to the Philippines and Vietnam, while the Manado–Bitung toll road ties the two together. Forwarders therefore treat Manado as a passenger and local-cargo port and route containers through Bitung.

## Transit Times & Routes

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