# Manchester (GB MNC)

**UN/LOCODE:** GB MNC  
**Country:** United Kingdom  
**Water Body:** Irish Sea; North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Large  
**Harbor Type:** River (Tide Gates)  
**GPS:** 53.4833, -2.2667

Five specialised terminals strung along a 58-kilometre inland waterway define how GB MNC handles freight: the Manchester Ship Canal, operated by Peel Ports, links the city to the Mersey estuary and the open sea. Together these terminals — among them Ellesmere Port, Runcorn Docks, Irlam and Salford — move several million tonnes of cargo a year, weighted toward dry bulk and project loads such as aggregates, sand, salt, animal feed, biomass, chemicals and wind-turbine blades, plus liquids at the QEII Docks. Container traffic arrives not on deep-sea calls but via a coastal feeder from Liverpool to the rail-served Port Salford terminal, where Peel Ports aims to grow throughput from around 8,000 to 100,000 boxes a year by 2030. A shallow channel depth of about 4.9 m restricts the canal to smaller Mersey-class vessels rather than large box ships. Warehousing and distribution at Port Warrington and Port Salford extend the port's reach into the North West hinterland by road and rail. For deep-sea container cargo, nearby Liverpool remains the natural gateway.

## 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/manchester-port-gb-mnc](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/manchester-port-gb-mnc)*

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