# Manistee (US MBL)

**UN/LOCODE:** US MBL  
**Country:** United States  
**Water Body:** Lake Michigan; Great Lakes  
**Harbor Size:** Small  
**Harbor Type:** River (Natural)  
**GPS:** 44.2500, -86.3167

Road salt, industrial salt and aggregates define the cargo profile of Manistee, a small bulk harbour on Lake Michigan. The Morton Salt works on Manistee Lake remain the anchor tenant, with Great Lakes freighters calling seasonally to load salt and dry-bulk commodities. This is not a container or international liner port; handling is limited to bulk and occasional breakbulk during the navigation season, which closes in winter when ice shuts the lakes. A river channel of roughly 6.4 m governs vessel size, and access to overseas markets runs through the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence Seaway system. Inland distribution relies on road and rail rather than barge. Shippers needing container, reefer or customs-cleared international cargo should look to Milwaukee, Muskegon or the major East Coast gateways.

## Transit Times & Routes

- [Los Angeles → Shanghai](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/los-angeles-shanghai)
- [Los Angeles → Shenzhen](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/los-angeles-shenzhen)
- [Los Angeles → Guangzhou](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/los-angeles-guangzhou)
- [Los Angeles → Hong Kong](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/los-angeles-hong-kong)
- [Los Angeles → Tokyo](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/los-angeles-tokyo)
- [Los Angeles → Busan](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/los-angeles-busan)

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*Freight Academy — Seaport Profile: [https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/manistee-port-us-mbl](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/manistee-port-us-mbl)*

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*LLM-Summary (JSON): https://www.freight-academy.com/api/v1/seaports/manistee-port-us-mbl/llm-summary?lang=en*