# Masbate (PH MBT)

**UN/LOCODE:** PH MBT  
**Country:** Philippines  
**Water Body:** Philippine inland seas; North Pacific Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Small  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Natural)  
**GPS:** 12.3667, 123.6167

Vehicles, breakbulk and regional consumer goods, not international containers, move across the port of Masbate in the central Philippines. Domestic operator Montenegro Shipping Lines runs RoRo and passenger-cargo services linking the island with Pilar in Sorsogon and, from Cataingan, with Cebu. The port handles no international liner-container traffic or large-scale customs clearance; such cargo clears through the national hubs instead. Import and export shippers are better served routing through Cebu, Batangas or Manila and feedering on to Masbate. Its freight role is essentially regional, tied to the Philippine domestic market.

## Transit Times & Routes

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

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*Freight Academy — Seaport Profile: [https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/masbate-port-ph-mbt](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/masbate-port-ph-mbt)*

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