# Neon Karlovas (GR KAR)

**UN/LOCODE:** GR KAR  
**Country:** Greece  
**Water Body:** Aegean Sea; Mediterranean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Small  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Breakwater)  
**GPS:** 37.8000, 26.6833

On the north-west coast of Samos in the Aegean, Neon Karlovas (GR KAR) is a ferry harbour rather than a freight terminal. Conventional ferries — currently Blue Star Ferries among them — link it to Piraeus and to islands such as Ikaria, Chios and Lesbos, carrying cars, motorbikes and campervans. With a maximum draught of about 5.5 m, the artificial harbour cannot take larger cargo vessels. No commercial container or general-cargo role is confirmed; throughput is essentially the accompanied roll-on/roll-off traffic of the ferries. For liner or container freight to Samos, shippers rely on the island's main port at Vathy or, more typically, the mainland via Piraeus.

## Transit Times & Routes

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

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