# Newhaven Harbour (GB NHV)

**UN/LOCODE:** GB NHV  
**Country:** United Kingdom  
**Water Body:** English Channel; North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Very Small  
**Harbor Type:** River (Natural)  
**GPS:** 50.7833, 0.0500

DFDS anchors Newhaven's commercial role, operating the RoPax ferry from this East Sussex harbour to Dieppe in Normandy — a crossing of about 116 km and roughly four hours. Situated at the mouth of the River Ouse, Newhaven is the closest cross-Channel ferry port to London, set conveniently between Brighton and Eastbourne. For forwarders, the traffic that matters is accompanied and unaccompanied RoRo: the RoPax vessels are built for heavy goods vehicles, articulated trailers and oversized loads, with ample lane-metre capacity, and DFDS provides dedicated facilities for freight drivers. Newhaven handles no scheduled container line services; from 1981 to 1996 the old railway wharf was used for importing and exporting aggregates and producing concrete. Road links run inland via the A26 and A27 towards London and the wider South East. Shippers moving containers or large volumes across the Channel use Dover or the Thames ports, while Newhaven remains a well-established route for trailers and rolling freight to northern France.

## 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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