# Rethimnon (GR RET)

**UN/LOCODE:** GR RET  
**Country:** Greece  
**Water Body:** Aegean Sea; Mediterranean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Very Small  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Breakwater)  
**GPS:** 35.3667, 24.4667

A Venetian lighthouse and a fishing-boat quay set the tone at Rethymno on Crete – a harbour with little commercial freight role. Founded as a Minoan trading post and shaped by the Venetians, it now serves fishing, pleasure craft and a very limited seasonal ferry (roughly one weekly fast-ferry link to Santorini in summer), with no regular container, customs or breakbulk cargo. For commercial sea freight on Crete, Heraklion is the principal port, offering container, bulk and multipurpose facilities, complemented by Souda/Chania to the west.

## 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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