# Sanya (CN SYA)

**UN/LOCODE:** CN SYA  
**Country:** China  
**Water Body:** Gulf of Tonkin; South China Sea; North Pacific Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Very Small  
**Harbor Type:** Open Roadstead  
**GPS:** 18.3167, 109.4500

Sanya is best understood as a cruise port that also moves modest volumes of conventional cargo, not as a container gateway. On Hainan's southern coast, its Phoenix Island terminal handled more than 1,600 cruise calls and over two million passengers between 2006 and 2024, with berths up to 150,000 tons and larger ones under construction. Commercial freight runs to roughly 451,000 tonnes a year — bulk and general cargo such as cement, steel, fertiliser, grain, salt, sugar, rubber and coal. There is no meaningful container liner service here; for boxed and international cargo on Hainan, Haikou and Yangpu are the relevant ports. Forwarders should treat Sanya as a passenger and regional-supply port and confirm draught and crane capacity with the operator before booking project cargo.

## Transit Times & Routes

- [Shanghai → Singapore](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/shanghai-singapore)
- [Shanghai → Bangkok](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/shanghai-bangkok)
- [Shanghai → Ho Chi Minh City](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/shanghai-ho-chi-minh-city)
- [Shanghai → Jakarta](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/shanghai-jakarta)
- [Shanghai → Kuala Lumpur](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/shanghai-kuala-lumpur)
- [Shanghai → Manila](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/shanghai-manila)

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