# Sault Ste Marie (US SSM)

**UN/LOCODE:** US SSM  
**Country:** United States  
**Water Body:** Lake Superior; Great Lakes  
**Harbor Size:** Small  
**Harbor Type:** River (Natural)  
**GPS:** 46.5000, -84.3500

For freight planning, US-side Sault Ste Marie is best understood as a transit point rather than a destination: it marks the American Soo Locks on the St. Marys River, the chokepoint linking Lake Superior to the lower Great Lakes. Operated by the US Army Corps of Engineers, the locks pass roughly 80 million tonnes a year — mainly iron ore, coal and grain — but most vessels simply transit rather than discharge here. Regular commercial breakbulk, container or customs handling at the town wharf is not confirmed, so freight relevance is limited. Shippers should route bulk or containerised cargo via Duluth-Superior, the ore port of Marquette, or Detroit.

## Transit Times & Routes

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

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*Freight Academy — Seaport Profile: [https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/sault-ste-marie-port-us-ssm](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/sault-ste-marie-port-us-ssm)*

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