# St Joseph (US SXX)

**UN/LOCODE:** US SXX  
**Country:** United States  
**Water Body:** Lake Michigan; Great Lakes  
**Harbor Size:** Small  
**Harbor Type:** River (Natural)  
**GPS:** 42.1167, -86.4833

What began in the 1820s as a cross-lake schooner trade in fruit, lumber and manufactured goods has narrowed to a single commercial purpose: today St Joseph (UN/LOCODE US SXX) handles dry bulk — limestone, sand, slag and bulk cement — for the construction and cement industries of southwest Michigan. The harbour at the mouth of the St. Joseph River offers no container or general-cargo service, and a controlling depth of about 6 metres restricts calls to Great Lakes lakers and barge tows. Cargo leaving the quay moves onward almost entirely by truck, supported by road and rail links into the Benton Harbor hinterland. Freight forwarders handling containers or international ocean shipments should route via Chicago or the Lake Erie ports rather than St Joseph. The port is best understood as a specialised aggregates and cement berth, not a multipurpose gateway.

## Transit Times & Routes

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- [Los Angeles → Busan](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/los-angeles-busan)

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