# Viana Do Castelo (PT VDC)

**UN/LOCODE:** PT VDC  
**Country:** Portugal  
**Water Body:** North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Small  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Tide Gates)  
**GPS:** 41.7000, -8.8333

Around one million tonnes of cargo move through Viana do Castelo each year, handled on both banks of the River Lima where it meets the Atlantic. The traffic is dominated by breakbulk general cargo together with dry and liquid bulk: paper, timber and granite head outbound, while tropical hardwood, steel sheet, fish, machinery and bulk cement come in. The port's signature asset is the West Sea shipyard, which builds, converts and repairs vessels up to roughly 37,000 tonnes across two dry docks and 700 m of berths. Containers and reefer traffic are marginal here, so liner box shippers generally use nearby Leixões (Porto) or Vigo across the Spanish border. Road and rail links follow the northern Portuguese coastal corridor into the hinterland. For project and breakbulk consignments or ship repair, Viana do Castelo earns its place; for scheduled container services, Leixões is the better fit.

## Transit Times & Routes

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

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