# Victoria Harbor (CA VIC)

**UN/LOCODE:** CA VIC  
**Country:** Canada  
**Water Body:** Alaska-Canada coastal waters; North Pacific Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Medium  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Breakwater)  
**GPS:** 48.4333, -123.3833

Victoria Harbour is best understood as a passenger and repair port rather than a freight gateway: this natural harbour at the southern tip of Vancouver Island is run by Transport Canada together with the Greater Victoria Harbour Authority. Its Ogden Point deep-water terminal welcomes more than 260 cruise ships and over 700,000 passengers each summer, making Victoria the most-visited call on many Alaska-Canada itineraries. Commercial breakbulk or container handling, by contrast, is not confirmed here and is effectively negligible. Freight destined for Vancouver Island is handled at Nanaimo, while containerised cargo moves through the Vancouver area on the mainland. Significant ship-repair capacity sits nearby at the Esquimalt Graving Dock, whose drydock can take Panamax-size vessels. For forwarders, Victoria Harbour matters more for vessel repair and passenger traffic than for moving goods.

## Transit Times & Routes

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

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