# Washington D.C. (US WAS)

**UN/LOCODE:** US WAS  
**Country:** United States  
**Water Body:** North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Small  
**Harbor Type:** River (Natural)  
**GPS:** 38.8667, -77.0333

Despite sitting in a national capital, Washington D.C. carries almost no commercial sea freight. The Potomac channel here offers only about 4.9 metres of water, ruling out larger vessels; the Washington Channel waterfront now serves recreation, excursion boats and the occasional movement of construction materials rather than liner cargo. There is no established container, international customs or RoRo operation at the port. Shippers serving the capital region rely instead on the deep-water ports of Baltimore and the Port of Virginia at Norfolk, with the James River terminal at Richmond handling barge cargo.

## 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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