{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Akaroa","identifier":"NZ AKA","unlocode":"NZ AKA","city":null,"country":"New Zealand","waterBody":"South Pacific Ocean","harborSize":"Very Small","harborType":"Coastal (Natural)","channelDepthMeters":12.5,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":-43.8,"longitude":172.966667},"description":"Listed under UN/LOCODE NZ AKA, Akaroa is a harbour on Banks Peninsula that functions purely as a seasonal cruise anchorage, with vessels tendering passengers ashore rather than berthing. There are no commercial cargo, container or customs operations here; activity runs only through the October-to-April cruise season. For freight purposes its relevance is effectively nil. Cargo bound for the Canterbury region moves instead through the deep-water port of Lyttelton near Christchurch, or through Tim","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/akaroa-port-nz-aka","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/akaroa-port-nz-aka","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Akaroa · (UN/LOCODE: NZ AKA) · New Zealand · Very Small · 12.5 m"}