{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Ardalstangen","identifier":"NO ARD","unlocode":"NO ARD","city":null,"country":"Norway","waterBody":"Norwegian Sea; North Atlantic Ocean","harborSize":"Very Small","harborType":"River (Natural)","channelDepthMeters":23.2,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":61.232777778,"longitude":7.698611111},"description":"Despite its modest size, Årdalstangen works less as a general-cargo port than as the dedicated industrial quay for Hydro's aluminium smelter at Årdal. The roughly 7.9 m-deep berth mainly receives smelter feedstock – alumina, petroleum coke and pitch – and ships out rolling-slab ingot and foundry alloys from the on-site casthouse. Sitting at the head of the Årdalsfjord, an inner arm of the Sognefjord, it offers sheltered water but a long inland approach through the fjord. Routine container or cus","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/ardalstangen-port-no-ard","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/ardalstangen-port-no-ard","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Ardalstangen · (UN/LOCODE: NO ARD) · Norway · Very Small · 23.2 m"}