{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Assab","identifier":"ER ASA","unlocode":"ER ASA","city":null,"country":"Eritrea","waterBody":"Red Sea; Indian Ocean","harborSize":"Small","harborType":"Coastal (Natural)","channelDepthMeters":11,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":13,"longitude":42.75},"description":"Roughly 11 m alongside its cargo piers and anchorage depths to about 14 m give Assab (UN/LOCODE ER ASA), on Eritrea's southern Red Sea coast, the physical capacity for breakbulk, dry bulk and modest container vessels — yet the natural harbour has stood largely idle commercially since the 1998–2000 border war severed Ethiopia's transit traffic. Present throughput is low and no regular liner service is confirmed, with much of the infrastructure considered in need of rehabilitation. In late 2025 Eg","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/assab-port-er-asa","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/assab-port-er-asa","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Assab · (UN/LOCODE: ER ASA) · Eritrea · Small · 11 m"}