{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Avatiu","identifier":"CK AVA","unlocode":"CK AVA","city":null,"country":"Cook Islands","waterBody":"South Pacific Ocean","harborSize":"Very Small","harborType":"Coastal (Natural)","channelDepthMeters":4.9,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":-21.2,"longitude":-159.783333},"description":"Matson, Reef Shipping and the PDL/PFL service all call at Avatiu, the Cook Islands' only deep-water port, on the north coast of Rarotonga. Following a 2013 upgrade the wharf handles container and fuel-tanker vessels of up to roughly 200 m, discharging with ships' gear plus a mobile shore crane rather than a quay gantry. It manages around 90% of the nation's inbound containers, about 90% of food imports and effectively all of its fuel, alongside breakbulk and reefer cargo. Hinterland reach is lim","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/avatiu-port-ck-ava","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/avatiu-port-ck-ava","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Avatiu · (UN/LOCODE: CK AVA) · Cook Islands · Very Small · 4.9 m"}