{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Barrow","identifier":"US BRW","unlocode":"US BRW","city":null,"country":"United States","waterBody":"Arctic Ocean","harborSize":"Very Small","harborType":"Open Roadstead","channelDepthMeters":0,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":71.283333,"longitude":-156.783333},"description":"In high summer, barges nose up to the beach at Barrow (Utqiagvik), the northernmost community in the United States, because there is no dredged channel or pier here — only an open roadstead about 9 metres deep. Seasonal sealift operators such as Alaska Marine Lines and Lynden run this service from roughly July to September, landing construction materials, vehicles, heavy equipment and bulk supplies once the sea ice retreats. No roads connect the town to the rest of Alaska, so year-round freight ","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/barrow-port-us-brw","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/barrow-port-us-brw","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Barrow · (UN/LOCODE: US BRW) · United States · Very Small"}