{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Baton Rouge","identifier":"US BTR","unlocode":"US BTR","city":null,"country":"United States","waterBody":"Gulf of Mexico; North Atlantic Ocean","harborSize":"Small","harborType":"River (Natural)","channelDepthMeters":12.5,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":30.45,"longitude":-91.183333},"description":"At roughly 73 million short tons in 2023, Baton Rouge (UN/LOCODE US BTR) is the eighth-largest US port and the furthest-inland point on the Mississippi that ocean-going Panamax ships can reach before barge traffic takes over. The cargo mix is overwhelmingly bulk and energy: petroleum, chemicals, grain, sugar, coal, coke and fertilizers lead, alongside steel, pipe, lumber, and forest and biomass products. Its export grain elevators are fed by barge, rail and truck, while refineries and chemical p","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/baton-rouge-port-us-btr","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/baton-rouge-port-us-btr","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Baton Rouge · (UN/LOCODE: US BTR) · United States · Small · 12.5 m"}