{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Belekeri","identifier":"IN BLK","unlocode":"IN BLK","city":null,"country":"India","waterBody":"Arabian Sea; Indian Ocean","harborSize":"Very Small","harborType":"Open Roadstead","channelDepthMeters":4.9,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":14.7,"longitude":74.266667},"description":"Few small Indian ports carry as charged a history as Belekeri, a minor harbour in Karnataka's Uttara Kannada district about 30 km south of Karwar, once at the centre of an iron-ore export scandal. Loading happens at an open roadstead rather than a deepwater quay, with barges and chutes feeding bulk carriers at anchorage. The port is built around dry bulk – iron ore and manganese – backed by roughly 100 acres of stacking ground, with little to no container or breakbulk activity. After a long ban ","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/belekeri-port-in-blk","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/belekeri-port-in-blk","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Belekeri · (UN/LOCODE: IN BLK) · India · Very Small · 4.9 m"}