{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Belfast","identifier":"US BEL","unlocode":"US BEL","city":null,"country":"United States","waterBody":"North Atlantic Ocean","harborSize":"Very Small","harborType":"River (Natural)","channelDepthMeters":3.4,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":44.416667,"longitude":-69},"description":"Belfast is better understood as a support harbour than a cargo port: its Penobscot Bay waterfront leans on tugboat services, boatbuilding and recreational and commercial fishing rather than ship-side freight. Tugs based here assist oil barges and vessels, but the actual cargo handling happens about seven miles east at Searsport. Commercial freight relevance is limited; for dry and liquid bulk such as road salt, gypsum, wood pellets and newsprint, the Mack Point terminal in Searsport is the worki","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/belfast-port-us-bel","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/belfast-port-us-bel","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Belfast · (UN/LOCODE: US BEL) · United States · Very Small · 3.4 m"}