{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Bhavnagar","identifier":"IN BHU","unlocode":"IN BHU","city":null,"country":"India","waterBody":"Arabian Sea; Indian Ocean","harborSize":"Small","harborType":"River (Tide Gates)","channelDepthMeters":3.4,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":21.766667,"longitude":72.233333},"description":"Gujarat's Gulf of Khambhat coast is best known here for Alang, the world's largest ship-recycling yard a short distance south, whose steel and equipment flows shape the economy around Bhavnagar. Bhavnagar port itself is small: silting forced the abandonment of the original site, and a newer lock-gated port was built to take larger vessels. It mainly handles general and bulk cargo, while strong tidal currents in the Gulf of Khambhat and the monsoon make anchoring and approach demanding. There is ","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/bhavnagar-port-in-bhu","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/bhavnagar-port-in-bhu","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Bhavnagar · (UN/LOCODE: IN BHU) · India · Small · 3.4 m"}