{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Ciudad Bolivar","identifier":"VE CBL","unlocode":"VE CBL","city":null,"country":"Venezuela","waterBody":"Caribbean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean","harborSize":"Small","harborType":"River (Natural)","channelDepthMeters":4.9,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":8.133333,"longitude":-63.55},"description":"Once called Angostura, Ciudad Bolívar sits on the south bank of the Orinoco some 241 nautical miles upriver and acts as the trade gateway for eastern Venezuela's river basin. Its five wharves stretch about 730 metres and were built for river barges and small coastal cargo ships rather than ocean tonnage. Usable draught is highly seasonal, falling to roughly 4.8 m in the dry season (December–May) and rising to about 9 m when the river is high. Exports centre on cattle, hides, gold and fruit, whil","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/ciudad-bolivar-port-ve-cbl","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/ciudad-bolivar-port-ve-cbl","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Ciudad Bolivar · (UN/LOCODE: VE CBL) · Venezuela · Small · 4.9 m"}