{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Dunkerque Port Ouest","identifier":null,"unlocode":null,"city":null,"country":"France","waterBody":"North Sea; North Atlantic Ocean","harborSize":"Medium","harborType":"Coastal (Tide Gates)","channelDepthMeters":20.1,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":51.066667,"longitude":2.35},"description":"Unlike the more general-cargo and Ro/Ro-focused Port Est, the western basin of Dunkirk (Port Ouest) is the harbour's heavy-industrial and energy zone on the North Sea. Water depths of around 20 m allow it to handle Capesize bulk carriers and large tankers across its deep-water quays. Its deep-water ore terminal takes the roughly 7.9 million tonnes of iron ore a year feeding the ArcelorMittal steelworks, alongside liquid bulk and the LNG terminal handling 8.2 million tonnes. Container liner traff","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/dunkerque-port-ouest-port-1700","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/dunkerque-port-ouest-port-1700","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Dunkerque Port Ouest · France · Medium · 20.1 m"}