{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"East London","identifier":"ZA ELS","unlocode":"ZA ELS","city":null,"country":"South Africa","waterBody":"Indian Ocean","harborSize":"Small","harborType":"River (Natural)","channelDepthMeters":11,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":-33.033333,"longitude":27.916667},"description":"Two container berths, a four-storey car terminal and a grain elevator give East London a broader cargo mix than its size suggests. It is South Africa's only river port, set on the Buffalo River where it meets the Indian Ocean. Container traffic runs through Transnet Port Terminals' Multi-Purpose Terminal, handling up to about 90,000 TEU a year; with no quay gantry cranes, vessels work with their own gear. The car terminal on the West Bank, opened in 2000, links by dedicated road to the adjacent ","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/east-london-port-za-els","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/east-london-port-za-els","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"East London · (UN/LOCODE: ZA ELS) · South Africa · Small · 11 m"}