{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Elat","identifier":"IL ETH","unlocode":"IL ETH","city":null,"country":"Israel","waterBody":"Gulf of Aqaba; Red Sea; Indian Ocean","harborSize":"Small","harborType":"Coastal (Natural)","channelDepthMeters":23.2,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":29.55,"longitude":34.95},"description":"Israel's only Red Sea outlet has become a cautionary tale for shippers. Set on the Gulf of Aqaba at the country's southern tip, Elat historically served two cargo flows rather than container lines: vehicle imports (around 150,000 cars in 2023, close to half of all Israeli car imports) and exports of potash, phosphate and minerals shipped by chemicals group ICL. It is not a container or general-cargo gateway, and customs-cleared box traffic routes through the Mediterranean ports instead. Since th","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/elat-port-il-eth","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/elat-port-il-eth","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Elat · (UN/LOCODE: IL ETH) · Israel · Small · 23.2 m"}