{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Espevaer","identifier":null,"unlocode":null,"city":null,"country":"Norway","waterBody":"North Sea; North Atlantic Ocean","harborSize":"Very Small","harborType":"Coastal (Natural)","channelDepthMeters":0,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":59.583333,"longitude":5.15},"description":"Espevær is best understood as a heritage island community rather than a freight port: about 80 people live in the tightly clustered houses west of Bømlo, where a 19th-century herring boom once drew up to 30,000 seasonal fishermen. The sheltered natural harbour now serves fishing, leisure craft and tourism — with attractions such as the historic Lobster Park — and has no scheduled commercial cargo role. Shippers in the Sunnhordland region rely on mainland ports around Bømlo and Stord, and on Berg","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/espevaer-port-2016","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/espevaer-port-2016","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Espevaer · Norway · Very Small"}