{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Fray Bentos","identifier":"UY FZB","unlocode":"UY FZB","city":null,"country":"Uruguay","waterBody":"Río Uruguay; Río de la Plata; South Atlantic Ocean","harborSize":"Very Small","harborType":"River (Natural)","channelDepthMeters":4.9,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":-33.116667,"longitude":-58.316667},"description":"Finnish forestry group UPM gives Fray Bentos its commercial purpose: its eucalyptus pulp mill on the River Uruguay, running since 2007 at around 1.3 million tonnes a year, has helped make the country a leading exporter of bleached hardwood pulp. The river port itself is shallow, with channel depths near 4.9 m, so deep-sea vessels cannot berth here. Pulp therefore moves by river barge to the deep-water port of Nueva Palmira before transhipment overseas. For forwarders, Fray Bentos works as a regi","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/fray-bentos-port-uy-fzb","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/fray-bentos-port-uy-fzb","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Fray Bentos · (UN/LOCODE: UY FZB) · Uruguay · Very Small · 4.9 m"}