{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Freetown","identifier":"SL FNA","unlocode":"SL FNA","city":null,"country":"Sierra Leone","waterBody":"North Atlantic Ocean","harborSize":"Small","harborType":"Coastal (Natural)","channelDepthMeters":7.9,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":8.5,"longitude":-13.233333},"description":"Opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1960 after seven years of construction, the QE II Quay remains Sierra Leone's principal seaport and the freight gateway for the capital, Freetown. It sits on one of the world's largest natural harbours and concentrates almost all of the country's foreign trade. Container operations run through Freetown Terminal Ltd on berths 3–6 (originally a Bolloré concession), with a theoretical capacity of about 380,000 TEU, though actual throughput has been closer to 75,000–9","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/freetown-port-sl-fna","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/freetown-port-sl-fna","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Freetown · (UN/LOCODE: SL FNA) · Sierra Leone · Small · 7.9 m"}