{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Gabes","identifier":"TN GAE","unlocode":"TN GAE","city":null,"country":"Tunisia","waterBody":"Mediterranean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean","harborSize":"Small","harborType":"Coastal (Breakwater)","channelDepthMeters":12.5,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":33.9,"longitude":10.116667},"description":"Gabes exists chiefly to serve southern Tunisia's petrochemical industry rather than general container trade. Built in 1974 on the Gulf of Gabès, the port is tied to the chemical estate at Ghannouche and handles mostly bulk cargo. Imports centre on sulphur and ammonia, while exports are dominated by phosphoric acid and phosphate fertilisers, alongside fuel oil, bitumen and liquid soda. In 2019 it moved around 4.22 million tonnes of cargo plus roughly 160,000 TEU, the box traffic closely linked to","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/gabes-port-tn-gae","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/gabes-port-tn-gae","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Gabes · (UN/LOCODE: TN GAE) · Tunisia · Small · 12.5 m"}