{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Garston","identifier":"GB GIS","unlocode":"GB GIS","city":null,"country":"United Kingdom","waterBody":"River Mersey; Irish Sea","harborSize":"Very Small","harborType":"River (Tide Gates)","channelDepthMeters":6.4,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":53.35,"longitude":-2.9},"description":"Around 500,000 tonnes of cargo pass through Garston (UN/LOCODE GB GIS) each year, making this Associated British Ports facility a useful Mersey outlet for dry bulk and general cargo. Sitting in an enclosed tidal dock about 10 km upriver from central Liverpool, the port handles steel, grain, animal feed, fertiliser, metals, timber, coal and industrial bulks, plus project and heavy-lift consignments often exceeding 200 tonnes. It is not a container-line port: shippers needing box services use the ","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/garlston-port-gb-gis","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/garlston-port-gb-gis","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Garston · (UN/LOCODE: GB GIS) · United Kingdom · Very Small · 6.4 m"}