{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Hunterston","identifier":"GB HST","unlocode":"GB HST","city":null,"country":"United Kingdom","waterBody":"North Atlantic Ocean","harborSize":"Very Small","harborType":"Open Roadstead","channelDepthMeters":23.2,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":55.75,"longitude":-4.883333},"description":"Commissioned in 1976 as the Hunterston Ore Terminal, this Ayrshire site was built by British Steel to land iron ore and coal for the Ravenscraig steelworks. Its deep-water berths — handling vessels up to 443 m long with drafts around 23 m — made it one of the deepest ports in the UK, moving roughly 5.5 million tonnes a year, latterly coal for Longannet power station. When Longannet closed, the terminal shut in 2016 and its structures were cleared from 2019. Operated by Clydeport (Peel Ports), th","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/hunterston-port-gb-hst","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/hunterston-port-gb-hst","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Hunterston · (UN/LOCODE: GB HST) · United Kingdom · Very Small · 23.2 m"}