{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Iraklion","identifier":"GR HER","unlocode":"GR HER","city":null,"country":"Greece","waterBody":"Aegean Sea; Mediterranean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean","harborSize":"Medium","harborType":"Coastal (Breakwater)","channelDepthMeters":7.9,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":35.35,"longitude":25.15},"description":"Known to Venetian merchants as Candia and to Byzantine traders as Megalo Kastron, Heraklion (GR HER) has channelled Cretan goods toward the wider Mediterranean for centuries. Today the port on Crete's northern shore is primarily a passenger, ferry and Ro-Ro gateway, handling roughly 3,000 vessels, around 2 million passengers and some 3 million tonnes of cargo each year. Container throughput is modest at about 22,000 TEU, so shippers needing scheduled box services or transhipment generally route ","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/iraklion-port-gr-her","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/iraklion-port-gr-her","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Iraklion · (UN/LOCODE: GR HER) · Greece · Medium · 7.9 m"}