{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Karabane","identifier":null,"unlocode":null,"city":null,"country":"Senegal","waterBody":"North Atlantic Ocean","harborSize":"Very Small","harborType":"River (Natural)","channelDepthMeters":3.4,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":12.566667,"longitude":-16.666667},"description":"In the 19th century Karabane (Carabane), at the mouth of the Casamance River, was a colonial trans-shipment point: the first administrative capital of Casamance from 1836, the island gained a roughly 116-metre quay with a rail pier around 1840 for the largest ships then entering the river. That role is long gone; the population has shrunk since the Second World War, and Carabane is today a heritage-listed island and tourist village with no UN/LOCODE and no commercial cargo activity. Its shallow ","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/karabane-port-24","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/karabane-port-24","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Karabane · Senegal · Very Small · 3.4 m"}