{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Laayoune","identifier":"MA EUN","unlocode":"MA EUN","city":null,"country":"Western Sahara","waterBody":"North Atlantic Ocean","harborSize":"Very Small","harborType":"Coastal (Natural)","channelDepthMeters":0,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":27.083333,"longitude":-13.433333},"description":"One of the world's longest conveyor belts — running roughly 100 km from the Bou Craa mine and rated at up to 2,000 tonnes per hour — feeds the port of Laayoune (UN/LOCODE MA EUN), also called El Marsa or the port of El Aaiún, on the Atlantic coast of Western Sahara, a disputed territory administered by Morocco. The port ships phosphate rock in bulk, with annual volumes fluctuating between about 1 and 2 million tonnes, and also handles sand exports and hydrocarbon imports; it has operated since 1","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/laayoune-port-ma-eun","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/laayoune-port-ma-eun","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Laayoune · (UN/LOCODE: MA EUN) · Western Sahara · Very Small"}