{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Lake Charles","identifier":"US LCH","unlocode":"US LCH","city":null,"country":"United States","waterBody":"Gulf of Mexico; North Atlantic Ocean","harborSize":"Small","harborType":"River (Natural)","channelDepthMeters":11,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":30.216667,"longitude":-93.25},"description":"Around 65 million tons of cargo moved through the Calcasieu Ship Channel in 2024, more than half of it international – a figure that defines Lake Charles (US LCH) as one of the United States' top-ten ports by tonnage and an energy hub first and foremost. Set in south-west Louisiana about 55 km inland from the Gulf of Mexico, the port owes much of its recent growth to LNG: Cameron LNG and Venture Global's Calcasieu Pass both sit on the channel, part of the world's busiest LNG-export region. The p","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/lake-charles-port-us-lch","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/lake-charles-port-us-lch","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Lake Charles · (UN/LOCODE: US LCH) · United States · Small · 11 m"}