{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Lerwick","identifier":"GB LER","unlocode":"GB LER","city":null,"country":"United Kingdom","waterBody":"North Sea; North Atlantic Ocean","harborSize":"Medium","harborType":"Coastal (Natural)","channelDepthMeters":9.1,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":60.167,"longitude":-1.15},"description":"Subsea decommissioning loads, offshore supply runs and lifeline island cargo define the mix at Lerwick, the principal commercial port of Shetland and the most northerly in Britain. The sheltered deep-water harbour runs around the clock and handled about 911,000 tonnes in 2025, up 3 percent, moved largely through NorthLink's roll-on/roll-off freight ferries to Aberdeen and a scheduled Streamline Shipping breakbulk service, alongside a fishing fleet landing significant volumes of whitefish. There ","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/lerwick-port-gb-ler","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/lerwick-port-gb-ler","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Lerwick · (UN/LOCODE: GB LER) · United Kingdom · Medium · 9.1 m"}