{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Luderitz Bay","identifier":"NA LUD","unlocode":"NA LUD","city":null,"country":"Namibia","waterBody":"South Atlantic Ocean","harborSize":"Small","harborType":"Coastal (Breakwater)","channelDepthMeters":6.1,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":-26.65,"longitude":15.15},"description":"Manganese, fish and offshore-support cargo define Lüderitz far more than containers: this is a multipurpose dry-bulk port serving southern Namibia and South Africa's adjacent Northern Cape. Its roughly 500 m main berth carries about 8.75 m of water and handles mainly dry bulk, above all South African manganese that is stored and re-exported here at around 700,000 tonnes a year. The port also underpins the fishing industry and acts as a base for offshore mining and southern-coast oil and gas work","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/luderitz-bay-port-na-lud","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/luderitz-bay-port-na-lud","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Luderitz Bay · (UN/LOCODE: NA LUD) · Namibia · Small · 6.1 m"}