{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Macae","identifier":"BR MEA","unlocode":"BR MEA","city":null,"country":"Brazil","waterBody":"South Atlantic Ocean","harborSize":"Very Small","harborType":"River (Natural)","channelDepthMeters":1.8,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":-22.366667,"longitude":-41.766667},"description":"For more than four decades after oil was discovered in the Campos Basin in the mid-1970s, Macaé served as Petrobras's principal supply base for the offshore fields off Rio de Janeiro state. Operated as the Port of Imbetiba, it shipped diesel, fresh water, drilling supplies, general cargo and liquid and solid bulk out to the exploration and production units at sea, rather than handling containers or liner trade. Since 2018 most of that supply traffic has shifted to the better-equipped Porto do Aç","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/macae-port-br-mea","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/macae-port-br-mea","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Macae · (UN/LOCODE: BR MEA) · Brazil · Very Small · 1.8 m"}