{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Manchester","identifier":"GB MNC","unlocode":"GB MNC","city":null,"country":"United Kingdom","waterBody":"Irish Sea; North Atlantic Ocean","harborSize":"Large","harborType":"River (Tide Gates)","channelDepthMeters":4.9,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":53.483333,"longitude":-2.266667},"description":"Five specialised terminals strung along a 58-kilometre inland waterway define how GB MNC handles freight: the Manchester Ship Canal, operated by Peel Ports, links the city to the Mersey estuary and the open sea. Together these terminals — among them Ellesmere Port, Runcorn Docks, Irlam and Salford — move several million tonnes of cargo a year, weighted toward dry bulk and project loads such as aggregates, sand, salt, animal feed, biomass, chemicals and wind-turbine blades, plus liquids at the QE","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/manchester-port-gb-mnc","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/manchester-port-gb-mnc","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Manchester · (UN/LOCODE: GB MNC) · United Kingdom · Large · 4.9 m"}