{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Mersa Sfax","identifier":"TN SFA","unlocode":"TN SFA","city":null,"country":"Tunisia","waterBody":"Mediterranean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean","harborSize":"Small","harborType":"Coastal (Breakwater)","channelDepthMeters":11,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":34.733333,"longitude":10.766667},"description":"Around 5.5 million tonnes of cargo and some 1,700 vessel calls pass through Mersa Sfax each year, making it Tunisia's second-largest port. Officially the Sfax–Sidi Youssef multipurpose port, it concentrates on dry bulk – phosphate and its derivatives, sea salt and cereals – handled across nine quays offering roughly 2,500 m of berth and about 10.5 m alongside depth. Containerised liner traffic is limited here; the port's strength is bulk and breakbulk rather than boxes. Its hinterland, the indus","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/mersa-sfax-port-tn-sfa","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/mersa-sfax-port-tn-sfa","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Mersa Sfax · (UN/LOCODE: TN SFA) · Tunisia · Small · 11 m"}