{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Pierowall","identifier":"GB PIE","unlocode":"GB PIE","city":null,"country":"United Kingdom","waterBody":"North Atlantic Ocean","harborSize":"Small","harborType":"Coastal (Natural)","channelDepthMeters":3.4,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":59.317777778,"longitude":-2.988611111},"description":"On the Bay of Pierowall on the Orkney island of Westray, this municipal harbour owned by Orkney Islands Council earns its keep chiefly from fishing: Westray's modern whitefish vessels, together with crab, scallop and prawn boats, land fresh catch here daily. Its relevance to commercial freight is slight — channel and quay depths of roughly 3.4 m and 1.8 m, and its character as a fishing and small-craft harbour, rule out larger ships. Gill Pier runs the passenger ferry to neighbouring Papa Westra","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/pierowall-port-gb-pie","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/pierowall-port-gb-pie","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Pierowall · (UN/LOCODE: GB PIE) · United Kingdom · Small · 3.4 m"}