{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Port Aransas","identifier":"US YAS","unlocode":"US YAS","city":null,"country":"United States","waterBody":"Gulf of Mexico; North Atlantic Ocean","harborSize":"Very Small","harborType":"Coastal (Natural)","channelDepthMeters":1.8,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":27.833333,"longitude":-97.05},"description":"Better known for sport fishing, its Coast Guard station and tourist ferries than for cargo, Port Aransas (US YAS) on Mustang Island still has a genuine freight role through the Aransas Terminal Company. Its multi-use marine terminal on the deep Corpus Christi Ship Channel supports offshore drilling and production logistics along with breakbulk, project and dry-bulk cargo. The town's own basin, by contrast, is shallow and geared to fishing boats and ferries rather than ships. Deep-draught vessels","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/port-aransas-port-us-yas","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/port-aransas-port-us-yas","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Port Aransas · (UN/LOCODE: US YAS) · United States · Very Small · 1.8 m"}