{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Port Esquivel","identifier":"JMPEV","unlocode":"JMPEV","city":null,"country":"Jamaica","waterBody":"Caribbean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean","harborSize":"Very Small","harborType":"Open Roadstead","channelDepthMeters":11,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":17.883333,"longitude":-77.13333299999998},"description":"Built for Jamaica's bauxite-alumina industry, Port Esquivel is a dedicated bulk terminal handling around 2.5 million tonnes of cargo a year. It lies about 35 km west of Kingston and is the only port on the island's south coast able to take large vessels, reached through a channel some 23 km long. Exports centre on alumina and molasses, while fuel oil and process inputs such as caustic soda are imported for the refinery chain. The concrete-and-steel pier runs about 645 feet, two ships can berth a","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/port-esquivel-port-jmpev","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/port-esquivel-port-jmpev","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Port Esquivel · (UN/LOCODE: JMPEV) · Jamaica · Very Small · 11 m"}