{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Port Talbot","identifier":"GB PTB","unlocode":"GB PTB","city":null,"country":"United Kingdom","waterBody":"Bristol Channel; North Atlantic Ocean","harborSize":"Small","harborType":"Coastal (Breakwater)","channelDepthMeters":11,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":51.583333,"longitude":-3.816667},"description":"Port Talbot's tidal harbour in South Wales is one of the few UK ports able to take Capesize bulkers of up to about 170,000 dwt and 16 m draught — the deepest berths in the Severn estuary. The deepwater basin was built in 1966–1970 as Britain's first dry-bulk terminal for ships above 100,000 dwt, primarily to import iron ore and coking coal for the adjoining Tata Steel works. With the blast furnaces closing in 2024 and the last iron ore discharged, that role has largely ended; Tata is switching t","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/port-talbot-port-gb-ptb","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/port-talbot-port-gb-ptb","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Port Talbot · (UN/LOCODE: GB PTB) · United Kingdom · Small · 11 m"}