{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Puerto De Hierro","identifier":"VEPHO","unlocode":"VEPHO","city":null,"country":"Venezuela","waterBody":"Caribbean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean","harborSize":"Small","harborType":"Open Roadstead","channelDepthMeters":0,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":10.633333,"longitude":-62.1},"description":"Puerto de Hierro is a single-purpose bulk berth rather than a general cargo port: it sits on the north shore of the Gulf of Paria in Venezuela's Sucre state and has long shipped bauxite for the aluminium industry. Its one berth carries only about 6 m of draft and takes vessels up to roughly 45,000 dwt, with no container, breakbulk or liner facilities. The sheltered bay also serves as a supply and anchorage point for the nearby Corocoro offshore oil field. Commercial freight relevance is therefor","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/puerto-de-hierro-port-vepho","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/puerto-de-hierro-port-vepho","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Puerto De Hierro · (UN/LOCODE: VEPHO) · Venezuela · Small"}