{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Sines","identifier":"PT SIE","unlocode":"PT SIE","city":null,"country":"Portugal","waterBody":"North Atlantic Ocean","harborSize":"Medium","harborType":"Coastal (Breakwater)","channelDepthMeters":0,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":37.95,"longitude":-8.866667},"description":"PSA Sines has run Terminal XXI since 2004, turning Sines into the largest container port in Portugal and a leading Atlantic transhipment point. Natural depths of about 17 metres behind a long breakwater let the port take the biggest container ships fully laden — a rarity in Europe. Capacity rose to about 2.7 million TEU in early 2024 and is set to climb toward 4.1 million as the quay grows from 1,040 metres to almost 2,000, though box volume fell roughly 13 percent in 2024. Most container traffi","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/sines-port-pt-sie","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/sines-port-pt-sie","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Sines · (UN/LOCODE: PT SIE) · Portugal · Medium"}