{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Western Port","identifier":"AU WEP","unlocode":"AU WEP","city":null,"country":"Australia","waterBody":"Bass Strait; South Pacific Ocean","harborSize":"Very Small","harborType":"Coastal (Natural)","channelDepthMeters":14,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":-38.35,"longitude":145.233333},"description":"Pipelines, tankers and steel wharves rather than container cranes define Western Port (UN/LOCODE AU WEP, port town Hastings), an energy and industrial harbour south-east of Melbourne. Esso's Long Island Point jetty exports Gippsland Basin crude oil and LPG, while the Crib Point jetty imports refined fuels for United Petroleum. Separately, BlueScope Steel runs its own wharves for importing and exporting steel products, adding bulk and breakbulk steel-industry traffic. Channel depths near 14 metre","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/western-port-au-wep","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/western-port-au-wep","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Western Port · (UN/LOCODE: AU WEP) · Australia · Very Small · 14 m"}