{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Zaandam","identifier":"NL ZAA","unlocode":"NL ZAA","city":null,"country":"Netherlands","waterBody":"North Sea; North Atlantic Ocean","harborSize":"Small","harborType":"Canal or Lake","channelDepthMeters":7.9,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":52.433333,"longitude":4.833333},"description":"Set in the Zaan region just north of Amsterdam, Zaandam is an industrial and agri-bulk port serving the Dutch food industry rather than a container gateway. The area hosts the world's second-largest cocoa grinding cluster after Côte d'Ivoire, with processing plants run by Cargill and Olam. Cargoes accordingly centre on cocoa beans, edible oils, sugar and other agricultural bulk feeding local manufacturers. As part of the Port of Amsterdam (the Zaanstad area), it reaches the sea via the North Sea","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/zaandam-port-nl-zaa","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/zaandam-port-nl-zaa","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Zaandam · (UN/LOCODE: NL ZAA) · Netherlands · Small · 7.9 m"}