The Port of Uusikaupunki (also known as Port of Hepokari) is a mixed-use cargo port located in the city of Uusikaupunki, in southwestern Finland, on the eastern shore of the Bothnian Sea.[2]
Port of Uusikaupunki | |
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![]() Port of Uusikaupunki in 2020 | |
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Native name | Uudenkaupungin satama / Nystad hamn |
Location | |
Country | Finland |
Location | Uusikaupunki |
Coordinates | 60°47′40″N 21°22′35″E / 60.794444°N 21.376389°E |
UN/LOCODE | FI UKI[1] |
Details | |
Type of harbour | coastal natural |
No. of berths | 5[2] |
Draft depth | max. 12.5 metres (41 ft) depth[3] |
Statistics | |
Annual cargo tonnage | c. 2.5m tons (int'l) (2018)[4] |
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The port services mostly RoRo traffic, but is also equipped to handle conventional and liquid cargo.[5][2]
In 2018, the total international cargo throughput of the port was c. 2.5m tons.[4] Approximately 60% of this was exports, making Uusikaupunki the 10th largest export port in Finland.[4] It is the main Finnish export port for cars, thanks to the Valmet Automotive plant located in Uusikaupunki.[6][7]
The shipping lane into the harbour had previously maximum depth of 10 metres (33 ft), but in 2015 this was deepened to 12.5 metres (41 ft).[3]
References
edit- ^ "UN/LOCODE - Finland". United Nations. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Uusikaupunki". ItamerenSatamat.fi. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Uudenkaupungin meriväylä". Vayla.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Traficom International Maritime Statistics 2018" (PDF). Traficom.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Transport and Communications Agency. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Berths information". Port of Uusikaupunki. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Uusikaupunki lennätti Suomen autoviennin hurjaan kasvuun – vienti jo suurempaa kuin koko viime vuonna" (in Finnish). Talouselämä. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Autotehtaan nousukausi tuo vipinää myös Uudenkaupungin satamaan" (in Finnish). Yle. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2020.