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Ravenna Port - Italy Web site. Due to its strategic and geographical
position, in north-east Italy, the port of Ravenna is a leader in
the region for trade with the markets of the east, the Mediterranean
countries and the Far East. With excellent road and rail connections
to all the regions of Italy and to central Europe, the port is
extremely competitive and its operational efficiency equals that of
the best European ports.
Standing alongside a canal with an overall 9 km of well-equipped quays,
the port of Ravenna, unique in Italy, boasts vast service areas that
guarantee the development of traffic in all commodity sectors. e.g.
Ravenna is one of the most important container ports in Italy.
The Container Terminal stands on an area of roughly 300,000 sqm and
has a handling capacity of 250,000 teu/year. There are 800 m of
reserved berths and a 40 x 20 m. projecting berth for simultaneous
mooring of 2 ro-ro vessels.
The General Cargo Terminal has has 1,200 m of reserved berths
complete with infrastructure and equipment.
The Bulk Liquids Terminal has an overall storage capacity of 90,000m3
and a 250 m quay, with reserved berths, suitably equipped for loading
/unloading non-petroliferous liquids. The main products handled are:
molasses, distiller's wash, orthophosphoric acid, sodium hydroxide
and food liquids.
Web site contains sections on: a door on the Mediterranean, avant-
garde goods handling, Container Terminal, General Cargo Terminal,
an efficient Rail Terminal, Liquid Products Terminal, steamship
companies and contact information.
 
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Rauma Port - Finland Web site. The port of Rauma is a versatile logistics
centre. The port offers solutions for customers’ individual logistical
needs.
Rauma is Finland’s largest paper port and the port provides the most
effective and economical transport route from Finland’s paper
industry production plants to the world.
Rauma is one of Finland’s largest ports importing dry bulk through
its three lo-lo/bulk berths which enjoy a water depth of 10 m.
Rauma’s chemical port facilitates the safe, quick and efficient
handling and safe storage of chemicals and oil.
The port of Rauma is Finland’s fastest developing unit cargo port.
Effective co-operation in container handling, an expanding container
storage area, the uniformity of the port area and its geographical
position ensure customer satisfaction.
The port of Rauma is also one of Finland’s largest general cargo
ports. With six berths for ro-ro/sto-ro/lo-lo, six conventional
berths, a container quay and a warm store facility of 30,000 m² area,
rauma is ideally suited for your general cargo needs.
Web site contains sections on: organisation, statistics, news,
the port ordinance, port services, paper port, dry bulk port,
chemical port, unit cargo port, general cargo port, logistics centre,
traffic, harbour charges, maps, links and contact information.
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Reykjavík Port - Iceland Web site. The port of Reykjavík is a leading
centre of maritime services and cargo handling, not only for Iceland
but for the whole north Atlantic region.
There are two main harbour areas: the Gamla Höfnin (old harbour) and
the Sundahöfn.
Gamla Höfnin: the old harbour is protected by two moles. Entrance
width is 100 metres. The harbour is divided into Vesturhöfn (west
harbour) and Austurhöfn (east harbour). Total quayage is 2,900 metres
of which 600 metres is for smaller fishing craft. Depth at entrance
is 7 metres and depth at quays 6 to 8 metres MLWST.
Vesturhöfn is used for unloading small and large fishing vessels,
for berthing bunker barges, and as a lay-by area and slipway for
vessels under repair.
Austurhöfn has a cruise ship berth of 170 metres length at Midbakki,
and a ro-ro terminal for the Akranes ferry. Icelandic coast guard and
marine research institute both have bases here. The harbour is used
for landing wet fish from small and medium-sized boats for auction.
It is also used by deepsea trawlers for landing frozen fish.
Sundahöfn: the harbour has unrestricted access. Water depth is more than
8 metres MLWST. There are two main areas: Vatnagardar and Kleppsvík.
Vatnagardar has a quay length of 780 metres with depth alongside of
more than 8 metres. Used mainly for handling containers and unitised
traffic. Eimskip occupies the Kleppsbakki and Sundabakki quays, where
it has a 250,000 square metre container terminal and a ro-ro berth.
Korngardur quay accommodates bulk grain carriers at berths 411 and 412.
This quay is also used in summer for cruise ships too large (over
170 metres length) to berth in the Gamla Höfnin.
Kleppsvík has an approach channel 50 metres wide, dredged to 7 metres
MLWST. Depth at quay is 7 to 8 metres. Length of quays 550 metres.
Used mainly for handling containers. Samskip has a 100,000 square
metre container terminal at holtabakki quay and part of vogabakki
quay. Part of the new 300 metre quay at Vogabakki is used for general
cargo ships, bulkers and trawlers.
Grafarvogur ha an approach channel dredged to 4 metres MLWST. Depth
at quay 4.5 metres. Used for discharging and storing cement, gravel
and asphalt for industry.
Eidsvik has a deepwater quay with 7 metres depth serving the state
fertiliser plant.
Reykjavík Airport is 2 km from the harbour and Keflavík International
Airport is 50 km west of Reykjavík.
Web site contains sections on: introduction, port details, maps,
seafood center, container port, oil terminals, cruise business, the
city, future plans and contact information.
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Riga Port - Latvia Web site. The Riga port is located along a
15-kilometer stretch on both shores of the Daugava river in Latvia
and covers a total area of 1,036 hectares. The total length of the
port's berths is 12,662 meters and the port is open for shipping
throughout the year and in all seasons.
Approximately 80% of the cargo turnover at the Riga port involves the
shipment of transit freight to and from the countries of the former
Soviet Union.
The main types of cargo transiting the port are general cargo,
containers, various metals, wood, coal, mineral fertilizers, chemical
cargoes, oil products and food products.
A planned reconstruction of the port will allow the port to handle
up to 20 million tons of cargo each year.
The Riga port is a member of the European Sea Ports Organization (ESPO).
Web site contains sections on port description, port administration,
commercial free port, passenger port, legislation, news and events,
maps and contact information.
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Rostock Port - Germany Web site. The port of Rostock is the Baltic
gateway to Germany and Europe. Its modern facilities, long quays and
vast storage spaces, together with efficient connections to the
mainland, make it the natural port of choice for commercial traffic
to and from the Baltic basin. The port of Rostock is known for its
service, and traditionally highly skilled work force with top German
standards.
With an area of more than 7.5 million square meters, Rostock is one
of the largest multipurpose ports in the Baltic. The vast capacities,
modern infrastructure and accessible land transportation make the
port of Rostock the prime seagate on the Baltic Sea for the new
millennium.
43 ship berths are available in the port with more than 9,000 meters
of quayside. The port is equipped with modern ship handling equipment
and facilities and impressive storage capacity and acreage. Cargoes
processed through the port include dry bulk, liquid bulk, breakbulk
and ferry traffic - including container/ro-ro etc,.
Web site contains sections on port info, transport, sailing-list,
ports, financial reports, tech park and contact information.
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Rotterdam Port - Holland Web site. In 1962 Rotterdam received a
telegram of congratulations from the director of the port of New York
authority, announcing that Rotterdam was now the biggest port in the
world. Rotterdam (Europoort) has expanded since then..........
A substantial proportion of the raw materials for the industrial
countries of western Europe pass through the port of Rotterdam. With
a bulk cargo throughput of approximately 215 million tonnes a year,
Rotterdam is the most important port in the Hamburg-Le Havre range
for the transshipment of bulk cargo. Rotterdam in fact receives more
raw materials for Germany than all the German ports put together.
The 215 million tonnes of bulk cargo largely concerns imports of raw
materials. Almost half is crude oil and a fifth iron ore and scrap
metal. In addition, considerable volumes of coal, agribulk (grain,
oil-seeds, oils and fats and derivatives), petcoke and minerals are
also handled in the port. Large quantities of raw material for
fertilisers arrive in Rotterdam as well.
Rotterdam is also the principal port for European container transport.
every year containers totalling almost 5 million TEU are handled in
the dutch port. This is more than any other european port. Furthermore,
70% of the containers handled in Rotterdam are destined for European
regions outside the netherlands.
Web site contains sections on news, inside the port, transport
connections, portsquare, searchable data base, annual report, bulk,
oil & chemical, consultancy, container, containergame, distribution,
environment, europe, food, history, links, millennium, photo archive,
port management, etc, and contact information.
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Rouen Port - France Web site. Every year over 4000 vessels of all
kinds call at the port of Rouen Valee de Seine, from container ships,
freighters on scheduled services and tramp ships of up to 140,000 dwt
to cruise liners.
The port of Rouen Valee de Seine seeks to: process ships quickly and
well, connect the port efficiently with its hinterland, provide good
service with skilled personnel and attract traffic to it's modern
terminals.
As a sea port, located in the heart of Europe, the port of Rouen
handles over 20 million metric tonnes of cargo per annum. As an
estuary port Rouen is the closest port to the Paris basin, in the
Ile de France region, an area where 50% of the wealth of France is
located.
As the European Union's biggest exporter of agrifood products, France
uses the port of Rouen Valee de Seine's specialist terminals for the
shipment of grain, flour, sugar and general agro-products.
Industrial bulk cargoes represent a large part of the total traffic
handled by the port where cargoes such as oil, refined petroleum
products, chemicals, coal, phosphates etc,. are also processed.
The port is the third largest in France for container traffic
throughput and over 2.5 million tonnes of general cargo passes
through the port each year.
Web site contains sections on presentation, virtual tour, ships,
companies, logistics, news and contact information.
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Savona Port - Italy Web site. The port is situated at position Latitude
44°18'N. Longitude 08°30'E.
The port handles cargoes amounting to around 13 millions of tons per
year. prevailing goods are: bulk, cellulose, cereals, wood products,
cars, paper, crude oil and lube oil.
Savona port provides the following berthing facilities and services:
Cellulose Terminal: consists of berths of overall length 550 mt and
8000 sqmt warehouse, with a capacity of 20,000 tons.
Containers Terminal: storage surface available is 50,000 sqmt with
handling capacity around 20,000 teu/year.
Steel and Iron Works Terminal: with excellent storage space.
Empty Containers Terminal: an area of 10,000 sqmt is available for
storage of empty containers. The capacity is 1000 TEU, with outfit of
forklifts.
Car Terminal: 12,000 sqmt allotted to car export/import close to
zone no.32. This area is capable of handling 2,000 cars and vehicles.
car silo: this is the property of Autosilo Savona Spa. This tall
construction consists of 14 floors all connected, the capacity is
3000 cars with very quick loading operations.
Cereal Silo: this structure has a capacity of 60,000 m3. and equipment
for loading trucks and railway wagons at a rate of 6,000 tons/hr.
Cableway Terminal: this terminal is surely the most unique of its
kind in Europe, ore carriers of up to a maximum 30,000 grt can berth
at this pier. A double cableway with air wagons of 1 ton capacity
each, transfer the ore to the main storage deposit about 20 km from
Savona.
Web site contains sections on overview, arrivals and departures,
wharves and equipment, general services, piers, statistics etc, and
contact information.
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Seaham Port - England Web site. Seaham is ideally located for trade
with Europe, Scandinavia and the Baltic States. Its position on the
east coast seaboard of the United Kingdom is close to major internal
road links. These offer speedy connections to all parts of the
country enabling 'urgent' and 'emergency' material delivery schedules
to be met.
The port of Seaham is a modern general purpose port with all its
operational activities approved to BS EN ISO 9002:1994. Its
impressive facilities and services include:
Stevedoring - for dry bulk, semi-bulk and unitised cargoes;
Outside storage - 20,000 sq metres of divided storage.
Warehousing - 25,000 sq metres of covered storage
Processing - dry bulk bagging, screening, slurrying and bulk silos.
Logistics - 'just in time' distribution, either 'ship to door' or
'ship-store-door'.
Web site contains sections on: company, location, services and
contact information.
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Setubal Port - Portugal Web site.
Main factors to bear in mind in choosing the port of setubal....
Strategic Position.-high importance of hinterland which includes all the
main production centres south of the River Mondego (i.e. the southern
half of the country) and in Spanish Extremadura, and situated on the
crossroads of the main north-south and east-west sea routes.
Accessibility- - rapid direct international road and rail links and
excellent accessibility by sea (-12m ZH)
Services Available - purpose-built terminals for Roll-on Roll-off,
Containers, Unitized and Bulk Cargoes, dedicated to quality,
reliability and efficiency.
Potential - ample areas available for the expansion of port and
second-line infrastructures.
Competitivity - low port costs, flexible labour, good social climate
and a quality-oriented port community.
Business Centre - a wide network of agencies and transport companies
and availability of all services required to set up and run port,
logistic and land/sea transport business projects.
Information System - close links among the port community in the
process of ship management and customer information.
Web site contains sections on: Início, News and Events, Port of Setúbal,
Port of Sesimbra, Port Authority, The Port Community, Documentation,
Statistics, Customer Support, Internet Links, SIIGEP, Guest Book,
Search, Regular Lines, Advertisement, Tariffs and contact information.
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Silloth Port - England Web site. The port of Silloth is owned
and operated by Associated British Ports (ABP). Silloth is situated
on the southern side of the Solway Firth in north west England.
Silloth is well placed to serve trade with western Europe, Ireland
and the Isle of Man.
The port consists of two docks the first of which, Marshall Dock, is
a tidal basin. The enclosed new dock offers a total quay length of
just under 600 metres. Vessels of up to 110 m have been accommodated
at the port of Silloth.
The port handles a variety of bulk cargoes including fertiliser,
grain, cement and woodpulp.
Silloth port has good road links to the M6 motorway which opens up
the port for transportation of goods throughout the United Kingdom.
Web site contains sections/information on overview, cargoes,
facilities, maps & access, services and contact details.
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Sines Port - Portugal Web site. The port of Sines began operating
in 1978 and is located 58 nautical miles south of Lisbon. It is one
of the few deepwater ports in Europe, allowing vessels up to 350,000
dwt to berth alongside. Since it is a wide open sea port of natural
depths with no need to dredge it is an easy port to access.
Sines is now the largest port in Portugal in terms of tonnage handled.
The port of Sines comprises four terminals: Oil, Petrochemical,
Multipurpose and General Cargo- and 2 inner harbours, one for fishing
and the other for yachts.
Web site contains sections on: general information, links, port
development, port community, regulations, global port view and
contact information.
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Södertälje Port - Sweden Web site. The port of Södertälje consists of
four main harbours as follows:
South Harbour: Consists of three quays with water depth of between
6.4-9.8 meters. Caters for new cars and other roro handling,
containers, wood products and general cargo.
Old Harbour: Consists of two quays. (a) overall length 90 meters with
water depth 8.0 meters. (b) length 130 meters with water depth 8.4 meters.
these cater for lolo, dry bulk and general cargo.
Igelsta Harbour: Consists of one quay of overall length 145 meters
with water depth 10.5 meters. Caters for solid fuels (pellets, peat,
woodchips etc.)
Oil Harbour: Consists of three quays of overall length 190 meters
with water depth of between 6.9-10.1 meters.
Web site contains sections on news, info, traffic, technical, common,
order, links and contact information.
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Sola Havn A/S (Sola Port) - Norway Web site. The port of Sola is the
latest addition to harbours in the Rogaland area of Norway. The new
harbour facilities are located just west of Stavanger, in the bay of
Risavika, well known for its activity as an oil base.
The port of Sola offers the following facilities: one, 100 m. long
quay with 11 m. of water depth; one,, 100 m. long quay with 6 m. water
depth; one, 30 m. wide ro-ro ramp; and indoor and outdoor storage.
Internal industrial roads link the facilities to Aker base and
Phillips supply base.
Web site contains sections on basic info, port facilities, dues,
directory, companies, sailings, links and contact information.
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Southampton Port - England Web Site. The port of Southampton is owned
and operated by Associated British Ports (ABP) and is situated in the
south of England. As Britain's premier south-coast port Southampton
handles in excess of 35 million tonnes of cargo (7 per cent of all UK
seaborne trade).
The port's principal trades include: cruise business; unit-load
(containers and ro-ro); fresh produce; dry and liquid bulks; and
general cargo.
Southampton port offers a unique double tide and natural deep-water
berths; first-class communications via motorway and rail to London
and the rest of the UK; one of the UK's leading and most adaptable
ports and fast turnaround times for ships and cargo which helps to
reduce shipping and handling costs.
Web site contains sections/information on overview, cargoes,
facilities, maps & access, services and contact details.
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St. Petersburg Port - Russia Web site. The sea port of St. Petersburg
is the largest transportation hub in the north-west of Russia. With
it's convenient geographical position – the port is located on the
islands of the Neva mouth in the eastern extremity of the Baltic Sea
– transportation, transit and other expenses are kept low. The port
is connected to the sea by a seaway channel with a length of 27 miles.
The navigation continues all the year round, during winter navigation,
ice piloting of vessels is provided by the ice-breakers, which are
under the operational control of the St. Petersburg Port Authority.
Vessels from all over the world dock at the berths of Nevskaya
harbour. Guaranteed water depths provide safe piloting and convenient
berthing to vessels of up to 260 metres in length and up to draught
11 meters.
Cargoes handled by the port include general cargo, bulk cargo,
containers, metals, fuels, oil, and forest products. today the “Sea
Port of St. Petersburg” handles one quarter of the total volume of
foreign trade cargoes passing through russian ports.
Web site contains sections/information on port news, trans news,
events, contract, tariffs, lines, photo, links and contact details.
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Stavanger Port - Norway Web site. The port area comprises a total quay
length of 5 km and is divided into 10 separate terminals spread
across a wide area ranging from the indusrtry port Mekjarvik, via
Dusavik oil base, to the fish and animal feed silos at Felleskjøpet.
Services provided at Stavanger range from tugboat & boatman services,
ship repairs - including electrical & electronics, pilotage, diving
services, waste disposal alongside ships and an oil slop service.
The two main harbours of Stavanger are Mekjarvik and Risavika.
Mekjarvik: is located about 5 nautical miles north west of Stavanger
city center and as such closer to the North Sea and the sea lane.
Approach from the sea is extremely good with no limitations.
Mekjarvik is close to the anchorage at Åmøyfjorden. Other
characteristics include an industrial area of about 80,000 square
metres; deep water quay of 250 metres with minimum depth of 15 metres,
plus 145 metres with minimum water depths of 20 metres.
Risavika: has its main function as an oil related base area with
functions and services for provision of supply to the oil fields in
the North Sea. In addition the harbour has developed a good
infrastructure for container and ro-ro based shipment of cargo inland
and abroad. Sola Havn as offers indoor and outdoor storage facilities,
200 meters of quay, 2 ro-ro ramps, mobile crane capacity of up to
130 tonnes and a depth along the quay of minimum 11 meters.
Web site contains sections on: the port authority, harbours, cruise
port, links, news and contact information.
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Sundsvall Port - Sweden Web site. The port consists of three main
harbours, tunadalshamnen, inner harbour and oljehamnen.
tunadalshamnen: deepwater port for northern sweden. consists of
670 meter dry cargo quay with maximum depth of 12.3 meters; one
60 meter quay for discharging propane and kaolin; approximately
215,000 square meter's of asphalt-paved surface including warehouse
space; and a total area of 10,000 square meters for storage of bulk
goods and forest products.
Railroad consists of approximately 3,000 meter's of track including
750 meter's of quayside track.
Inner Harbour: consists of approximately 500 meters of quay with
maximum depth alongside of 8 meters; ro-ro terminal with adjustable
hydraulic ramp has a width of 15 meters and a permitted axle load of
2 x 40 tons; approximately 7,000 square meters of asphalt-paved
surface; approximately 1,000 square meters of storage available
in a single building and a railway marshalling yard close to the quay.
Oljehamnen (oil berth): consists of approximately 100 meter's of quay
with a depth alongside of 12 meters.
Web site contains sections on news, about the company, organisation,
port facts, traffic, information ordering, links and contact details.
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Swansea Port - Wales U.K. Web site. The port of Swansea is owned
and operated by Associated British Ports (ABP) and is situated in
Wales at the seaward end of the Severn estuary. As such the port is
ideally situated to serve the west and north west Europe, the
Mediterranean, Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic.
Berthing facilities at the port include:
King's Dock: where steel coils, coal, containers, timber, scrap and
dry-bulk cement are the principal cargoes handled.
Swansea Container Terminal: where specialised container berths
handle much of the ports container traffic.
'D' Shed Wharf: also handles containers.
Queen's Dock: where liquid-bulk petrochemicals are handled.
Prince of Wales Dock: where locally-dredged sand and aggregate is
handled and where Swansea's local fishing industry is also based.
Swansea Ferryport Terminal: situated outside the enclosed dock system,
on the east bank of the river tawe, has modern facilities to cater for
passengers, accompanied cars and all types of wheeled freight traffic.
Web site contains sections/information on overview, cargoes,
facilities, maps & access, services and contact details.
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Tallinn Port - Estonia Web site. Tallinn is also the capital of Estonia,
which is situated on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland.
The port of Tallinn - the biggest cargo/passenger port in Estonia -
consists of four constituent harbours: Old City, Muuga, Paljassaare
and Paldiski South. All the harbours are navigable all year round.
The Old City Harbour is the major passenger port in Estonia, acting
at the same time as a cargo port. Statistics:- number of berths: 23;
total length of berths: 3.7 km; max depth: 10.7 m; max. length of a
vessel: 240 m; max. width of a vessel: 40 m; terminals: 4 passenger
terminals (incl. ro-ro facilities), general cargo terminals and
container terminal.
Muuga Harbour, located 17 kilometres east of the city, is the largest
and deepest port in Estonia. owing to its favourable location and
good rail and road connections with hinterland, it plays a major role
in Estonian transit trade. Statistics:- number of berths: 20; total
length of berths: 3.8 km; max depth: 17.4 m; max. length of a vessel:
280 m; max. width of a vessel: 40 m; terminals: 6 liquid bulk
terminals, general cargo terminals, grain terminal, ro-ro terminal,
container terminal and dry bulk terminal.
Paljassaare Harbour is situated on paljassaare peninsula in Tallinn,
approximately 6 kilometres from the centre of the city. It is a cargo
port, which handles timber, oil products, coal, perishables and
general cargo. Statistics:- number of berths: 11; total length of
berths: 1.8 km; max depth: 9 m; max. length of a vessel: 190 m; max.
width of a vessel: 30 m; terminals: liquid bulk terminal, general
cargo terminals and dry bulk terminal.
Paldiski South Harbour, situated approximately 50 kilometers west of
Tallinn, was incorporated into the port complex in 1993. During the
Soviet time it was a navy base. Paldiski South Harbour handles mainly
scrap metal, timber, dry bulk, peat and ro-ro cargo. Statistics:-
number of berths: 5; total length of berths: 783 m; max depth: 9.7;
max. length of a vessel: 140 m; max. width of a vessel: 20 m;
terminals: general cargo terminal and ro-ro terminal.
Web site includes sections on: location, general information, cargo
traffic, passenger traffic, port facilities, business information,
port rules, dues & charges, statistics and contact information.
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Taranto Port - Italy Web site. Taranto, a port of international
economic importance, is situated on the boot of Italy on the northern
coast of the gulf which opens towards Sirocco between Calabria,
Basilicata and Terra D'Otranto.
Taranto Dry Bulk Terminal (Terminal Rinfuse Taranto) boasts an area
of 98,000 square metres and 700 straight metres of dockage space.
Approximately 60 dry-bulk carriers per year are freighted, loaded or
unloaded through the Consorzio Terminal Rinfuse Taranto.
Web site contains details about the port and contact details.
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Teignmouth Port - England Web site. The port of Teignmouth is owned
and operated by Associated British Ports (ABP).
Teignmouth is a unique small port strategically situated at the
entrance to the English Channel, in close proximity to Europe,
enabling the port to take full advantage of increased trade with the
European Community.
Teignmouth Quay has five working berths for the discharging or
loading of vessels. There is also a ro-ro berth available for
specialised heavy loads. Maximum vessel size that can be
accommodated by the port is 119 m. length over all, beam 16 m.
& draft 5 m.
Major cargoes handled by the port are ball and china clay and various
grain cargoes.
Web site contains sections/information on overview, cargoes,
facilities, maps & access, services and contact details.
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Trelleborg Port - Sweden Web site. The port of Trelleborg is one of the
largest ferry and RoRo ports in Scandinavia.
Every year, it handles more than 10 million tonnes of goods (imports
and exports) and two million passengers. With 42 daily connections,
Trelleborg acts as a "Continent Bridge", effectively linking
Scandinavia and Continental Europe.
Web site contains sections on: services, news, facts about the port,
about the company, links and contact information.
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Trieste Port - Italy Web site. Situated near the main trade routes
to/from the Suez Canal, the port of Trieste is a privileged point of
access to the central European market, and the Middle and the Far
East. The special customs regulations, are a sure operational asset,
guaranteeing exclusive international conditions to the port and
commercial operators.
Facilities include: 2,304,000 m² of port area, 1,765,000 of which are
free zones, 925,000 m² are warehouses and storage areas, 500,000 of
which are covered, 12 km of quays and 47 operative berths with a
depth up to 18 mt.
Services include: large and very well equipped terminals, suitable
for industrial, commercial and tourist traffic. this includes
Container traffic, Ferry terminals of Riva Traiana, the “Stazione
Marittima” passenger terminal, multipurpose Adria terminal, Pier 5
and Pier 6 general cargo terminal, Transalpine Pipeline terminal,
Specialised Cargo terminals: fruit and vegetables, cereals, livestock,
timber, frozen food.
Transport facilities include: liberalized road and rail transits.
national railway links and connections with all the main European
destinations, such as Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Hungary,
northern Italy, etc. all quays are directly reached by railway tracks.
Web site contains sections on free port of Trieste, operative
structure, land communication, shipping lines, statistics, users
associations, port authority, sailing list, news, photo archives
and contact details.
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Troon Port - Scotland Web site. The port of Troon is owned and
operated by Associated British Ports (ABP) and is situated in
Ayrshire in Western Scotland.
The port's principal trades include: fish landings, ro-ro, general
cargo and forest products.
Troon is served by a first-class communications network via motorway
and rail to the main industrial belt of Scotland (Glasgow-Edinburgh),
the Scottish highlands and the rest of the United Kingdom.
Troon offers various berthing options to accommodate vessels up to a
max of 110 m. length and 6.2 m. draught. in additon the port boasts
1,372 m. of quay space.
Seacat operate a twice daily high-speed car and passenger service to
Belfast from Troon.
Web site contains sections/information on overview, cargoes,
facilities, maps & access, services and contact details.
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Turku Port - Finland Web Site. The port of Turku concentrates on
passenger and unitised cargo traffic. It is a municipal utility,
rechanneling its earnings back into development of the port so that
its customers can enjoy a fully supportive operational environment.
At the turn of the millennium the port of Turku has been in operation
for 850 years. Viewing the future from this historic standpoint, a
strong emphasis must be laid on the cooperation between the port of
Turku and its customers. Without common goals, cooperation and
synergy the port would not be the success that it is today.
Web site contains sections on harbor areas, information, liner
services, index of companies, general terms, harbour charges,
feedback, links, webcam and contact information.
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Uddevalla Port - Sweden Web site. Located on the west coast of Sweden
the port of Uddevalla is one of the country´s major cargo handling
ports. They specialize in the handling of bulk cargoes and forest
products as well as general cargo shipped in either conventional,
semi-container or ro-ro vessels.
Berthing quays, piers, facilities and storage details are as follows:
Froland: total length of quay 225 metres; depth of water 12.0 meters;
60,000 m² storage area; plus ro-ro berth with depth of water 8.0 m.
Sorvik: total length of quay 250 metres; depth of water 9.0-10.6 m;
180,000 m² storage area.
Skeppsholms pier: total length of quay 340 metres; depth of water
10.7-11.2 metres; 3,000 m² warehouse area; 25,000 m² storage area;
plus ro-ro berth with depth of water 7.4 metres.
Bado Quay: total length of quay 430 metres; depth of water 6.0-9.5
metres; 18,000 m² warehouse area; approx. 5,000 m² storage area.
Bave Quay: total length of quay 180 metres; depth of water 7.0 metres;
5,400 m² warehouse area; approx 2.000 m² storage area.
Web site contains sections on: company presentation, quays & storage,
capacity, traffic lists, view from above, more information, links,
first page, search and contact information.
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Varberg Port - Sweden Web site. Varberg is Swedens largest export
harbour for sawn timber. The port has now increased its quayspace by
a further 270 m length of pier with water depth suitable for large
vessels.
Varberg is an all in one port, stevedoring and forwarding company.
The port consists of two main harbors:
The Inner Harbour: depth of 8.0 m.; total quay length of 1230 m.;
storage yard of 60,000 m²; indoor storage of 18,000 m²; a ro-ro ramp
for ships up to 180 m² length and a ferryberth.
The New Harbour: depth of 11.0 m.; total quay length of 270 m. and a
storage yard of 30,000 m².
The total annual cargo handling ability of the port is more than
1.1 million tonnes.
Web site contains sections on capacity, quality, company presentation
and contact details.
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Varna Port - Bulgaria web site. The web site for the port of Varna is still
under construction however basic details are as follows:
The port consists of 4 sub-ports whose principal data are given below:
Port Varna East: total wharf length - 2415 m. max depth 36 ft.
Port Varna Wast: total wharf length - 3100 m. max depth 33 ft.
Port Balchik: total wharf length - 164 m. max depth 24 ft.
Power Station Berth: total wharf length - 511 m. max depth 37 ft.
Web site contains sections on: Varna East, Varna West, Port Balchik
and Power Station Berth, about Varna, what Varnae offers, tariff and
contact information.
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Västerås Port - Sweden Web site. The port of Västerås - the most
important inland port in Scandinavia. Located in Sweden`s industrial
and commercial heartland, the port of Västerås is your ideal partner
for all freight-handling and related activities. The comprehensive
range of facilities and services means that the port can handle most
products.
The port of Västerås is conveniently situated in the western part of
Lake Mälaren. Ideally located for direct access to the major
industrial markets of mid Sweden. The port handles a wide range of
cargoes including traditional commodities such as coal, steel, scrap
steel, sawn timber, foodstuffs, general cargoes, chemicals and
petroleum products. Over the year about 2.5 million tons are handled.
Berth information is given below (note all water depths are 7.6m):
Djuphamnskajen: has an overall quay length of 660 m.
Västra Kajen: has an overall quay length of 240 m.
Oljekajen: has an overall quay length of 125 m.
Silokajen, east port: has an overall quay length of 150 m.
Lillåkajen, east port: has an overall quay length of 150 m.
Heavyliftberth port: has an overall quay length of 100 m.
Storage and warehousing consist of a shed area of around 27,000 m² and
about 20 ha. of outside storage space alongside the berths.
Web site contains sections on: index page, incoming vessels, info
pages and contact information.
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Vilagarcía Port - Spain Web site. The port of Vilagarcía de Arousa is
located in position Latitude 42º32'N. Longitude 8º46'W.
berthing information is given as follows:
Ferrazo Quay: overall length of quay 250 m. water depth 11.0 m. and
berth breadth 180 m.
Commercial West Quay: overall length of quay l300 m. water depth
7.0 m. and berth breadth 40 m.
Commercial East Quay: overall length of quay 300 m. water depth 7.0 m.
and berth breadth 40 m.
Commercial North Quay: overall length of quay 80 m. water depth 7.0 m.
and berth breadth 20 m.
Passengers Quay: overall length of quay 270 m. water depth 3/5 m.
and berth breadth 20 m.
Ramal Quay (1st plot): overall length of quay 250 m. water depth 7.0 m.
and berth breadth 78 m.
Ferry Terminal (ramp): overall length of quay 25 m. water depth 7.0 m.
and berth breadth 40 m.
Link West Quay: overall length of quay 260 m. water depth 2.0 m. and
berth breadth 16 m.
Fish Ramp: overall length of quay 80 m. water depth 2.0 m. and berth
breadth 12 m.
Web site contains sections on: welcome of the President, general view
of the port, general characteristics, trading port, harbour yacht,
nautical signals, railway service, projects in execution and contact
information.
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Vladivostok Port - Russia Web site. Ehe commercial port of
Vladivostok plays an important role in international and coastal
traffic in the Russian Far East. The port is situated on the ice-free
Golden Horn Bay coast at position 43°07'N 131°53'E.
Vladivostok Commercial Port has 17 berths with a total length of
4,200m alongside. Two of the berths are capable of taking cruise
passenger ships.
The modern container terminal provides prompt delivery of cargoes to
the north-east region of Russia, nearby countries and the west coast
of the United States. The terminal's berthing length is 303m, with an
annual throughput of 70,000 teus.
The port is specialized in handling general cargoes, including
containers, bulk cargo, as well as lumber. Grain and other bulk
cargoes are handled directly from aboard the ship to the rail cars.
The Vladivostok port has a refrigerated warehouse with a capacity of
2,000 tonnes. sheds occupy an area of 54,100 m2 and the port has an
open storage area of 71,700 m2.
Web site contains sections on port description, port plan, shipping
lines, ships expected in the port, rates etc,. and contact details.
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Vyborg Port - Russia Web site. The commercial sea port of Vyborg is
an important transport junction in the northwest region of Russia.
The port is situated on the coast of the Gulf of Vyborg where it
develops into the Gulf of Finland in the Baltic Sea. The port is
connected by sea, river, railway and road lines with the whole
transportation network of Russia as well as the countries of North
Europe and those of the Baltic and North Seas.
The port is open for navigation all the year round. In winter,
pilotage of ships into the port water area and back is carried out
with the assistance of icebreakers.
Berths and cargoes are designated as outlined below:
Number 1 and 2 berths are designed to serve passenger vessels. a hall
to perform customs formalities with passengers is situated there.
Number 3, 4, & 5 berths are designed to receive vessels laying by.
Number 6, 7, & 8 berths load vessels with birch paper wood and unload
sheet steel and foodstuffs.
Number 9 and 10 berths are designed to load vessels with fir paper
wood, as well as bagged cargo, cellulose, paper, board and other
general cargoes.
Number 11, 12 & 13 berths handle bulk cargoes: coal, ore and others.
web site contains sections on: the port, facilities, services, ship
traffic, history and contact information.
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Vysotsk Port - Russia Web site. The commercial sea port of Vysotsk is
an important transport junction in the northwest region of Russia,
situated with access to the northern gulfs of the Baltic Sea, and is
an all year round navigation port serviced by ice-breaker in winter.
Services provided by the port include: loading, discharge & separation
of cargoes, transhipment of cargoes to sea/river transport by "direct"
variant and through warehouses, forwarding of cargoes, storage of
cargoes including those in reefer containers, fumigation of cargoes,
handling of hazardous cargoes, over-sized cargoes and heavy weights,
working up, repackaging, remarking and sorting of cargoes, weighting
of cargoes and specification of cargoes.
Web site contains sections on: the port, facilities, services and
contact information.
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Whitby Port - England Web site. The port of Whitby is owned by
Scarborough Borough Council and operated by Associated British Ports
(ABP). The port of Whitby, situated on the east coast of England, is
ideally situated to serve the ports of northern Europe, Scandinavia
and the Baltic states. It has long been an established timber and
cargo-handling port, with excellent storage facilities and now
handles varying grades of steel. It is also a thriving fishing port,
with fish products worth around £5 million landed annually.
Endeavour Wharf is the port's main cargo terminal with two berths, a
new 25-tonne overhead crane, a large area of open quay space and a
top-class storage facility designed to improve and increase the
covered accommodation available at the port.
Eskside Wharf provides a totally independent third berth with its
own cranage and storage for the accommodation of slightly smaller
vessels.
Whitby port services and scarborough borough council work closely
together to ensure that the port of Whitby continues to provide a
first-class, quality service to its customers.
Web site contains sections/information on overview, cargoes,
facilities, maps & access, services and contact details.
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Wilhelmshaven Port - Germany Web site.
Web site includes full links/descriptions/details of the port
in German plus contact information.
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Zeeland Seaports - Holland Web site. The Zeeland Seaports' Port
Authority is an autonomous non-profit making public organisation
responsible for the management and control of the ports of Terneuzen
and Vlissingen (Zeeland Seaports).
Zeeland Seaports has an unique location with port areas at the
estuary of the River Scheldt, one of the world's busiest shipping
routes. The ports offer congestion free access to the European
hinterland; inland waterways with connection to the Rhine, Meuse and
Scheldt; excellent railroad infrastructure in both port areas; the
western Scheldt tunnel connects Vlissingen to Terneuzen.
The ports are tucked in between the port giants Rotterdam and Antwerp.
main cargoes handled through the twin ports are scrap steel, iron ore,
coal, other dry bulk, crude oil and oil products.
Web site includes sections on: introduction, objectives, location,
facts & figures etc,. and contact information.
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