Port of Hanko

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Port of Hanko
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Port of Hanko: Western harbour in the background, Outer harbour partly visible on the left
Port of Hanko
Native name
Hangon satamaHangö hamn
Location
CountryFinland
Location Hanko
Coordinates 59°49′20″N22°57′21″E / 59.822151°N 22.955747°E / 59.822151; 22.955747 Coordinates: 59°49′20″N22°57′21″E / 59.822151°N 22.955747°E / 59.822151; 22.955747
UN/LOCODE FI HKO [1]
Details
Opened1872 [2]
Operated byOy Hangon Satama – Hangö Hamn Ab
Owned byCity of Hanko [2]
Type of harborcoastal breakwater
Draft depth max. 14.0 metres (45.9 ft) depth [3]
Statistics
Annual cargo tonnagec. 4.8m tons (int'l) (2018) [4]
Website
https://portofhanko.fi/en/

The Port of Hanko is a cargo port in the city of Hanko, on the south coast of Finland. Situated almost at the tip of the Hanko Peninsula, it is the southernmost of all Finnish ports. [2]

Contents

Harbours

The port comprises three areas: [3]

Traffic

With total annual international cargo throughput of 4.8 million tons in 2018, Hanko is the 6th biggest port in Finland by cargo tonnage. The total volume is fairly evenly split between exports and imports. [4]

The Port of Hanko specialises in fast cargo liner traffic, with the major operators including Transfennica  [ fi ], Finnlines and DFDS. [5] Among the main categories of import cargo are cars and other vehicles, while exports consist largely of products of the forestry and paper industries. [3]

Up to and including 2006, Hanko also handled passenger traffic, but this has since all but stopped. [4]

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References

  1. "UN/LOCODE - Finland". United Nations. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Hanko". ItamerenSatamat.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Harbours". PortOfHanko.fi. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "Traficom International Maritime Statistics 2019" (PDF). Traficom.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Transport and Communications Agency. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  5. "Port of Hanko". Esitteemme.fi. Retrieved 2 October 2020.