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Port in Porvoo, Finland

Port of Kilpilahti
Port of Kilpilahti with storage tanks
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Native nameKilpilahden satama / Sköldvikin satama – Sköldvik hamn
Location
CountryFinland
LocationPorvoo
Coordinates60°18′34″N 25°33′02″E / 60.309444°N 25.550556°E / 60.309444; 25.550556
UN/LOCODEFI SKV
Details
Opened1965
Type of harbourcoastal natural
No. of wharfs8
Draft depthmax. 15.3 metres (50 ft) depth
Statistics
Annual cargo tonnagec. 22.4m tons (int'l) (2018)

The Port of Kilpilahti (also known by its Swedish name, Sköldvik) is a liquid cargo port in the city of Porvoo, on the Gulf of Finland shore some 35 kilometres (22 mi) east-by-northeast of Helsinki.

The port grew up around the Neste oil refinery built there in the mid-1960s, and even today it still mostly handles crude and refined oil and petrochemical products. Adjacent to the port is the largest oil refinery and petrochemical cluster in the Nordic region, covering an area of c. 13 square kilometres (5.0 sq mi) and hosting some 40 companies including Neste, Borealis AG and Veolia.

With total annual international cargo throughput of 22.4 million tons in 2018, Kilpilahti is the biggest port in Finland by cargo tonnage. Of the total, approximately ⅔ is made up of imports.

See also

References

  1. "UN/LOCODE - Finland". United Nations. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  2. ^ "High-quality products, top expertise and technology - Neste Porvoo refinery 50 years". Neste.com. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Sköldvik". ItamerenSatamat.fi. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Traficom International Maritime Statistics 2019" (PDF). Traficom.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Transport and Communications Agency. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  5. "Kilpilahden hukkalämpö voi kohta lämmittää pääkaupunkiseudun koteja – liki miljardin euron urakassa rakennettaisiin 40 kilometrin yhdysputki Porvoosta Helsinkiin" [Kilpilahti waste heat could soon warm homes in the capital region - almost billion Euro project aims to build a 40-km pipeline from Porvoo to Helsinki] (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  6. "Kilpilahti industrial area in Porvoo". Visit Porvoo. City of Porvoo. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  7. "Kilpilahti in English". Kilpilahti.fi. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
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