Port of Kilpilahti explained

Port of Kilpilahti
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Country:Finland
Native Name:Finnish: Kilpilahden satama / Finnish: Sköldvikin satama – Swedish: Sköldvik hamn
Location:Porvoo
Coordinates:60.3094°N 25.5506°W
Locode:FI SKV[1]
Opened:1965
Type:coastal natural
Wharfs:8
Draft Depth:max. depth[2]
Cargotonnage: 22.4m tons (int'l) (2018)

The Port of Kilpilahti (also known[3] by its Swedish name, Sköldvik) is a liquid cargo port in the city of Porvoo, on the Gulf of Finland shore some east-by-northeast of Helsinki.

The port grew up around the Neste oil refinery built there in the mid-1960s,[4] 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,[5] covering an area of and hosting some 40 companies including Neste, Borealis AG and Veolia.[6]

With total annual international cargo throughput of 22.4 million tons in 2018, Kilpilahti is the biggest port in Finland by cargo tonnage.[7] Of the total, approximately ⅔ is made up of imports.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: UN/LOCODE - Finland . United Nations . 2 October 2020.
  2. Web site: Sköldvik . ItamerenSatamat.fi . 2 October 2020.
  3. News: 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 . 2 October 2020 . Helsingin Sanomat . 17 January 2020 . fi.
  4. Web site: High-quality products, top expertise and technology - Neste Porvoo refinery 50 years . Neste.com . 2 October 2020 . 11 September 2015.
  5. Web site: Kilpilahti industrial area in Porvoo . Visit Porvoo . City of Porvoo . 2 October 2020.
  6. Web site: Kilpilahti in English . Kilpilahti.fi . 2 October 2020.
  7. Web site: Traficom International Maritime Statistics 2019 . Traficom.fi . Finnish Transport and Communications Agency . 1 October 2020 . fi.