Port of Tornio explained

Port of Tornio
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Country:Finland
Native Name:Finnish: Tornion satama – Swedish: Torneå hamn
Location:Tornio
Coordinates:65.753°N 24.157°W
Locode:FI ROY[1]
Operated:Outokumpu Shipping
Type:coastal breakwater
Draft Depth:max. depth
Cargotonnage: 3.0 m tons (int'l) (2018)

The Port of Tornio (Finnish: Tornion satama, Swedish: Torneå hamn), also known as the Port of Röyttä,[2] is a cargo port located in the city of Tornio, Finland, at the end of the Bothnian Bay and close to Finland's border with Sweden. It is near the Port of Kemi, with which it shares part of the shipping lane.[3]

The port is operated by Outokumpu Shipping, and its main user is the adjacent Outokumpu steelworks.[4]

The annual international cargo throughput of the Port of Tornio was 3.0 million tons in 2018, fairly evenly split between exports and imports, making it the tenth biggest port in Finland by tonnage.[5]

The port has a maximum depth of .

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UN/LOCODE - Finland . United Nations . 4 October 2020.
  2. Web site: Tornio . ItamerenSatamat.fi . 4 October 2020 . fi.
  3. Web site: Tornio fairway card . Vayla.fi . Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency . 4 October 2020 . fi.
  4. News: Satamaoperaattori Rauanheimo haluaa tulla Tornion lisäksi Kemiin . 4 October 2020 . Lapin Kansa . 8 September 2020 . fi.
  5. Web site: Traficom International Maritime Statistics 2019 . Traficom.fi . Finnish Transport and Communications Agency . 3 October 2020 . fi.