Tromso Harbor
| Tromso Harbor | |||
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| Data | |||
| UN / LOCODE | NO TOS | ||
| owner | Tromsø municipality | ||
| operator | Tromsø Havn KF | ||
| opening | 1827 | ||
| Port type | seaport | ||
| Total area of the port | 200 hectares | ||
| Passengers | about a million annually | ||
| Goods handled | 1,260,460 (2019) | ||
| Throughput | 22,907,730 (2019) | ||
| website | tromso.havn.no | ||
| Geographic information | |||
| place | Tromso | ||
| province | Troms and Finnmark | ||
| Country | Norway | ||
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| Coordinates | 69 ° 38 '50 " N , 18 ° 57' 41" E | ||
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The port of Tromsø (Norwegian: Tromsø havn ) is the largest port in Northern Norway . It is considered a transport hub for the Arctic region and is operated by Tromsø Havn KF, which in turn belongs to the Tromsø municipality .
Harbor area
The port includes several areas in and around Tromsø with an area of 200 hectares and a quay length of 2100 meters. There are around 100 companies located directly at the port. Most of the goods traffic is handled in Breivika , three kilometers north of the city center. There are several fishing operations there. The passenger traffic, however, takes place mainly in Prostneset , in the east of the city center. This is where the Hurtigrute ships dock, among other things . In June 2018 a new port terminal was opened in Prostneset. The Hurtigruten ships are also used to transport goods to areas further north in Finnmark .
history
Seafaring and fishing were an important basis for the area around Tromsø, which is located directly on the coast. In 1794, Tromsø received rights as a minority city (Norwegian: Kjøpstad ) by an order from the king . In 1827 the port commission was finally appointed. From the 1850s, Tromsø established itself as a fishing hub in the Arctic. At the beginning of the 20th century, several research expeditions were started from this port . The number of fishermen is now decreasing and two to three fishing boats are taken out of service every year. The port will continue to be used as a starting point for research trips. The MOSAiC expedition of the German research vessel Polarstern began here in September 2019 .
Goods and transport
In 2019, a total of 1.26 million tons of goods were handled at the port of Tromsø. At 373,274 tons , crude oil represented the largest share, followed by fish (358,776 tons), general cargo (320,043 tons) and sand , stones and asphalt (208,367 tons). In 2019, 8,847 ships came to the port, with 1990 ships sailing internationally. 129 cruise ships docked with around 150,000 passengers. A total of around one million passengers pass through the port every year.
Web links
- Port of Tromsø in the store norske leksikon (Norwegian)
- official website (Norwegian, English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tromsø Havn. In: Prostneset. Retrieved March 12, 2020 (Norwegian Bokmål).
- ↑ Om Tromsø Havn. In: Prostneset. Retrieved March 12, 2020 (Norwegian Bokmål).
- ↑ history. In: Tromsø Havn. Retrieved March 12, 2020 (Norwegian Bokmål).
- ↑ Time is of the essence on research trip: "Polarstern" on the way to the Arctic. In: zdf.de. September 21, 2019, accessed March 12, 2020 .
- ↑ Statistics In: Tromsø Havn. Retrieved March 12, 2020 (Norwegian Bokmål).