The shipping platform

Location: Kotka is located on the S coast of Finland approx. 60NM E of Helsinki. General overview: Kotka is the largest exporting port in Finland with paper being the largest single export product. The port serves as a transit port for cargoes to and from Russia as well as products from the eastern part of the country. It consists of around 75 berths There are 5 Terminals and Private Quays with good facilities for bulk cargoes, containers, oil products and chemicals as well as general goods. The port remains open throughout the year with the use of icebreakers. Dry Bulk & Break Bulk is handled at the Mussalo Bulk Terminal, Hietanen South and Hamina. Hietanen is the area that focuses on Ro/Ro traffic with a storage area of 110ha. Mussalo Container Terminal is the biggest container terminal in Finland and one of the busiest on the Baltic Sea. Liquid and Gas Terminals are handled in Hamina & Mussalo. Handling Equipment: Quay C 5 Containers Cranes (40t - 50t) Quay B: Crane (40t - 50t) Mobile Crane Traffic figures: Approx. 2,400 vessels, 11,300,000t of cargo, 570,900TEU handled annually. Load line zone: -Summer Zone for ships over 100m in length and - Winter Seasonal Area for ships of 100m or less in length, - Winter Nov 1 to Mar 31 -Summer Apr 1 to Oct 31. Max size: Mussalo Harbour: Bulk Terminal: LOA 300m, draught 15.3m, 120,000DWT. Container Terminal: Draught 12.0m. Neste Oil Terminal: Draught 13.5m. Kotka Oil Terminal: Draught 9.0m. West Harbour: Draught 7.3m. City Terminal: Draught 10.0m. Hietanen: Draught 10.0m.