General Description
Location: The Port of Kristiansand is located on the southern coast of Norway at the mouth of the River Otter, 321km south of Oslo.
General overview: The Port of Kristiansand is a well-sheltered harbor that can accommodate large numbers of vessels year-round. With 12 berths for cargo ships, 3 tanker berths, and an offshore supply base at Vikan, it is suitable for laying up large vessels and hosting cruise ships and regular passenger ferry services to the UK and Sweden.
The port imposes no limits on vessels at anchor, including oil rigs.
The principal exports from the port include paper, nickel, aluminum, timber, fishing nets, felspar, fish, and fish products, while the principal imports include coke, iron, nickel, grain, fuel oil, and cement.
Handling Equipment:
- Mobile Cranes
- Multi Purpose Cranes
- Grain Elevators
- Conveyor Belts
- Harbour Cranes
Storage:
- Open Yards
- Warehouses
- Grain Silos
- Cold Storage
Traffic figures: Approx. 1,300 vessels, 1,600,000t of cargo and 45,000TEU handled annually.
Load line zone: North Atlantic Winter Seasonal Zone II
Winter: (Nov 1 to Mar 31)
Summer: (Apr 1 to Oct 31)
Site: http://www.portofkristiansand.no/en/om-oss/