The shipping platform

Location: The port of Odense is located on the island of Funen, SW of the Kattegat, at the head of Odense Fjord. General overview: Exports include agricultural produce, general cargo, machinery, meal and flour. Imports include cereals, coal, feedstuffs, fertilisers, general cargo, gravel, iron, kaolin, LPG, paper reels, petroleum products, salt and timber. Traffic figures: Approx 2,000,000t of cargo handled annually. Load line zone: Summer Zone for ships over 100m in length and Winter Zone for ships of 100m or less in length. Winter Nov 1 to Mar 31, Summer Apr 1 to Oct 31. Max size: Inner Port LOA 160m, draught 6.8m, 6,000DWT Lindoe Terminal Draught 9.9m, 35,000DWT Lindoe Shipyard LOA 400m, draught 6.5m, beam 70m. Largest vessel handled: 52,000DWT.