Port of Kemi

{{short description|Port in Kemi, Finland}}

{{Use British English|date=December 2022}}

{{Infobox port

| name = Port of Kemi

| image = Kemin satama.JPG

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| pushpin_map = Finland

| country = Finland

| native_name = {{lang|fi|Kemin satama}}

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| location = Kemi

| coordinates = {{coord|65.663544|24.524021|display=inline,title}}

| locode = FI KEM{{cite web |title=UN/LOCODE - Finland |url=https://service.unece.org/trade/locode/fi.htm |publisher=United Nations |accessdate=2 October 2020}}

| opened =

| operated = Kemin Satama Oy

| owner = City of Kemi{{cite web |title=Kemi |url=https://www.itamerensatamat.fi/portfolio/kemi/ |website=ItamerenSatamat.fi |accessdate=3 October 2020 |language=fi}}

| type = coastal breakwater

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| draft_depth = max. {{convert|11.4|m}} depth

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| cargotonnage = {{circa}} 1.9m tons (int'l) (2018)

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| website = https://www.portofkemi.fi/en/

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The Port of Kemi is a cargo port in the city of Kemi, Finland, on the northern shore of the Bothnian Bay.

The port comprises three facilities:{{cite web |title=Port of Kemi - Kemin Satama |url=https://www.portofkemi.fi/en/portofkemi/ |website=PortOfKemi.fi |accessdate=3 October 2020}}

  • Ajos harbour: the main facility at Kemi, handling both containerised and bulk cargo; four piers and 11 berths with RO-RO and side loading; depth {{convert|8.7-11.4|m}}{{cite web |title=Ajos fairway card |url=https://vayla.fi/documents/25230764/35410858/Ajos+10+m.pdf/b830eedb-4147-4121-9d10-29f21c0e4a51/Ajos+10+m.pdf?t=1583927708065 |website=Vayla.fi |publisher=Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency |accessdate=3 October 2020 |language=fi}}
  • Veitsiluoto harbour: mostly used for the import and export needs of the adjacent Stora Enso papermill; seven berths; depth {{convert|6.8|m}}{{cite web |title=Veitsiluoto fairway card |url=https://vayla.fi/documents/25230764/35410858/Veitsiluoto+6%2C8+m1.pdf/c3ba8297-1729-41cf-af60-7f4e6922c682/Veitsiluoto+6%2C8+m1.pdf?t=1589982679679 |website=Vayla.fi |publisher=Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency |accessdate=3 October 2020 |language=fi}}
  • Oil terminal: two crude oil, one light fuel oil and one chemicals pipeline

The annual international cargo throughput of the Port of Kemi was {{circa}} 1.9 million tons in 2018, consisting of slightly more exports than imports.{{cite web |title=Traficom International Maritime Statistics 2019 |url=https://www.traficom.fi/sites/default/files/media/file/Ulkomaan_Meriliikenteen_2018_vuosijulkaisu.pdf |website=Traficom.fi |publisher=Finnish Transport and Communications Agency |accessdate=3 October 2020 |language=fi}}

See also

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