Port of Oulu
{{Short description|Complex of three separate harbours in Oulu, Finland}}
Port of Oulu (Oulun satama in Finnish) is a complex of three separate harbours located at the mouth of Oulujoki river in Oulu, Finland. Port of Oulu is a corporation owned by the City of Oulu. Annual average of 3 million tons of cargo is shipped on 500 vessels. Two of the ports, Nuottasaari and Oritkari, are also rail-served.
Harbours in Port of Oulu
=Vihreäsaari oil and bulk docks=
Vihreäsaari oil docks on Vihreäsaari island, on the north bank of Oulujoki river is the most important oil dock in the city, with a maximum allowed draught of 10.0m. In addition to oil handling facilities there are six-ton bulk cranes in Vihreäsaari. The harbour was opened in 1963{{cite web |url=http://old.ouluport.com/web/viewer.php?id=107 |title=History |author= |date=2014 |publisher=Port of Oulu |accessdate=2014-12-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229123218/http://old.ouluport.com/web/viewer.php?id=107 |archivedate=2014-12-29 }}
=Nuottasaari docks=
Located next to the Stora Enso paper mill on the south bank of the river is the Nuottasaari docks with three separate piers: the main pier and two separate chemical piers. Maximum allowed draught in 6.4m. Two cranes of 8-ton and 6-ton capacities are in service. The harbour was opened in 1953
=Oritkari docks=
Historical harbours
=Toppila docks=
Toppila docks were located on both sides of the Toppilansalmi strait in the Toppilansaari and Toppila districts. Once a busy harbour, Toppila was closed from commercial traffic at the end of April 2012.{{cite web |url=http://www.ouluport.com/web/viewer.php?id=117 |publisher=Port of Oulu |title=Toppila |accessdate=2014-10-11 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108171031/http://www.ouluport.com/web/viewer.php?id=117 |archivedate=2014-01-08}} Before the closure Toppila was a quiet harbour mainly used by bulk carriers. There were no fixed crane on the 450-metre pier and most of harbour activity had ceased already during the 1990s. Entire former harbour area has been zoned for apartment buildings.
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External links
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- [http://www.ouluport.com/en/home Port of Oulu website]
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