| Port of Kilpilahti | |
|---|---|
 Port of Kilpilahti with storage tanks | |
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Native name | Kilpilahden satama / Sköldvikin satama – Sköldvik hamn |
| Location | |
| Country | Finland |
| Location | Porvoo |
| Coordinates | 60°18′34″N 25°33′02″E / 60.309444°N 25.550556°E |
| UN/LOCODE | FI SKV[1] |
| Details | |
| Opened | 1965[2] |
| Type of harbour | coastal natural |
| No. of wharfs | 8[3] |
| Draft depth | max. 15.3 metres (50 ft) depth[3] |
| Statistics | |
| Annual cargo tonnage | c. 22.4m tons (int'l) (2018)[4] |
The Port of Kilpilahti (also known[5] by its Swedish name, Sköldvik) is a liquid cargo port in the city of Porvoo, on the Gulf of Finland shore some 35 kilometres (22 mi) east-by-northeast of Helsinki.
The port grew up around the Neste oil refinery built there in the mid-1960s,[2] and even today it still mostly handles crude and refined oil and petrochemical products. Adjacent to the port is the largest oil refinery and petrochemical cluster in the Nordic region,[6] covering an area of c. 13 square kilometres (5.0 sq mi) and hosting some 40 companies including Neste, Borealis AG and Veolia.[7]
With total annual international cargo throughput of 22.4 million tons in 2018, Kilpilahti is the biggest port in Finland by cargo tonnage.[4] Of the total, approximately ⅔ is made up of imports.[4]
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References[edit]
- ^ "UN/LOCODE - Finland". United Nations. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ a b "High-quality products, top expertise and technology - Neste Porvoo refinery 50 years". Neste.com. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Sköldvik". ItamerenSatamat.fi. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Traficom International Maritime Statistics 2019" (PDF). Traficom.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Transport and Communications Agency. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "Kilpilahden hukkalämpö voi kohta lämmittää pääkaupunkiseudun koteja – liki miljardin euron urakassa rakennettaisiin 40 kilometrin yhdysputki Porvoosta Helsinkiin" [Kilpilahti waste heat could soon warm homes in the capital region - almost billion Euro project aims to build a 40-km pipeline from Porvoo to Helsinki] (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "Kilpilahti industrial area in Porvoo". Visit Porvoo. City of Porvoo. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "Kilpilahti in English". Kilpilahti.fi. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
