Port of Kilpilahti

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.

Port of Kilpilahti
Port of Kilpilahti with storage tanks
Native name
Kilpilahden satama / Sköldvikin satama – Sköldvik hamn
Location
CountryFinland
LocationPorvoo
Coordinates60.309444°N 25.550556°E / 60.309444; 25.550556
UN/LOCODEFI SKV[1]
Details
Opened1965[2]
Type of harborcoastal natural
Wharfs8[3]
Draft depthmax. 15.3 metres (50 ft) depth[3]
Statistics
Annual cargo tonnagec. 22.4m tons (int'l) (2018)[4]

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]

References
  1. "UN/LOCODE - Finland". United Nations. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  2. "High-quality products, top expertise and technology - Neste Porvoo refinery 50 years". Neste.com. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  3. "Sköldvik". ItamerenSatamat.fi. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  4. "Traficom International Maritime Statistics 2019" (PDF). Traficom.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Transport and Communications Agency. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  5. "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.
  6. "Kilpilahti industrial area in Porvoo". Visit Porvoo. City of Porvoo. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  7. "Kilpilahti in English". Kilpilahti.fi. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
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