Port of Oulu

Port of Oulu ("Oulun satama" in Finnish) is a complex of four 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. All four ports 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 facitilites there are six-ton bulk cranes in Vihreäsaari.

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.

Oritkari docks

There are two 50-ton cranes at the Oritkari docks. Oritkari mainly handles container freight through its three piers.

Toppila docks

Once a busy harbour, today Toppila is a quiet harbour mainly used by bulk carriers. There is no fixed crane on the 450-metre pier.

External links

* [http://www.ouluport.com Port of Oulu website]

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