Port of Horten
Horten is a coastal harbor in Norway, registered under the UN/LOCODE code NOHOR.
This is a directory stub generated from the UN/LOCODE registry; a fuller write-up has not yet been added.
Port characteristics
- Size / type
- Medium, Coastal, natural
- Shelter
- Good
- Entrance restrictions
- Affected by swell, other factors
- Overhead limitations
- Bridges or power cables present
- Charted depths
- Channel9.4–10.7 m (31–35 ft)
- Anchorage9.4–10.7 m (31–35 ft)
- Cargo pier6.4–7.6 m (21–25 ft)
- Terminal infrastructure
- Cargo handlingCargo pier charted (6.4–7.6 m (21–25 ft))
Container-terminal handling is not classified by the WPI dataset, so this entry does not infer it.
- Mean tidal range
- 1 m
- Max. vessel size
- Up to 152 m (500 ft) length
- Also noted
- good holding ground
Facilities and services
The port is a first port of entry and requires an ETA message. Pilotage is compulsory and available. Assist tugs are available. A deratting certificate and other quarantine services are available. Communications include telephone, telegraph, radio, air, and rail. Cargo can be worked at wharves and anchor.
The port offers medical facilities and garbage disposal. Mobile and floating cranes are available, with lift capacity of 50–100 tons. Available services include longshore labor. Supplies on offer include water, fuel oil, deck supplies, and engine supplies.
Repair capability is rated major, there is a medium drydock, and a medium marine railway.
Notes and references
- NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 23750, Pub. 193, chart 43386. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.
- NGA World Port Index database (WPI.mdb), 2019. Facilities and services data.
- Record status: WPI-classified port.