Port of Karlshamn
Karlshamn is a river harbor in Sweden, registered under the UN/LOCODE code SEKAN.
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, River, natural
- Shelter
- Good
- Entrance restrictions
- Affected by swell, other factors
- Charted depths
- Channel12.5–13.7 m (41–45 ft)
- Anchorage11.0–12.2 m (36–40 ft)
- Cargo pier4.9–6.1 m (16–20 ft)
- Oil/LNG terminal11.0–12.2 m (36–40 ft)
- Terminal infrastructure
- Cargo handlingCargo pier charted (4.9–6.1 m (16–20 ft))
- Oil / LNG handlingOil/LNG terminal charted (11.0–12.2 m (36–40 ft))
Container-terminal handling is not classified by the WPI dataset, so this entry does not infer it.
- Mean tidal range
- 0 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, available, available with local assistance, and advisable. Assist tugs are available. Other quarantine services is available. Communications include radio, air, and rail. Cargo can be worked at wharves and anchor.
The port offers medical facilities, garbage disposal, degaussing, and dirty ballast reception. Fixed and mobile cranes are available, with lift capacity of over 100 tons. Available services include longshore labor. Supplies on offer include water, fuel oil, diesel oil, and engine supplies.
Repair capability is rated limited, there is a small drydock, and a medium marine railway.
Notes and references
- NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 24370, Pub. 194, chart 44105. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.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.