Port of Karlskrona
Karlskrona is a harbor behind a breakwater in Sweden, registered under the UN/LOCODE code SEKAA.
This is a directory stub generated from the UN/LOCODE registry; a fuller write-up has not yet been added.
Port characteristics
- Size / type
- Very small, Coastal, breakwater
- Shelter
- Good
- Entrance restrictions
- Affected by swell, other factors
- Overhead limitations
- Bridges or power cables present
- Charted depths
- Channel6.4–7.6 m (21–25 ft)
- Anchorage6.4–7.6 m (21–25 ft)
- Cargo pier1.8–3.0 m (6–10 ft)
- Oil/LNG terminal6.4–7.6 m (21–25 ft)
- Terminal infrastructure
- Cargo handlingCargo pier charted (1.8–3.0 m (6–10 ft))
- Oil / LNG handlingOil/LNG terminal 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, available, available with local assistance, and advisable. Assist tugs are available. A deratting certificate is available. Communications include radio, air, and rail. Cargo can be worked at wharves and anchor.
The port offers medical facilities and dirty ballast reception. Fixed, mobile, and floating cranes are available, with lift capacity of over 100 tons. Supplies on offer include water, fuel oil, deck supplies, and engine supplies.
Repair capability is rated limited and there is a medium drydock.
Notes and references
- NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 24460, Pub. 194, chart 44120. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.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.