Port of Limhamn
Limhamn is a harbor behind a breakwater in Sweden, registered under the UN/LOCODE code SELIM.
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 other factors
- Overhead limitations
- Bridges or power cables present
- Charted depths
- Channel6.4–7.6 m (21–25 ft)
- Anchorage7.9–9.1 m (26–30 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
- 3 m
- Max. vessel size
- Over 152 m (500 ft) length
- Also noted
- good holding ground
Facilities and services
The port requires an ETA message. Pilotage is compulsory, available, and advisable. Assist tugs are available. Communications include telephone, telegraph, air, and rail. Cargo can be worked at wharves and anchor.
The port offers medical facilities. Fixed cranes are available, with lift capacity of up to 24 tons. Supplies on offer include water, fuel oil, deck supplies, and engine supplies.
Repair capability is rated major, there is a small drydock, and a large marine railway.
Notes and references
- NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 24220, Pub. 194, chart 44051. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.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.