Port of Strömstad
Strömstad is a harbor behind a breakwater in Sweden, registered under the UN/LOCODE code SESMD.
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
- Excellent
- Entrance restrictions
- Affected by other factors
- Charted depths
- Channel7.9–9.1 m (26–30 ft)
- Anchorage12.5–13.7 m (41–45 ft)
- Oil/LNG terminal12.5–13.7 m (41–45 ft)
- Terminal infrastructure
- Oil / LNG handlingOil/LNG terminal charted (12.5–13.7 m (41–45 ft))
Container-terminal handling is not classified by the WPI dataset, so this entry does not infer it.
- Mean tidal range
- 1 m
- 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. Communications include telephone, telegraph, radio, and rail. Cargo can be worked at wharves and anchor.
The port offers medical facilities. Fixed and mobile cranes are available, with lift capacity of up to 24 tons. Available services include longshore labor. Supplies on offer include water and fuel oil.
Repair capability is rated limited and a small marine railway.
Notes and references
- NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 23870, Pub. 193, chart 43373. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.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.