Continent & Baltic · UN/LOCODE FI HEL
Helsinki, Finland
Large coastal (breakwater) on the Gulf of Finland. Channel depth 7.9 m, cargo pier depth 3.4 m, cranes: fixed, mobile, floating. A discharge port of our Continent & Baltic trade.
Port facts
World Port Index record "Helsinki". A value of n/a means the index carries no figure; confirm with the agent before fixing.
Depths and limits
- Channel depth
- 7.9 m
- Anchorage depth
- 11.0 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 3.4 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 9.4 m
- Max vessel length
- 316 m
- Max vessel beam
- 38 m
- Max vessel draft
- n/a
- Tidal range
- 1.0 m
Harbour
- Size
- Large
- Type
- Coastal (Breakwater)
- Shelter
- Fair
- Tide restriction
- no
- Heavy swell restriction
- no
- Ice restriction
- no
- Pilotage compulsory
- yes
- Tug assistance
- yes
Facilities
- Wharves
- yes
- Solid bulk
- yes
- Breakbulk
- yes
- Ro-Ro
- yes
- Liquid bulk
- yes
- Container
- yes
- Cranes
- fixed, mobile, floating
- Lifts
- 100 t and more, 50–100 t, 25–49 t, up to 24 t
- Railway
- Medium
- Repairs
- Major
- Dry dock
- Medium
Source: World Port Index, NGA Pub 150 (public domain), latitude 60.166667, longitude 24.966667.
Sea distances from Helsinki
To reference ports of our trades, along the global shipping-lane network. Any other pair — in the voyage tool.
| To | Distance, nm | Days at 10 kn | Days at 12 kn | Days at 14 kn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odessa, Ukraine | 4,633 | 19.3 | 16.1 | 13.8 | Open |
| Constanta, Romania | 4,485 | 18.7 | 15.6 | 13.3 | Open |
| Izmail, Ukraine | 4,553 | 19 | 15.8 | 13.6 | Open |
| Izmir, Turkey | 4,138 | 17.2 | 14.4 | 12.3 | Open |
| Barcelona, Spain | 3,029 | 12.6 | 10.5 | 9 | Open |
| Rotterdam, Netherlands | 1,156 | 4.8 | 4 | 3.4 | Open |
| Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | 5,132 | 21.4 | 17.8 | 15.3 | Open |
| Jebel Ali, UAE | 7,395 | 30.8 | 25.7 | 22 | Open |
| Shanghai, China | 11,678 | 48.7 | 40.5 | 34.8 | Open |
Nearest ports of our trades
- Tallinn, Estonia about 43 nm as the crow flies
- Kotka, Finland about 62 nm as the crow flies
- Riga, Latvia about 195 nm as the crow flies
- Ventspils, Latvia about 197 nm as the crow flies
- Stockholm, Sweden about 215 nm as the crow flies
- Klaipeda, Lithuania about 294 nm as the crow flies