Port of Kilpilahti
Port in Porvoo, Finland
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The Port of Kilpilahti (also known[5] by its Swedish name, Sköldvik) is a liquid cargo port in the city of Porvoo, on the Gulf of Finland shore some 35 kilometres (22 mi) east-by-northeast of Helsinki.
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Native name | Kilpilahden satama / Sköldvikin satama – Sköldvik hamn |
| Location | |
| Country | Finland |
| Location | Porvoo |
| Coordinates | 60.309444°N 25.550556°E |
| UN/LOCODE | FI SKV[1] |
| Details | |
| Opened | 1965[2] |
| Type of harbour | coastal natural |
| No. of wharfs | 8[3] |
| Draft depth | max. 15.3 metres (50 ft) depth[3] |
| Statistics | |
| Annual cargo tonnage | c. 22.4m tons (int'l) (2018)[4] |
The port grew up around the Neste oil refinery built there in the mid-1960s,[2] and even today it still mostly handles crude and refined oil and petrochemical products. Adjacent to the port is the largest oil refinery and petrochemical cluster in the Nordic region,[6] covering an area of c. 13 square kilometres (5.0 sq mi) and hosting some 40 companies including Neste, Borealis AG and Veolia.[7]
With total annual international cargo throughput of 22.4 million tons in 2018, Kilpilahti is the biggest port in Finland by cargo tonnage.[4] Of the total, approximately two-thirds is made up of imports.[4]
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