Finland Port of Oulu plans to build in Oritkari a new warehouse facility of 6,000 m3 and a ground for storing containers and project cargo of total area of 14,400 square meters, PortNews reports citing the Oulu Port Authority. The project worth 4,1 millin euros is reported to be implemented by the end of 2011.
The project completion will allow the Port of Oulu to greatly expand opportunities for exports of lumber. During January-October 2010 port transshipped 70,000 tons of the cargo, a 152-percent surge over the same period of 2009.
Port of Oulu (Oulun Satama) is located on the north-western Finland, near the Gulf of Bothnia of the Baltic Sea. The port’s berths are located in Oritkari, Nuottasaari, Vihreäsaari and Toppila. The Port of Oulu handles more than 3 million tons of cargo annually. The main export cargo is paper as well as timber cargo. Inbound goods handled at the port include mainly crude oil and raw materials for the local timber industry.
The project completion will allow the Port of Oulu to greatly expand opportunities for exports of lumber. During January-October 2010 port transshipped 70,000 tons of the cargo, a 152-percent surge over the same period of 2009.
Port of Oulu (Oulun Satama) is located on the north-western Finland, near the Gulf of Bothnia of the Baltic Sea. The port’s berths are located in Oritkari, Nuottasaari, Vihreäsaari and Toppila. The Port of Oulu handles more than 3 million tons of cargo annually. The main export cargo is paper as well as timber cargo. Inbound goods handled at the port include mainly crude oil and raw materials for the local timber industry.