Trade flows passing through combined Port of HaminaKotka in June-July of this year rose by 12.9 percent compared with aggregated throughput of the ports of Hamina and Kotka a year before, to 9 257 900 tons, the HaminaKotka Port Authority.
Exports growth was 17.7%, imports - 12.9%.
In the reporting period there were 2028 calls at the port, up13 percent from a year earlier. The Finnish ports Kotkan Satama Oy and Haminan Satama Oy merged under a new name on May 1, 2011 to become the largest export port of the country. Throughput of HaminaKotka in 2011 is expected to reach 16.5 million tons of different cargoes.
Kotka is located some 50 kilometers from the Russian Federation border, 280 km off St. Petersburg, 1000 km from Moscow. Port of Kotka comprises ports of Mussalo, Hietanen, Kantasatama, berth Puolanlaituri (Polish berth), berth Halla, and also port premises Sunila. In 2010, the port of Kotka handled about 9,2 million tons.
Port of Hamina is the eastern port of Finland located 35 km from the Russian border. In 2010, cargo throughput of the port totaled 3,6 million tons.
Exports growth was 17.7%, imports - 12.9%.
In the reporting period there were 2028 calls at the port, up13 percent from a year earlier. The Finnish ports Kotkan Satama Oy and Haminan Satama Oy merged under a new name on May 1, 2011 to become the largest export port of the country. Throughput of HaminaKotka in 2011 is expected to reach 16.5 million tons of different cargoes.
Kotka is located some 50 kilometers from the Russian Federation border, 280 km off St. Petersburg, 1000 km from Moscow. Port of Kotka comprises ports of Mussalo, Hietanen, Kantasatama, berth Puolanlaituri (Polish berth), berth Halla, and also port premises Sunila. In 2010, the port of Kotka handled about 9,2 million tons.
Port of Hamina is the eastern port of Finland located 35 km from the Russian border. In 2010, cargo throughput of the port totaled 3,6 million tons.