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Karlshamn
Karlshamn is a medium natural river harbour on the Baltic Sea, in Sweden. Its UN/LOCODE is SEKAN. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Karlshamn offers fuel oil and diesel, ship stores, fresh water and a small dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
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Services and supplies
What Karlshamn offers a visiting ship, as the port index records it. Lines the index does not state are left out.
Supplies
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel
- Yes
- Fresh water
- Yes
- Engine stores
- Yes
Repair
- Ship repairs
- Limited
- Dry dock
- Small
- Slipway
- Medium
- Electrical repair
- No
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 100 t+
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Dirty ballast reception
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Largest vessel
- Length
- 240 m
- Beam
- 42 m
- Draft
- 13.5 m
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Karlshamn, as the nautical port index records them. Depths are not shown: the index gives them as broad bands for one point in the port, too coarse to plan a call on.
Approach
- Shelter
- Good
- Entrance restrictions
- Heavy swell, other
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Good holding ground
- Yes
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Container
- Yes
- Ro-ro
- Yes
- Dry bulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- Yes
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
- Rail connection
- Yes
Ports near Karlshamn
Other Sweden ports on the same stretch of coast.
- SolvesborgSweden · SESOL
- RonnebySweden · SERNB
- AhusSweden · SEAHU
- KarlskronaSweden · SEKAA
- SimrishamnSweden · SESIM
- YstadSweden · SEYST
- BergkvaraSweden · SEBEA
- DegerhamnSweden · SEDEG
Questions about Karlshamn
What is the UN/LOCODE of Karlshamn?
The UN/LOCODE of Karlshamn is SEKAN.
Is pilotage compulsory in Karlshamn?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Karlshamn as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Karlshamn?
Yes. Karlshamn offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does Karlshamn have a dry dock?
Yes. Karlshamn has a small dry dock and limited ship repairs.
What is the largest vessel Karlshamn can take?
The nautical port index gives a largest vessel of 240 m long, 42 m wide, 13.5 m draft for Karlshamn.
Is Karlshamn a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Karlshamn.
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