Port of Pori ( fi, Porin satama) is a complex of three harbours. It is by the Gulf of Bothnia in Pori,

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. The port authority of Pori was established in 1780. Today the Port of Pori is a corporation owned by the city. Port of Pori has liner service to several ports in Northern Europe, for example

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Mäntyluoto

Mäntyluoto Mäntyluoto ( sv, Tallholmen) is a district in Pori, Finland. It is mostly industrial and harbour area, including the Mäntyluoto Harbour which is a part of the Port of Pori. Mäntyluoto is the terminus of the Tampere–Pori railway The Tampere� ...

harbour has docks for container traffic and

dry bulk Bulk cargo is commodity cargo that is transported unpackaged in large quantities. Description Bulk cargo refers to material in either liquid or granular, particulate form, as a mass of relatively small solids, such as petroleum/ crude oi ...

. Crane capacity is up to . The 200-ton crane ''Masa'' is the strongest in Finnish ports. The maximum allowed draught in Mäntyluoto is .

Tahkoluoto

The Tahkoluoto

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harbour has draught which allows access for

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vessels. Oil and chemical harbour operates in a separate area.

References

External links

Port of Pori homepage
Pori Buildings and structures in Pori {{Finland-struct-stub

Mäntyluoto

Tahkoluoto

See also

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