The Port of Rauma is a cargo port located in the city of
Rauma, Finland
Rauma (; sv, Raumo) is a town and municipality of around () inhabitants on the west coast of Finland, north of Turku, and south of Pori. Its neighbouring municipalities are Eura, Eurajoki, Laitila and Pyhäranta. Granted town privileges on 1 ...
on the shore of the southern part of
Gulf of Bothnia.
In 2018, the port handled 5.8 million tons of international cargo, of which 72% was exports.
The main export products were paper and cardboard,
pulp
Pulp may refer to:
* Pulp (fruit), the inner flesh of fruit
Engineering
* Dissolving pulp, highly purified cellulose used in fibre and film manufacture
* Pulp (paper), the fibrous material used to make paper
* Molded pulp, a packaging material
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and sawn timber, together accounting for approximately 80% of the total tonnage.
Specifications
The port comprises the following infrastructure:
*"Petäjäs"
quay
A wharf, quay (, also ), staith, or staithe is a structure on the shore of a harbour or on the bank of a river or canal where ships may dock to load and unload cargo or passengers. Such a structure includes one or more berths ( mooring locatio ...
: length , depth
*Container quay, old: length , depth
*Container quay, new: length , depth
*"Iso-Hakuni" quay: 5 side/rear loading berths, depth
*Oil terminal quay: depth
*Central harbour: length , depth
*"Laitsaari" and chemicals terminal quay: length (combined), depth
See also
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Kylmäpihlaja Lighthouse
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Ports of the Baltic Sea
There are over 200 ports in the Baltic Sea (or 190, when only those ports that handle a minimum of 50,000 tonnes of cargo annually and where at least part of this cargo is international are taken into account). In 2008, the total amount of cargo ...
References
External links
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Rauma
Water transport in Finland
Buildings and structures in Rauma, Finland
Rauma, Finland