Krambatangi is the ferry port of
Suðuroy in the
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands ( ), or simply the Faroes ( fo, Føroyar ; da, Færøerne ), are a North Atlantic island group and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark.
They are located north-northwest of Scotland, and about halfway bet ...
. The ferry
MS ''Smyril'' M/F disembarks 2–3 times daily from Krambatangi to
Tórshavn
Tórshavn (; lit. "Thor's harbour"), usually locally referred to as simply ''Havn'', is the capital and largest city of the Faroe Islands. It is located in the southern part on the east coast of Streymoy. To the northwest of the city lies the ...
. Krambatangi is located on the southern side of
Trongisvágsfjørður halfway between
Trongisvágur
Trongisvágur ( da, Trangisvåg) is a village on the island of Suduroy in the Faroe Islands.
Trongisvágur is the village in the bottom of Trongisvágsfjørður (fjord) on the east coast of Suduroy. Trongisvágur and the neighbouring villages ...
and
Øravík, opposite of
Tvøroyri. The ferry port was earlier on Drelnes, which is a few hundred metres further east of Krambatangi. But in 2005 a new ferry arrived, which was much bigger than the prior one, and therefore required a new ferryport at Krambatangi. Krambatangi does not belong to the municipality of
Tvøroyri, and there have been some disagreements between the
Tvøroyri municipality and
Strandfaraskip Landsins (SSL) because they didn't pay harbour dues for entering the port of Tvøroyri. The Faroese court decided, that SSL ought to pay for entering the port of
Tvøroyri,
Sudurras1.com
, Tvøroyrar Kommuna vunnið sakarmálið í Føroya Rætti um havnargjald (''in Faroese'') but SSL appealed the verdict.
References
External links
SSL.fo
Visitsuduroy.fo
Ports and harbours of the Faroe Islands
Suðuroy
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