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| Norrkoping
58°36'N., 16°12'E. 17,200 |
Distribution center of one of Sweden's major industrial areas. Local industrial activities: plants involving metals, textiles, paper, electrical equipment, rubber, chemicals, ship repair. Principal shipments - fertilizer, ore, grain, lumber. Principal receipts - coal, coke, POL, fertilizer, phosphate. 1 small shipyard capable of most floating repairs on large vessels and complete repairs on vessels up to 3,000 d.w.t.; marine railway has 3,000 ton hauling capacity. | Well-protected natural harbor at head of Braviken (bay), 30 miles from Baltic Sea. Consists of Outer Harbor, a cove 3 miles long, 2 miles wide, and having central depths of 12 to 60 ft., and 2½-mile stretch of Motala Strom (river) having general depths of 18 to 26 ft.
Fairway limitations - Dredged channel through Outer Harbor 2 miles long and having 200-ft. least width, and 20-ft. controlling depth; dredged channel in entrance via Lindokanalen 1¼ miles long, 200-ft. wide, has 20-ft. controlling depth. |
Alongside - For 5 standard, 18 small ocean-type cargo vessels; 21 small coaster-type cargo vessels; 5 lighters; 1 standard, 1 small ocean-type, 2 standard coaster-type tankers.
Anchorage - For large numbers of vessels of all sizes in well sheltered Outer Harbor in depths of 46 to 65 ft.; clay bottom. |
| Oxelosund
58°40'N., 17°07'E. 6,500 |
Second most important ore-shipping port in Sweden after Lulea. Principal receipts - oil, coal, coke, scrap iron, limestone, automobiles. Principal shipments - iron ore, timber, paper, tractors. Small engineering firm in rear of quay No. 1, performs minor repairs. | Well-sheltered natural harbor formed between 2 peninsulas and several off-lying islands; water area about 80 acres. Steel-mill quay lies in partly sheltered roadstead, about 3 miles NE. of main harbor. Depths in main harbor, 18 to 66 ft.; in roadstead, 18 to 48 ft., bottom of mud and clay.
Main entrance to harbor has controlling depth of 72 ft. in fairway. Depths leading to berths exceed depths at berths. |
Alongside - For 2 large, 2 standard, 1 small ocean-type cargo vessels; 3 standard, 2 small coaster-type cargo vessels; 9 lighters; 1 large ocean-type tanker.
Fixed mooring - For 1 small ocean-type cargo vessel in depth of 36 ft. Anchorage - For numerous vessels of all sizes S. and SE. of port in depths of 42 to 72 ft.; good holding ground of mud and clay. Good protection except from E. through S. |
| Stockholm
59°20'N., 18°03'E. 71,000 |
Capital and second largest port. Principal shipments - paper, paper pulp, timber, machines, metals. Principal receipts - oil, coal, metals, chemicals, machinery, agricultural produce, lumber. Shipyards - Port has 2 large and 2 small shipyards. Finnboda Shipyard, on S. side of channel to Strommen (bay), builds and repairs general-care ships up to 15,000 d.w.t.; 2 shipbuilding ways (largest 490 ft.) and 4 floating dry-docks (largest 478 ft. and has lifting capacity of 8,200 long tons). Former naval ship-repair activities transferred to new underground naval base and ship-repair complex on island of Musko. Ekaneberg Shipyard, at W. end of Grondal, builds and repairs general-cargo ships up to 13,000 d.w.t.; 3 shipbuilding ways (largest 440 ft.), 2 floating drydocks (largest 364 ft. and has lifting capacity of 3,300 long tons), and 2 marine railways (largest has hauling capacity of 750 long tons). 2 small shipyards build and repair small coasters, tugs, pleasure craft; 2 shipbuilding ways (175 and 180 ft.), 1 marine railway (hauling capacity of 800 long tons), 3 floating drydocks (largest 131 ft. has lifting capacity of 1,000 long tons). | Natural irregularly shaped well-protected harbor occupying position partly on sea and partly on Malaren; consists of 2 arms of sea, smaller arm off 1 or larger arms, and several basins; total water area of about 3,600 acres; general depths range from 10 to 38 ft.
Fairway limitations - Three approaches provide access to port: E approach, Sando Channel, shortest and most direct (36 nautical miles); controlling depth 36 ft. N. approach Soderarn (55 nautical miles); controlling depth 33 ft. S. channel (77 nautical miles); controlling depth 29½ ft. Depths leading to berths exceed depths in berths. |
Alongside - For 8 large, 19 standard, 48 small ocean-type cargo vessels; 11 standard, 67 small coaster-type cargo vessels, 33 lighters; 1 large ocean-type, 1 standard coaster-type tanker; 1 representative sound-and-river-type tank barge; 11 medium-size (MSO, MSC), 45 small (PT) naval vessels.
Anchorage - For unlimited number of vessels of all sizes in open roadstead in depths of 48 to 270 ft. over clay, good holding ground. |
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