Stockholms Hamn AB and the City of Stockholm are the port authority for the Ports of Stockholm. The Ports of Stockholm Group includes Stockholms AB and several other groups. Stockholms Hamn AB is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Stockholms Stadshus AB. The Ports of Stockholm are managed under customer-oriented principles that place priority on maintaining open communications with all stakeholders, making their customers’ well-being an important goal, continuously improving port operations, and assuring that all Ports of Stockholm employees adhere to these priorities.
The Ports of Stockholm includes ports in Stockholm, Kappelskar, and Nynahsamn. The Port of Stockholm handles freight and passengers moving between Sweden, Finland, Russia, and the Baltic States. Having shorter entrance channels, the ports at Kappellskar (90 kilometers to the north) and Nynashamn (60 kilometers to the south) are outports that supplement the Port of Stockholm. The Port of Kappellskar serves rapid freight to and from Estonia and Finland, and the Port of Nynashamn serves Gotland and operates ferry services to central and southern Baltic ports. The Ports of Stockholm are a link within the national and international transport systems, providers of services to the shipping industry, and landlords for lands and premises within the ports.
Ports of Stockholm Loudden Quays
The oil quays at the Ports of Stockholm’s Loudden handle inflammable and explosive goods, and special regulations are in effect for them. Vessels must give prior notice before entering the oil ports. Ten quays operate at the Ports of Stockholm’s Loudden location. Quay 710 is can accommodate vessels discharging waste oil of up to 200 meters with maximum draft of 8.4 meters.The Ports of Stockholm’s Quay 709 can accommodate vessels up to 200 meters with maximum draft of 9.5 meters, and it is equipped with three 8-inch marine loading arms for heating oils and paraffin and has connections for base oils. Quay 708 accommodates vessels of up to 200 meters with maximum draft 9.9 meters, and it has a container available for domestic waste. Quay 707 supports vessels up to 200 meters long with maximum draft of 9.9 meters, and it accepts glycols and deicing fluids. Unloading to bunker vessels takes place mainly in the summer.
Quays 705 and 706 in the Ports of Stockholm are 66 meters long with alongside depth of 11.4 meters, and they both have three 10-inch marine loading arms for petrol, paraffin, and heating oils. At both of these quays, engine room bilge water can be pumped into a sludge suction tanker.
Quay 702, 703, and 704 can accommodate vessels of 250 meters with maximum draft of 9.9 meters. Quay 702 has three 10-inch marine loading arms for petrol, aviation kerosene, and heating oils as well as a container for domestic waste. Quay 703 accepts Avgas 100, and only glycols and deicing fluids are accepted at Quay 704. Quay 701 is 20 meters long with alongside depth of 9.9 meters.
Ports of Stockholm’s Frihamnen Quays
There are five Ports of Stockholm quays at Frihamnen. Quay 5 contains six berths with a total length of 462 meters and alongside depths ranging from 7.5 to 9 meters. With depths from 8.5 to 9 meters, Berths 653-655 support the container terminal and are equipped with two rail-mounted container cranes with lifting capacities from 42 to 35 tons. With depths from 7.5 to 8.5 meters, Berths 650-652 are permanent roll-on/roll-off berths located between Quays 4 and 5. Quay 4 contains berths 640 and 641 with a length of 110 meters and with maximum draft of 7.5 meters.
Quay 3 at the Ports of Stockholm Frihamnen location contains nine berths. Berths 630 and 631 are 135 meters long with maximum draft of from 7.5 to 8.7 meters, and they are permanent roll-on/roll-off berths located between Quays 3 and 4. Berths 631-634 are 211 meters long with maximum draft of 9.5 meters, and they house three grain silos with a loading facility.
Berths 634-638, at 336 meters long with maximum draft of 9.0 meters, are served by rail tracks and four quayside cranes with capacity for 11.5 tons of cargo. Quay 2 at Frihamnen contains berths 620-625 with a length of 412 meters and with maximum draft of from 7.3 to 7.9 meters. Permanent roll-on/roll-off ramp are located between Quays 1 and 2 and at Berth 625. The Passenger Terminal is located in warehouse 2. Quay 1 contains berths 610 and 611, with length of 130 meters and with maximum draft of 6 meters.
Ports of Stockholm’s Vartahamnen Quays
The Ports of Stockholm Vartahamnen location contains five quays handling ferries. Vartahamnen South has four berths. Berths 521-523 are 320 meters long with maximum draft of 7 meters. Previously a quay for petroleum products, Berth 524 is 200 meters long with maximum draft of 10.4 meters. Bassangkajen South, with a roll-on/roll-off ramp for ferries, contains berths 515-520 with 372 meters length and with maximum drafts from 7.5 to 8.5 meters.
Bassangkajen North, with a roll-on/roll-off ramp for ferries, contains berths 509-511 with 300 meters length and with maximum drafts from 8.0 to 8.5 meters. Hamnpirskajen North has two berths. Berth 507 is 120 meters long with maximum draft of 7.5 meters, and Berth 508 is 136 meters long with maximum draft of 8.5 meters. It is equipped with two rail tracks and a train-ferry berth. Kajen North contains eight berths. Berths 504-506 are 270 meters long with maximum draft of from 6.2 to 7.5 meters.
Berth 503 is 100 meters long with maximum draft of 11.4 meters, and it is equipped with four 10-inch marine loading arms for petrol, heavy oils, heating oils, and pine tar oils. It also has connections for base oils, and coal can be accepted at Berth 503. Some bunker unloading is permitted there as well, and containers are available for domestic waste. Berths 501 and 502 are 160 meters long with maximum draft of from 6.3 to 6.8 meters. Berth 500 is 100 meters long and has heating pump at this permanent site. North of Berth 500 is a quay for taxi boats and small leisure craft. The quay is 70 meters long with maximum draft of 3 meters.
Ports of Stockholm’s Hammarbyhamnen Quays
The Ports of Stockholm Hammarbyhamnen location has two quays. Hammarbyhamnen South has eight berths. Berths 351-357 are 790 meters long with maximum draft of from 4.8 to 5.5 meters. The tug station is located at Berth 350, and pine tar oil is unloaded at Berth 352. At 200 meters long with maximum draft of 3 meters, the Henriksdalshamnen Berth is operated by Stockholms Hamnentrepenad AB. With a length of 1803 meters and with maximum draft of 1 to 5.5 meters, Berths 301-322 are linked by rail to the main railway network.
Ports of Stockholm Central Quays
The Ports of Stockholm Central includes eight quays. The Stadsgarden quay contains Berths 152 to 167. Berths 161-152, with a length of 1104 meters and with maximum draft of from 4.2 to 7.2 meters, are used for passenger and cruise traffic. The terminal building is located at berth 154. Berths 162 and 163 are 200 meters long with maximum draft of 7.5 meters and include a ferry terminal with a double ramp. Berth 164 is 200 meters long with maximum draft of 7.5 meters. Berths 165-167, at 414 meters long with maximum draft of 8.9 meters, are dedicated to cruise vessels and are linked by rail to the main railway network. Berths 164 and 165 are designed for front-loading ferries.
The Ports of Stockholm’s Skeppsbron Quay contains berths 101-107. Berths 101-104 are 400 meters long with maximum draft of from 2.5 to 4.9 meters, and they serve archipelago and charter services. At 124 meters long with maximum draft of from 5.5 to 6 meters, Berth 105 serves passenger ferries to Aland. Berths 106 and 107, being 210 meters long with maximum draft of 6 meters, serve small cruise vessels. At 95 meters long with maximum draft of from 2.4 to 6 meters, Berth 107 serves the Djurgarden Ferry and offers occasional mooring for charter vessels. The Stromkajen Quay is 330 meters long with maximum draft of from 2.5 to 2.9 meters, and it serves archipelago and sight-seeing boats.The Ports of Stockholm’s Central Quays also include the Nybrokajen Quay with Berths 1-12. Berths 1-3 are 140 meters long with maximum draft of from 3 to 4 meters, and they serve archipelago boats and equipment. Berths 4-6 are 137 meters long with maximum draft of 5 meters, and they serve small cruise vessels and naval units. Berths 7-12 are 270 meters long with maximum draft of from 1.3 to 3 meters, and they are used by archipelago boats and ferries traveling to Djurgarden.
The Strandvagskajen Quay in the Ports of Stockholm contains Berths 13-27. Berths 13-16 are 225 meters long with maximum draft of from 1.3 to 3 meters, and they are used by archipelago boats. Berths 15 and 16 are also used for tipping snow. At 700 meters long with maximum draft of from 3 to 3.7 meters, Berths 17-27 are leased berths used by charter and archipelago vessels.
The Ports of Stockholm’s Soder Malarstrand Quay contains Berths 4-26, at 1490 meters long with maximum draft of 2.5 meters. These berths are used primarily by private leisure vessel clubs. The North Malarstrand Quay contains berths 453-466. At 720 meters long with maximum draft of from 2.5 to 4.9 meters, these berths are used by private leisure vessel clubs. Berths 465 and 466 are also used for tipping snow.
The Klara Malarstrand Quay in the Ports of Stockholm includes West Quay 452, at 65 meters long with maximum draft of 3.5 meters, which is used for sight-seeing boats. The East Quay is 451 is 120 meters long with maximum draft of 3.5 meters.
Ports of Stockholm Container Terminal
Located at the Free-port, Stockholm, the Ports of Stockholm Container Terminal offers competitive loading and unloading services for cargo. The Ports of Stockholm is always working to improve efficiency at the container terminal and requests comments and questions from its users. The current average handling time for a container from gate to delivery is eight minutes, and the terminal handles an average of 24.3 units per hour. The Container Quay at Frihamnen is 220 meters long with maximum draft of 9.5 meters.
Ports of Stockholm Bulk Cargo
The Ports of Stockholm have several purpose-built quays specializing in handling bulk cargoes. The Ports of Stockholm is the region’s only deep-water port for exports of grain. The Lantmannen Farmers’ Association operates a silo at Frihamnen where they store grain for export from the Malardalen region in east central Sweden.
Four different Ports of Stockholm sites handle energy raw materials bulk cargoes: Loudden, Vartan, Sodra Hammarby, and Hasselby Power Station. Seven companies handle oil and chemicals at the Loudden site. At the Vartan site are a lubricating oil factory and several sites handling liquid fuels and coal. The Sodra Hammarby site handles imports of liquid fuels for the company’s heating plant.
Building materials are handled in the Ports of Stockholm at several different locations. Cement is handled at the Cementa site at Lovholmen. The Jehander site at South Hammarby handles sand and grit. The Hornsberg site contains the concrete station at North Vartanhamnen.
The Ports of Stockholm welcomes more than 11 million passengers each year. Much of that traffic is handled by ferries operating between the Ports of Stockholm and other Baltic Sea ports. Stockholm is also one of the Baltic region’s most popular cruise destinations.
Cruise liners can moor in central Stockholm. While the number of cruise vessels arriving at the Ports of Stockholm increases each year, for the past several years, the average has been about 260 cruise liners carrying more than 300 thousand international cruise passengers to the Ports of Stockholm.
Within walking distance of the city center, the New Stockholm Cruise Center Frihamnen opened in 2008 offering a state-of-the-art facility and a positive travel experience for cruise passengers. In addition, about 2.5 million Ports of Stockholm passengers travel by boat or ferry each year to Djurgarden and the Fjaderholmen island, and more than a million passengers travel by boat to Lake Malaren and the archipelago.
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