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Port of KokkolaKantasatamantie 5067900 KokkolaFinlandTel: +358 (0)6 8242 400Fax: +358 (0)6 8242 444 Email: port@portofkokkola.fi Web: www.portofkokkola.fiCEOTorbjörn WittingPublished for Port of Kokkola byPublisherKeith CadeEditor & AdvertisingAlan GallopAdvertising & Production EditorMark ChiversDesignPhil MacaulayEditorialFelicity Landon Eric Leatherbarrow Graham NewtonAdministration & AccountsLoraine Etherington David Raynor Caroline TennantPhotography (unless stated) courtesy of Port of Kokkola, AAphotographic.com, Alan GallopPrinted for Meridian byWaasa Graphics Oy, Vaasa, FinlandMeridian Publications LtdThe Media Centre7 The PrecinctBromboroughWirral CH62 7ADUnited KingdomTel: +44 (0)151-343-9100Email: mail@meridian-media.com Web: www.meridian-media.comOnline editions:www.meridian-ebooks.com© 2018 Meridian Publications LtdNo part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted by any means or stored in any information storage and retrieval system without the publisher’s written permission.Port of KokkolaFinland ContentsForewordLiving in exciting times ......................................................................................................5Port OverviewAlways open to new opportunities ..................................................................................6Three ports in oneDeep Port ..........................................................................................................................10 General Port ....................................................................................................................12 Silverstone Port ................................................................................................................14 Port Map ..........................................................................................................................16Oy M. Rauanheimo AbLeading from the front ....................................................................................................17Mining FocusEurope’s new lithium powerhouse ................................................................................20DredgingNew 14 m fairway coming to Kokkola ..........................................................................22Harbour MasterForward planning is the key............................................................................................24TowageHigh five for Kokkola’s tugs ............................................................................................27Technical & EnvironmentalWorking fast for customer satisfaction ........................................................................29Port InvestmentsStaying at the top of its game ........................................................................................30Cargo FlowsNew techniques to handle cargo flows ........................................................................33European PerspectiveViewpoint from the port’s European representative ..................................................35All Weather TerminalsEurope’s great eight All Weather Terminals..................................................................36Short-sea ServiceKokkola’s container success sails on ............................................................................46 Halpa-Hallifirstofftheblock ........................................................................................49Rail ServicesSetting common goals leads to success........................................................................50Port Operations & ServicesFirst-rate solutions meet every need ............................................................................53Economic DevelopmentWorld-class location is winning formula ......................................................................67Industry & CommercePort adds value for local business ................................................................................71TourismThe ideal place for business or leisure..........................................................................75Port DirectoryPort of Kokkola & Commercial Contacts ......................................................................77 Advertisers’ Index ............................................................................................................80This edition of the Port of Kokkola Handbook is dedicated to the memory of our friend David Neill from Meridian Publications who was a regular visitor to Kokkola where he had many friends and is missed by us all.