Bergen Port
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Bergen Port is an international seaport located in the centre of Bergen
, Norway
operated by Bergen Port Authority
. Port locations are featured along most of the two bays in Bergen, Vågen and Puddefjorden
. The port is connected to the railway Bergensbanen
. In 2006, it served 27,342 calls with 68 million tonne
s of cargo and 109,000 containers
plus 218,000 cruise ship
passengers. The port has 5,500 meters of quays with draft
at 11 meters. Warehouse
s with capacity of 50,000 square meters are co-located with the port.
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
operated by Bergen Port Authority
Bergen Port Authority
Bergen Port Authority is an intermunicipal enterprise owned by the municipalities of Askøy, Austrheim, Bergen, Fedje, Fjell, Lindås, Meland, Os, Radøy, Sund and Øygarden as well as Hordaland county municipality. The port authority operates all seaports in the designated area, including Bergen Port...
. Port locations are featured along most of the two bays in Bergen, Vågen and Puddefjorden
Puddefjorden
Puddefjorden is an inlet or fjord in central Bergen, Norway. An arm of Byfjorden, Puddefjorden is 3.5 km long and stretches from the tip of the Nordnes peninsula to the bay of Solheimsviken at the entrance to Store Lungegårdsvann. The fjord is 1.2 km at its widest, between Nordnes and...
. The port is connected to the railway Bergensbanen
Bergensbanen
The Bergen Line , also called the Bergen Railway, is a standard gauge railway line between Bergen and Hønefoss, Norway. The name is often applied for the entire route from Bergen via Drammen to Oslo, where the passenger trains go, a distance of...
. In 2006, it served 27,342 calls with 68 million tonne
Tonne
The tonne, known as the metric ton in the US , often put pleonastically as "metric tonne" to avoid confusion with ton, is a metric system unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms. The tonne is not an International System of Units unit, but is accepted for use with the SI...
s of cargo and 109,000 containers
Containerization
Containerization is a system of freight transport based on a range of steel intermodal containers...
plus 218,000 cruise ship
Cruise ship
A cruise ship or cruise liner is a passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are part of the experience, as well as the different destinations along the way...
passengers. The port has 5,500 meters of quays with draft
Draft (hull)
The draft of a ship's hull is the vertical distance between the waterline and the bottom of the hull , with the thickness of the hull included; in the case of not being included the draft outline would be obtained...
at 11 meters. Warehouse
Warehouse
A warehouse is a commercial building for storage of goods. Warehouses are used by manufacturers, importers, exporters, wholesalers, transport businesses, customs, etc. They are usually large plain buildings in industrial areas of cities and towns. They usually have loading docks to load and unload...
s with capacity of 50,000 square meters are co-located with the port.
Cruiseferries
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Fast ferries
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