Storugns

Size limits

Max LOA 160.01m, beam 26m, draught 8.7m and 25,532DWT.

Load line zone

Summer Zone for ships over 100m in length and Winter Zone for ships of 100m or less. Winter Nov 1 to Mar 31, Summer Apr 1 to Oct 31.

Deepest first. The draught is the largest any of the terminal's berths states; a dash means the source gives none.

Approach

A vessel drawing up to 9m must keep W of a buoy (spar; port hand) which marks the edge of the reef on the E side of Kappelshamnsviken, 0.5nm offshore, 1.3nm N of Kappelshamn Light structure.

Then alter course slightly E to enter the channel, length 1nm, width 100m, depth 10m, which leads to the N basin. The channel is well marked by port and starboard hand lightbuoys and buoys.

Storugns Ovre Light (57°50.5'N 018°48.43'E) elevation 16m and Storugns Nedre Light (57°50.66'N 018°48.41'E) elevation 11m, are exhibited from the harbour and in line bearing 169°, which lead through the dredged channel into Storugns.

Traffic schemes and VTS

Vessels shall adjust their speed in the port area in order to avoid hindrance and damage occurring.

Vessels in the roads shall anchor in positions where in and out going vessels may pass without being hindered or exposed to risks. Anchoring is forbidden, unless permission is given by the Nordkalk, within an area between Lat 57°51'N, and an E/W line drawn 200m from the southern point of the pier.

Anchorages

Vessels may anchor in the designated anchorage area (57° 52.619'N., 18° 47.924'E.), in a depth of 13m, clay and sand with good holding ground, about 1 mile N of the harbour.

Note: Vessels must anchor in such position as to be able to let vessels pass without being hindered or exposed to risks.

Caution: It is forbidden to anchor within an area between N57°51’ and an E/W'ly line drawn 173nm from the southern end of the pier.

Restrictions

A minefield, in which anchoring and fishing are prohibited, is laid within Kappelshamnsviken. Vessels passing through the minefield during thunderstorms do so at their own risk.

Farosund Restricted Area sits in the N part of the E side of the bay and surrounds the entire NE part of Gotland.

Tugs

Available.

Mooring

Linesman compulsory for all vessels visiting the port and when shifting between berths or turning of the vessel. Vessels over 5000DWT, a minimum of two linesmen in necessary.

Linesman service must be ordered at a minimum 2hrs notice and handled by Island Shipping Gotland AB throughout 24hrs.

Charts and publications

BA 2223, 2361. Admiralty Pilot NP19, NP286(2)

Communications

Port info:

Call Sign: Storugns Harbor Radio

VHF: Ch 16

Telephone: +46-498-253200

Facsimile: +46-498-253201

Pilot Station info:

Call sign: Storugns Pilot

VHF: Ch 10

Telephone: +46-498-210138

Facsimile: +46-498-210325

Pilot Ordering Centre

Call sign: East Coast Pilot

VHF: Ch 10

Telephone: +46-771-630645

Facsimile: + 46-104-785049

E-mail: [email protected]

Storugns control centre information:

Telephone: +46-(0)10-4762689

Crane operator (while loading) VHF: Ch 15.

Ship Agent information:

E-mail: [email protected]

Telephone: +46-(0)70-4459159

Address: Island Shipping Gotland AB, Storgatan 95, S-624 48 Slite

PFSO info:

Tel: +46-(0)739-201606

Email: [email protected]

Linesmen service info:

Telephone: +46-(0)70-4459159

Documents

24hrs before scheduled arrival vessels must submit a MSW file for the port call. MSW file may be submitted via ship agent.

On occasion, cargo vessel Masters or designated officer may declare the vessels last three cargos (with code as per IDTF – International Database Transport (for) Feed) and by which cleaning procedures have been applied. The form for the aforementioned deceleration will be distributed prior to arrival by the port through vessels agent.

Note: Loading of such cargo may not start until such declaration is duly filled out, handed over to and accepted by Nordkalk representative.

Port State Control here: Paris MOU.

Running now: the Paris and Tokyo MOU concentrated inspection campaign on cargo securing, 1 September to 30 November 2026. Its questions are published: the questionnaire.

ISPS

Designated Authority: Swedish Maritime Administration/Swedish Maritime Safety Inspectorate.

Address: SE-601 78, Norrkoping, Sweden.

Tel: +46 11 191000

Fax: +46 11 101949

Email: [email protected]

For further ISPS information see IMO website http://www.imo.org.

Medical

Nearest hospital: Slite vardcentral (medical centre, 15.2km) and Visby hospital (36.7km).

Transport

Nearest airport: Visby Airport (34km).

Nearest highway: Port has access to national road 148. National road 148 runs N to Farosund and SW to Visby.

Nearest public transportation: Bus routes located on the W side of the channel, Campingen (1.15km), which runs throughout Gotland.

Working hours

Loading hours include:

Limestone: Mon-Fri 0600-2200hrs, Fri-Sun 0600-1900hrs with the exception of public holidays and days during which no work shall be performed according to agreement with the unions.

Quicklime: Calcium oxide (quicklime loading and discharging of oil products: Sat, Sun and holiday included (SSHINC) according to Kalkproduktion AB (KPAB) regulations

Note: The Company has no obligation to load unless during working days. If the Company accepts loading outside working days, such loading will be performed on overtime and with extra economical compensation according to applicable rates. Loading during overtime may be performed independent of the turn according to Article 4. Nordkalk will decide which vessel/vessels can be loaded on overtime.

Where it is

Storugns is located on the N coast of Gotland Island, Sweden which is situated in the Baltic Sea, approx 60nm E of Vastervik.

The port

The port of Storugns lies within a small harbour and handles a range of cargo including limestone, calcium oxide (quicklime) and fuel oil. The port services Klinthagen quarry, one of the largest limestone quarries in Scandinavia, by exporting limestone to various destinations around the Baltic Sea. The limestone is also processed into calcium oxide (quicklime) by Nordkalk’s subsidiary (Kalkproduktion AB) KPAB and handled at the port. The extraction of limestone in the quarry started in the 1960’s, and operations have been handled by Nordkalk since 1983. Within the quarry lies Storugns wind farm which consists of 6 x 660 kW turbines.

Traffic

Approx 1,325,00t of cargo and 398 vessel handled annually.

What are the pilot arrangements at Storugns?

Pilotage provided by the Swedish Maritime Administration (SMA).

What time zone is Storugns in?

Local time at Storugns is UTC+1. Clocks go to UTC+2 on 28 Mar 2027. Back to UTC+1 on 31 Oct 2027.

What is the maximum draft at Storugns?

The deepest berth listed is at Nordkalk Terminal: 8.70 m maximum draught. The "Max draft per terminal" table gives each terminal's figure.

Which load line zone is Storugns in?

Summer Zone for ships over 100m in length and Winter Zone for ships of 100m or less.

Who carries out Port State Control at Storugns?

Port State Control at Storugns: Paris MOU.

What is the UN/LOCODE of Storugns?

The UN/LOCODE of Storugns is SESUS.

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