Turku

Size limits

LOA 218.21m, beam 31.8m, 24,035DWT.

Water density

1004.

Load line zone

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

Tides

Nil.

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

Port limits

The port comprises the area lying between the first bridge "Martinsilta" on the River Aura "Aurajoki" and the waterways on either side of Ruissalo (60°26'N 022°09'E).

Anchorages

Outer anchorage may be obtained in depths of between 13.0-37m on the NW side of Rajakari Lighthouse.

Kanavaniemi approach: Anchorage may be obtained on the side of the approach channel in the following positions:

In depths of 4.0-5.5m, about 0.2nm E of Pikku-Pukki (60°25.2'N 022°10.0'E).

In depths of 5.5-8.5m, about 0.25nm SW of Pilisaari Front Light (60°25.8'N 022°12.1'E).

Prohibited anchorage: Anchoring is prohibited in two areas off Kanavaniemi (60°26.0'N 022°13.5'E) and in the Pansio Oil Harbour approach channel.

Restrictions

The meeting of passenger vessels and cargo vessels in the section of the approach channel between Kuuva and Janissaari Light structures is prohibited. Passenger vessels running in accordance with a timetable have priority. All other vessels running in accordance with a timetable have priority. All vessels approaching this section must notify Turku Port Control in good time.

Tugs

Tugs and icebreaker available throughout 24 hours.

Mooring

Boatmen can be ordered from Turku Port Control.

The use of an anchor is prohibited without authorisation from the harbour authorities (Port Control).

Charts and publications

BA 3440, 3825. Finnish 190. Admiralty Pilot NP20, NP286(2).

ETA and pre-arrival notices

ETA to be advised 24, 12 and 6 hours prior to arrival to Archipelago VTS or to ship's agent. In addition, the message should include the date, time, vessel's name, length and draught. Additional ETA's should be sent as soon as possible if there are changes.

Communications

VHF: Turku Port Control: Ch 12, 16 and 71.

Turku Port Control (60°26.1'N 022°13.1'E) organises traffic within Turku Harbour Area, Tel: +358 2 267 4122, Fax: +358 2 267 4124.

Call Turku Port Control on Ch 12 when passing Rajakari Lighthouse (60°22.7'N 022°06.0'E).

Archipelago VTS: Ch 16, 71.

Marine Traffic Centre (60°09'N 21°42'E), Tel: +358 2 448 6500, Fax: +358 2 448 6434.

Standard messages

Traffic information messages on VHF Ch 12 in port area, Ch 71 in fairway area.

Notice of readiness

NOR is to be tendered on arrival in accordance with the Charter Party. Office working hours are normally 0800-1600hrs.

Documents

N = Certificates are not required to show Customs or agents but must be available onboard.

Health

Free pratique is not required. Pratique should be applied for if there is contagious disease onboard.

If a vessel is arriving from a locality infected with a contagious disease, which represents a threat to public health or if, in the course of the voyage, sickness has broken out onboard due to disease which is believed to be contagious or unknown, this fact must be reported to the harbour authorities in good time and their instructions awaited before the vessel enters the harbour area.

If a vessel is transporting animals and these have died or become seriously ill during the voyage, this fact must be notified to the harbour authorities. The discharging of animals must not be commenced before the City Veterinarian or another official competent in relation to animal diseases has issued instructions as to how this is to be carried out.

Customs and immigration

Customs allowances: For crew member's own use there is an allowance of 200 cigarettes and 1 bottle of spirits or 2 bottles of aperitifs. Penalties for non-compliance depend on each case.

Immigration: If a vessel is carrying passengers, the ship's agent is to be advised in advance for an Immigration check. There are no restrictions for crew members. Transit visas are required by some nationalities.

Flags

No special requirements for displaying flags. International code signals must be used when necessary.

Notices and regulations

Vessel notification: Advance notification of a vessel as well as notification of its arrival/departure must be given on a form certified by The National Board of Navigation and the port or as an equivalent approved EDI message.

Dangerous cargoes: Twenty four hours before the arrival of a vessel in the harbour area, the harbour authorities must be given a written report of any substances included in its cargo which, by virtue of their explosiveness, flammability or other similar properties are to be regarded as dangerous and which are stipulated in the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code drafted by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO).

Passenger vessels: The timetables of passenger vessels and any changes to such timetables must be notified to the harbour authorities in good time before the commencement of traffic or the adoption of amended timetables. Traffic can commence only when the harbour authorities have accepted the timetables.

Arrival in harbour and berth allocation:

Speed: A vessel's speed within the harbour area is to be regulated taking conditions, location and the vessel's design into consideration in such a way that nobody is caused harm, inconvenience or danger. Particular caution must be observed in crossing the routes of ferries and when passing in the vicinities of water construction sites, dredgers, deeply laden lighters and barges, timber rafts and boat jetties.

Moorings: A vessel must be moored or anchored in the place indicated by the harbour authorities and may not be moved to another location without their consent. The principle in allocating berths shall be that vessels are entitled to obtain berths in the same order as they arrive in the harbour area. However, this may be deviated from in that a certain vessel, shipping line or traffic service is allocated privileged access to a reserved berth by resolution of the harbour authorities or by special agreement. The Master of a vessel must, at any given time, be aware of the water depth of the berth at which his vessel is located.

When mooring a vessel alongside a quay and when casting off as well as while moored, due caution must be observed to prevent damage to the quay or to cranes on it and if necessary, tug assistance must be utilised when the vessel is being moored or let go.

Permission must be obtained from the harbour authorities to moor or cast off the vessel.

When moving in the inner harbour or the channels, harbour authorities traffic instructions must be followed.

At those quays or sections of quays whose foundations are not capable of withstanding the currents caused by a vessel's screw, the harbour authorities may prohibit the use of screws and require the use of a tug.

The use of an anchor is prohibited on the quayside without authorisation from the harbour authorities.

While alongside the quay, the vessel must use adequate fenders. Gangways and ship's ladders must be fitted with handrails and protective netting and must be kept lit during the hours of darkness. Other equipment projecting beyond the sides of a vessel must be so placed that it does not obstruct operation either on the quay or on the seaward side of the vessel.

The screw of a vessel docked to a quay may only be used on low speed testing while the vessel is preparing to depart, unless a different agreement has been reached with the harbour authorities.

A vessel must be moved to another berth if so ordered by the harbour authorities.

A vessel in the harbour area, which is not laid up, should have sufficient crew onboard to permit its being moved should the need to do so arise. An exception to this requirement may be granted by the harbour authorities.

Emergency towing: To provide for towing in an emergency, a tanker transporting a dangerous substance, and if the harbour authorities so order, any other vessel, must put out two lines after it has made fast; one from the stern and one from the bow. These lines must hang from the seaward side of the vessel in such a way that their eyes are close to the surface of the water.

Lay up vessels: The harbour authorities' permission must be obtained to lay up a vessel in the harbour.

The vessel must be moored in the place specified by the authorities and in the manner approved by them. The owner of the vessel must ensure that its mooring equipment is always in good condition.

The owner or agent of a laid-up vessel must entrust it to the care of a reliable person, whose name and address must be notified to the harbour authorities.

When dangerous substances are being discharged or loaded, the Master of the vessel or the person in charge of the goods must, should the harbour authorities so demand, arrange at his own expense to have the goods adequately guarded and to take any other security measures. When necessary, the entry of unauthorised persons to the discharging and loading area is to be prohibited by means of signs and prevented by means of suitable barriers.

When liquid fuels are being discharged from or loaded into tank vessels, the regulations promulgated separately in this connection must also be observed.

If the presence of vermin is detected in a cargo, discharging or loading must be interrupted immediately. The Master of the vessel shall be obliged to notify the matter to the harbour authorities, who shall immediately report it to the municipal health authorities for appropriate action.

Explosives and radioactive substances must not be stored in the harbour area unless specifically authorised by the harbour authorities or permitted by virtue of an Act of Parliament or decree, on unless a permit has been granted on such a basis. Regulations on the transportation of waste through the harbour area have been separately promulgated.

Safety Regulations: If a vessel contains easily flammable cargo or if such cargo is stored on the quay near the vessel, the use of naked flames or repair work which produces sparks and smoking is prohibited on its decks and external superstructures as well as on quays and the water in its vicinity.

The venting of any of a vessel's tanks which have contained flammable substances shall be prohibited unless the harbour authorities have granted their permission. Regulations dealing with the earthing of tanker vessels have been separately promulgated.

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

ISPS Designated Authority: Finnish Maritime Administration, Maritime Safety Department.

Position: Senior Maritime Inspector.

Address: PO Box 171, Porkkalankatu 5, FIN-00181 Helsinki, Finland.

Tel: +358 2 0448 4437.

Fax: +358 2 0448 4500.

Mob: +358 4 0515 5408.

Website: http://www.fma.fi

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

Repairs

Available. Repairs in harbour can be arranged by various companies.

Electrical Repairs: Delphos International Ltd, Tel: +358 4 052 3343.

Dry docks

Turun Korjaustelakka Oy (Turku Repair Yard Ltd), located in Naantali (9nm), Tel: +358 4 553 3491.

Repair docks for minor vessels: Jokiyhtyma Oy and RMR Oy Merirakenne.

STX Europe Shipbuilders have new building sheds for large cruise vessels.

Bunkers, water and stores

Fresh water: Available at quay.

Bunkering: Bunker oil available by road tanker.

Stores: Available.

Medical

Nearest hospital: Turku University Hospital, 5.0km.

Crew change

Possible.

Transport

Nearest airport: Turku Airport, 12.5km.

Nearest railway: Turku Station, 3.9km.

Working hours

Normally, Mon-Fri 0630-1500hrs and 1500-2300hrs. Sat 0700-1030hrs and 1100-1530hrs. Overtime possible.

Where it is

The port of Turku is situated on the SW coast of Finland, at the mouth of the River Aurajoki, equidistant from Stockholm and St Petersburg.

The port

Port of Turku operations are divided into two business areas: passenger traffic and cargo transports. The port mainly handles passenger traffic, processed goods, project loads, containers, break bulk, dry bulk, chemicals, crude, vegetable oil and clean products.

Traffic

Approx 2,000,000t of cargo, 2,000TEU, 3,000 vessels, and 3,000,000 passengers handled annually.

What are the pilot arrangements at Turku?

Ordering pilots: Tel: +358 2 754 6153, Fax: +358 2 754 6163, Email: [email protected].

What time zone is Turku in?

Local time at Turku is UTC+2. Clocks go to UTC+3 on 28 Mar 2027. Back to UTC+2 on 31 Oct 2027.

What is the maximum draft at Turku?

The deepest berth listed is at West Harbour: 8.30 m maximum draught. The "Max draft per terminal" table gives each terminal's figure.

What is the water density at Turku?

1004.

Which load line zone is Turku in?

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

Who carries out Port State Control at Turku?

Port State Control at Turku: Paris MOU.

What is the UN/LOCODE of Turku?

The UN/LOCODE of Turku is FITKU.

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