HELSINKI

HELSINKI/Helsinki # Port Nature: Gulf Port, Free Trade Zone, Basic Port (M) # Longitude and Latitude: 60 ° 10'N, 024 ° 57'E # Located on the north coast of FINLAND Bay in the southern coast of Finland (full name: THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND), it is the largest port in Finland. Founded in 1640, it became the capital of Finland in 1812 and is now the political, economic, cultural, and transportation center of the country. It is also the largest industrial center in the country, not only the center of machine manufacturing and shipbuilding industries, but also the center of printing and clothing industries. In addition, there are industries such as metallurgy, chemistry, food, and textiles. Helsinki is also the largest foreign trade port in the country, responsible for about 50% of Finland's foreign trade volume. The summer in Helsinki is particularly long, with sunshine shining for up to 20 hours a day. Therefore, people call Helsinki the 'capital city where the sun never sets'. The port is 25km away from the airport and there are regular flights to various parts of Europe every day. About 170 miles away from St. Petersburg Port in Russia. The port has a northern temperate continental climate, with prevailing south southeast winds. The annual average temperature is about -7 ℃ in winter, with a minimum of -24 ℃, and about 22 ℃ in summer, with a maximum of 29 ℃. The freezing period is from late December to mid April of the following year, but there are ice breaking ships to assist in sailing. The average annual rainfall is about 600mm. The average tidal range is very small. There are small islands outside Hong Kong as a barrier, making it a natural harbor. The main dock berths are as follows: Port area name, berth (s), shoreline length (m), maximum water depth (m), West Harbour 18 3760 12.1 South Harbour 10 1765 10 SORNAINEN 12 2214 9.6 40 7739. Loading and unloading equipment includes various shore cranes, gantry cranes, container cranes, multifunctional cranes, grain suction hoists, dedicated bridge cranes, and roll on/roll off facilities. The grocery terminal has a fixed crane with a maximum lifting capacity of 150 tons; The oil terminal is equipped with batteries; The container terminal covers an area of approximately 200000 square meters. The total area of the port warehouse is about 520000 square meters, and the open-air yard is 1.2 million square meters. The western port area of the port is the largest, responsible for the loading and unloading of container and trailer liners to and from Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Poland, France, and the United Kingdom, as well as for the loading and unloading of general cargo liners with longer voyages. The Serna Minan Port Area is a regular shipping center responsible for the transportation of major trailers between ports in the Baltic Sea and Belgium, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. It is also a center for importing fruits and vegetables into Finland, with a large-scale fresh goods warehouse, a dedicated port for importing oil, and a warehouse for dangerous goods and flammable chemicals. The free trade zone in Hong Kong covers an area of 100000 square meters, mainly consisting of storage facilities. There is a 20000 square meter free trade zone in the western port area, where goods entering the zone are not subject to customs control and have unlimited time limits. Taxes and fees will be paid when the goods are transported away. There is an 80000 m ∧ free trade zone in the southern port area of Cerna, mainly used for parking imported cars waiting for delivery. The main imported goods are coal, oil, grains, fruits, and automobiles, while the main exported goods are wood, paper, pulp, and wooden products. In 1994, the container throughput was 473000 TEUs (222000 TEUs for exports and 251000 TEUs for imports), accounting for about 74% of the total container volume in Finland, and about 46% of the truck and trailer volume. The annual cargo throughput capacity is about 15 million tons. If overtime is required during holidays, an application must be submitted 24 hours in advance, and homework can be arranged after approval. But overtime pay should be paid.