SSG No 20 - Shipgaz

great importance to ensure smooth traffi c
fl ows to and from the terminals.”
And it is not only a question of cargo.
The fl ow of information between the interested
parties in the port is considerable.
“The systems must guarantee smooth
and fast fl ow of information between the
Customs, the port operators and the main
gate. Automatic identifi cation systems are
of course nothing new, but on this scale
their implementation is a great challenge”.
ideal location
The site at Vuosaari had been allocated
for port operations a long time before the
building actually started in early 2003. Mr
Nissinen thinks that the location is perfect
when taking into consideration the directions
of the cargo.
“Situated at the end of the ring road III
the location is optimized to the fi rst stops
for cargo discharged in the port and also
for cargo entering the port from land.
From the present harbours in the city the
traffi c is fed directly to the street network
and certain problems in connection with
this will no longer exist in Vuosaari.”
A motorway-type road with two lanes in
both directions leads to the main gate of
the Vuosaari Harbour. When leaving the
port, the trucks are directly on the orbital
road with its junctions to the main highways.
Also the railway connection is in a
class of its own. On the marshalling yard
outside the port area the wagons are combined
into trains, which are sent straight to
their destinations. The railroad track from
the port is connected to the main railroad
network at Kerava.
We expect that the share
of goods carried on railway
will reach some 20 per cent
in quite a short time.
Today most of the cargo is carried to and
from the port of Helsinki by road vehicles.
Mr Nissinen thinks that the excellent connections
to the new port will change this,
at least partially.
“Vuosaari Harbour offers much better
possibilities to increase the share of railway
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PorTs & MAriTiMe loGisTiCs
Heikki nissinen, managing director of Port
of Helsinki.
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