Tour of Finland’s Maritime Community Ports of Vuosaari, Kotka, and Turku Saimaa Canal Tallinn, Estonia September 7-12, 2008 Tour Participants Dr. Richard Stewart, Co-Director Stacey Carlson, Associate Researcher Great Lakes Maritime Research Institute University of Wisconsin-Superior James Frost, Senior Consultant CPCS Transcom Limited Adolph Ojard, Executive Director Duluth Seaway Port Authority Dave Knight, Program Manager Great Lakes Commission Craig Middlebrook, Deputy Administrator Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation Jorma Rytkonen, Research Director and Host Extraordinaire Kotka Maritime Research Centre, Kymenlaakso University of Applied Science Finland and the Baltic Sea Region Vuosaari Harbor • Construction began 2003, opening November 2008 • Cargo operations from existing Helsinki ports will move to Vuosaari Harbor • New port will be 370 acres, with 20 berths • Environmental solutions: – 1.6 km tunnel, road and rail – Noise barrier • RO‐RO, feeder vessels – all unitized cargo. Shifting Activities West Harbor – container, passenger North Harbor – Ro/Ro, rail, coal plant Aker Arctic Technology Inc. • A unique perspective. • Model and full scale testing of icebreakers, ice‐going vessels, and oil and gas operations. • Container ship, MS Norilskiy Nickel – double acting ship, ahead 2.5 knots and astern 3‐3.5 knots. Port of Kotka • 2006: over 450,000 TEUs • Five terminals within Kotka • Mussalo – containers, chemicals from Russia to the west, and products for paper and plastic industries • Other terminals handle ro/ro and lo/lo vessels • Car terminal launched in 2003 Saimaa Canal Location • 8 locks: first 5 in Russia, 3 in Finland • Operated and maintained by the Finnish Maritime Administration • Russian land is leased by Finland, lease up in 2013 • Canal is 43 km • Distance from Vihervoi Island to Siilinjarvi – 413 km Saimaa Canal History Saimaa Canal Lock System • Lock dimensions: 82.5 m in length, 12.6 m beam, 4.35 m draft • 2 million tons/annually, raw materials from forest and mining industry • Passenger and yachting traffic • Closed for 2 1/2 months, scheduled repairs • Locks are remote controlled, with floating bollards Finnish Maritime Administration and Helsinki VTS • Roughly 110,000 transits in Baltic Sea, and 40,000 into Finnish ports • Mandatory reporting (VHF and AIS) • Five sectors handled by VTS: 3 on west coast, Gulf of Finland, and Saimaa Canal • Controllers Icebreakers and IBNET • 8 icebreakers • IBNET – Icebreaking Net • Jointly between Finland and Sweden • Satellite imagery to icebreakers which coordinate with ports, merchant vessels, VTS • Ice charts – coverage, thickness, and wind direction Helsinki Commission (HELCOM) since 1974 • Protect the Baltic Sea from all sources of pollution • HELCOM recommendations & then contracting parties action • Five main working groups • Maritime Group works with IMO • Successes: lowering emissions and illegal discharges, beach recovery, wildlife recovery, vessel transit guide Unifeeder • Largest feeder vessel line from European continent to Baltic Sea • Antwerp, Rotterdam Baltic Sea ports • Port of Kotka scheduled service: 5 vessels, each 1000 TEUs • 167 m length, 28 m beam, 9.3 m draft, and 19.5 knots • 40 vessels, total of 28,000 TEUs • 2 million TEUs/year Ferry Service HELSINKI TALLINN Weekdays Ship Company Notes 07:30 D 09:30 Tue, Thu, Sat SUPERSTAR Tallink 07:30 D 09:30 Mon, Wed, Fri STAR Tallink 08:00 B 09:40 Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat SUPERSEACAT SuperSeaCat 08:00 B 11:00 Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri NORDLANDIA Eckerö Line 08:00 B 11:30 Sat NORDLANDIA Eckerö Line 10:30 B 12:10 Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun SUPERSEACAT SuperSeaCat 10:30 D 12:30 Mon, Wed, Fri SUPERSTAR Tallink 10:30 D 12:30 Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun STAR Tallink 10:30 B 13:30 Sun NORDLANDIA Eckerö Line 11:30 B 14:00 Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun VIKING XPRS Viking Line 80 km 13:00 B 14:40 Fri, Sun SUPERSEACAT SuperSeaCat 14:30 D 16:30 Mon, Wed, Fri STAR Tallink 14:30 D 16:30 Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun SUPERSTAR Tallink 16:40 B 18:20 Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun SUPERSEACAT SuperSeaCat 17:30 D 19:30 Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun STAR Tallink 17:30 D 19:30 Mon, Wed, Fri SUPERSTAR Tallink BALTIC 18:30 D 22:00 Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun Tallink PRINCESS 18:50 B 20:30 Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun SUPERSEACAT SuperSeaCat 20:00 B 22:30 Sun VIKING XPRS Viking Line 21:30 B 24:00 Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat VIKING XPRS Viking Line 22:00 D 24:00 Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun SUPERSTAR Tallink 22:00 D 24:00 Mon, Wed, Fri STAR Tallink Current Helsinki to Tallinn Schedule Ferry Trip to Estonia • 43 nm from Helsinki to Tallinn • Trip takes between 1 hr., 40 min. to 3 hrs. • Summer months: upwards of 40 departures/day from Helsinki to Tallinn Port of Tallinn, Estonia • Estonia population = 1.3 million • Annual passengers into Tallinn = 7 million • 7/23/08: 7 cruise ships were in Tallinn • Port of Tallinn consists of five harbors • 40 million tons annually, 75% is transit cargo Port of Turku • 4 million passengers a year, 5 ferries to Sweden daily • 80% of their traffic is Ro/Ro, of which 20% is rail • Only train ferry port in Finland • Rail gauge, bogie exchange Aker Yards in Finland • Three shipyards employing nearly 3800 people – Turku: cruise ships – Helsinki: car‐passenger ferries – Rauma: ferries, icebreakers, naval craft • Two cabin factories employing 300 people – Ready to install cabins – Make 12,000/year at $30,000/cabin Aker Yards in Turku Currently working on two ships: • Oasis of the Seas, to be delivered in 2009 • Allure of the Seas, to be delivered in 2010 Breakdown of Construction at Turku Yard Design Hull Outfitting Yard in Turku 20% 75% 25% Outside Companies 80% 25% 75% Construction of Oasis of the Seas March 27, 2008 July 18, 2008 September 3, 2008 September 3, 2008 Pictures available for download at Aker Yards website: http://www.oasisoftheseas.com/thumbGallery.php. University and Research Connections • Kymenlaakso University of • Research Presentations Applied Sciences in Kotka, given on: Finland – Winter Navigation – Bachelor of Engineering, – Maritime Engineers Ice Conditions, Icebreaking – Bachelor of Marine Technology, Master Mariners – Ballast Water – Bachelor of Business Admin., – Safety and Risk International Business Mgmt. Analysis – Master’s programs in each, including Maritime Admin. Kiitos! Questions?.