For ships
Fairways
The fairway begins at the L-shaped junction on the Inkoo fairway, heading northeast, and ends at the Port of Kantvik, west of Porkkalanniemi.
All drafts normal water level.
| Length of the channel | 16 NM |
| Maximum draft in the channel | 10 m |
| Max draft in the turning area | 9,2 m |
| Maximum depth at the north quay | 8,82 m |
| Maximum depth at the small quay | 5,31 m |
| Maximum depth at the south quay | 8,28 m |
| Speed recommendation | The vessel’s speed is 26 km/h in a fairway where the safe draught is 11.5 m, and 11 km/h in the Sjövik fairway, where the safe draught is 10.2 m |
For more information about the fairway and the port, see the Finnish Transport Agency’s waterway map:
https://dvk.vaylapilvi.fi/vaylakortti/kortit/kantvik
Information on the current sea level is available here: http://ilmatieteenlaitos.fi/vedenkorkeus
VTS, piloting
VTS is used for monitoring, controlling, advising and guiding shipping movements. It provides the vessels in the area or those entering it with the necessary information and advice on shipping movements. Pilot services are ordered through Finnpilot.
GOFREP
GOFREP is a mandatory vessel traffic reporting system covering the international waters of the Gulf of Finland. The system has been established to improve maritime safety, to protect the marine environment, and to monitor compliance with the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea.
More detailed instructions can be found at GoFrep
Master’s Guide
Guide to Finnish maritime transport and efficient port calls. More detailed instructions can be found on the Master’s Guide page.
Notifications to the port
The vessel owner, shipper, cargo receiver or their agents must inform the port in advance about a shipment / cargo to be expected as early as possible and about one week before the shipment at the latest, so that the berthing of a vessel and cargo handling can be arranged.
A vessel arriving into the port or their agent must give advance notice about the arrival as early as possible, but no later than 24 hours before the arrival of the vessel into the port. The preliminary notice is to be given either through the PortNet system or by email to inkooshp@inkooshipping.fi.
The security notice of the vessel shall also to be given 24 h before the vessel’s arrival into the port, or at the latest before the vessel leaves the previous port if the passage time is less than 24 h. Notice is to be given either through the PortNet system or by email to inkooshp@inkooshipping.fi.
Notice about a vessel’s arrival and departure must be given to the port immediately after the vessels arrival or departure. The information is to be given either through the PortNet system or by some other way agreed upon. Notice about a vessel’s arrival and departure can be sent by email to inkooshp@inkooshipping.fi.
Port@Net
PortNet is a service net administrated by the Finnish Maritime Administration, and is used in customs declarations and to give preliminary notices. It is meant to assist vessels in port operations, and to provide all parties involved information about port activities and navigation.
Vessels´ agents / owners are required to give information to the port and the authorities through PortNet.
