Helsingborg

Helsingborg


At the gateway to the Baltic Sea, facing the Danish coast and Hamlet's castle in Elsinore, lies the Swedish town of Helsingborg – ‘The Pearl of the Sound’. Handling about 15 million passengers every year, the Port of Helsingborg is one of the busiest ferry ports in the world.

The first cruise ship to call at Helsingborg was Royal Viking Sun, in 1994. Since then, numerous other ships have visited the town, including QE2, which anchored off the central harbour. This highly successful tender call allowed the 1,400 passengers to go ashore for shopping and sightseeing. A quay, accommodating ships up to 150m long (draught 7m) and located in the centre of Helsingborg, was inaugurated in the summer of 2001, making it possible for passengers to disembark in the very heart of the town.



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High Honors In Helsingborg

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Helsingborg gets the thumbs up from cruiselines

Being close to the town centre and welcoming to passengers are two of Helsingborg’s main assets according to a report commissioned by the Port of Helsingborg from the Tourism Research Institute of Sweden.Read more

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Lat: 56°2'60" N

Lon: 12°40'48" E

Port Contact

Andréas Eriksson
Marketing & Information Manager
PO Box 821
SE-251 08 Helsingborg  , Sweden

Phone:+46 42 10 63 00
E-Mail:andreas.eriksson@port.helsingborg.se
Web:http://www.port.helsingborg.se


Nautical Data

Max. Draught (m):13
Max. Air draught (m):no restrictions
Anchorage Available:yes
Anchorage Compulsory:no
Pilotage Compulsory:yes
Tugs Available:yes
Tidal Movement/Range:0.3 (m)
Ship Stay Minimum (hrs):no limit
Ship Stay Maximum (hrs):no limit
Ship Stay Preferred (hrs):n/a
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