# Alta (NO ALF)

**UN/LOCODE:** NO ALF  
**Country:** Norway  
**Water Body:** Norwegian Sea; North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Very Small  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Natural)  
**GPS:** 69.9733, 23.2353

Alta (NO ALF) is best read as a regional service port rather than a container hub, despite being the largest cargo harbour in Finnmark. Sitting at the southern end of the Altafjord, it handles mainly conventional, project and bulk cargo alongside cruise and coastal traffic, with no scheduled container line. Mobile cranes, open yards and sheds support breakbulk and heavy-lift work. Among regional exports is the well-known Alta slate. The E6 trunk road ties the port to the northern Norwegian interior, but there is no rail connection. For containerised or higher-volume flows, Hammerfest and Tromsø are the more practical calls.

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