# Barentsburg (SJ BAR)

**UN/LOCODE:** SJ BAR  
**Country:** Svalbard  
**Water Body:** Greenland Sea; Arctic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Very Small  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Natural)  
**GPS:** 78.0594, 14.2022

Around 100,000 tonnes of coal leave Barentsburg each year, shipped from a single quay at the foot of this Russian mining settlement on Svalbard. The port and the town are run by the Russian state company Arktikugol; supplies for the workforce arrive by general-cargo vessel, such as the Norbjørn that also serves Longyearbyen. Under the Svalbard Treaty the archipelago is a customs-free zone, but in practice the berth handles only Arktikugol's own coal exports and resupply, not third-party trade. There is no hinterland network — no roads link the settlements, and movement is by sea, helicopter or snowmobile. For freight forwarders Barentsburg is of marginal relevance, and general cargo to Svalbard is better routed via Longyearbyen.

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