{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Kirkenes","identifier":"NO KKN","unlocode":"NO KKN","city":null,"country":"Norway","waterBody":"Barents Sea; Arctic Ocean","harborSize":"Small","harborType":"Coastal (Natural)","channelDepthMeters":23.2,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":69.729722222,"longitude":30.068888889},"description":"Fishing sustained Kirkenes until iron ore was discovered nearby in 1902, turning this Bøkfjord settlement close to the Barents Sea into an ore-shipping town; the Sydvaranger operation has since run on and off. Today the port combines fish handling, services for the Russian trawler fleet and a supply base for offshore oil and gas. It marks the turning point of the Hurtigruten coastal route and is positioned as a transhipment link between the Northern Maritime Corridor and the Northern Sea Route. ","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/kirkenes-port-no-kkn","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/kirkenes-port-no-kkn","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Kirkenes · (UN/LOCODE: NO KKN) · Norway · Small · 23.2 m"}